Name
Russell Tovey
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1981-11-14 (45 years old)
Place of Birth
Billericay, Essex, England, UK
Biography
Russell George Tovey (born 14 November 1981) is an English actor with numerous television, film and stage credits. Tovey is best known for playing the role of a werewolf, George Sands in the BBC's supernatural drama Being Human. His other notable roles include Rudge in both the stage and film version of The History Boys, Steve in the BBC Three sitcom Him & Her, Kevin Matheson in the HBO original series Looking and as Henry Knight on BBC TV series Sherlock.
Known For
Love Again
(497 Votes)
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Mira Ray, dealing with the loss of her fiancé, John, sends a series of romantic texts to ...
Relase Date : 4 May, 2023
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The Good Liar
(1,298 Votes)
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Career con man Roy sets his sights on his latest mark: recently widowed Betty, worth milli...
Relase Date : 8 Nov, 2019
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The Lady in the Van
(816 Votes)
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The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a ...
Relase Date : 30 Oct, 2015
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Plainclothes
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In 1990s New York, an undercover police officer receives an assignment to lure and arrest ...
Relase Date : 26 Jan, 2025
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Effie Gray
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A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his tee...
Relase Date : 8 Mar, 2014
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Movies
Tv Shows
- 2006 The History Boys as Rudge
- 2021 National Theatre Live: Constellations as Roland
- 2023 Allelujah as Colin Colman
- 2005 My Family and Other Animals as Leslie Durrell
- Soon Real Love (Yes, It's Real Love!) as Mick
- 2012 Grabbers as Dr. Adam Smith
- 2011 The Ballad of Russell & Julie as Midshipman Frame (archive footage)
- 2023 Love Again as Billy Brooks
- 2014 Blackwood as Jack
- 2023 White Widow as Charlie
- 2011 Is This a Joke? as Tim
- 2022 Wayfinder as Russell
- 2012 Tower Block as Paul
- 2012 The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! as The Albino Pirate (voice)
- 2001 The Red Peppers as Alf
- 2020 It's Me as Joe
- 2014 Muppets Most Wanted as Delivery Man
- 2012 Walking the Dogs as Footman
- 2014 Pride as Tim
- 2025 Plainclothes as Andrew
- 2015 The Lady in the Van as Young Man with Earring
- 2016 Red Top as Andy Coulson
- 2015 Stick Man as Dog (voice)
- 2016 The Pass as Jason
- 2016 Looking: The Movie as Kevin Matheson
- 2010 Huge as Carl
- 2024 Pet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia
- 2024 Life is Excellent
- 2014 Effie Gray as George
- 2016 Mindhorn as Paul Melly
- 2017 National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika as Joseph Pitt/Mormon Centre Father/The Angel Europa
- 2017 National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches as Joseph Pitt/Prior 1/The Eskimo
- 2013 Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide as Narrator (voice)
- 2007 Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned as Midshipman Alonso Frame
- 2001 The Emperor's New Clothes as Recruit
- 2018 Freedom Fighters: The Ray as Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)
- 2009 Roar as Tom
- 2019 The Sea as David
- 2017 The Hippopotamus as Rupert Keynes
- 2019 The Good Liar as Steven
- 2013 The King is Dead as Nicky
- 2009 In Passing as Henry Travers
- 2020 Baby Lies Truthfully
- 2018 Hymn of Hate as Sergeant George May
- 2021 The Picture of Dorian Gray as Basil Hallward
- 2020 No Masks
- 2014 Mike the Knight: Journey to Dragon Mountain as Squirt (Voice)
- 2025 The Cult of Americana
- 2026 Deep Dive as Self
- Soon When the Wolves Came as Sebastian
- 2026 I Am the Prize
- Soon Wild Bird as Alexander McQueen
- 2024 Gavin & Stacey: The Finale as Karl 'Budgie' Barratt
- 2002 Ultimate Force ( 1 episode )
- 1984 The Bill ( 2 episodes )
- 1996 Silent Witness ( 2 episodes )
- 2017 We Have Been Watching ( 5 episodes ) as Self
- 2018 The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2004 Agatha Christie's Marple ( 1 episode ) as PC Terence Reed
- 2009 Being Human ( 23 episodes ) as George Sands
- 2001 Messiah ( 3 episodes ) as Robbie McManus
- 2008 Little Dorrit ( 14 episodes ) as John Chivery
- 2010 Him & Her ( 25 episodes ) as Steve
- 2013 What Remains ( 4 episodes ) as Michael
- 2014 Looking ( 15 episodes ) as Kevin Matheson
- 2015 Banished ( 7 episodes ) as James Freeman
- 2019 RuPaul's Drag Race UK ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge
- 2023 Juice ( 12 episodes ) as Guy
- 2008 Mutual Friends ( 1 episode ) as Estate Agent
- 2010 Sherlock ( 1 episode ) as Henry Knight
- 2003 Servants ( 1 episode )
- 2015 Quantico ( 35 episodes ) as Harry Doyle
- 2023 Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry ( 1 episode ) as Russell Tovey
- 2012 Just a Minute ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2010 Mongrels ( 1 episode )
- 1994 Mud ( 14 episodes ) as Bill
- 2017 Queers. ( 1 episode ) as Phil
- 2021 Starstruck ( 2 episodes ) as Dave
- 1996 Spywatch ( 12 episodes ) as Dennis Sealey
- 2014 The Flash ( 1 episode ) as Ray Terrill / The Ray
- 2016 DC's Legends of Tomorrow ( 1 episode ) as Ray Terrill / The Ray
- 2017 Freedom Fighters: The Ray ( 12 episodes ) as Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)
- 2005 Doctor Who Confidential ( 13 episodes ) as Narrator
- 1999 Holby City ( 1 episode ) as Jerome Hibbert
- 1999 Holby City ( 1 episode ) as Adam Spengler
- 2022 AIDS: The Unheard Tapes ( 3 episodes ) as Narrator
- 2017 The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2024 Rob Beckett's Smart TV ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2017 FEUD ( 8 episodes ) as John O'Shea
- 2008 Celebrity Juice ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2019 Years and Years ( 6 episodes ) as Daniel Lyons
- 1996 Never Mind the Buzzcocks ( 1 episode ) as Self - Panellist
- 2011 American Horror Story ( 10 episodes ) as Patrick Read
- 2013 Talking to the Dead ( 2 episodes ) as DS Huw Brydon
- 2013 Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents ( 8 episodes ) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2011 Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents ( 31 episodes ) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2014 Festivals, Sex and Suspicious Parents ( 5 episodes ) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2024 The Fortress ( 7 episodes ) as Charlie Oldman
- 1989 Agatha Christie's Poirot ( 1 episode ) as Lionel Marshall
- 2015 Supergirl ( 1 episode ) as Ray Terrill / The Ray (uncredited)
- 2020 Flesh and Blood ( 4 episodes ) as Jake
- 1998 The Mrs Bradley Mysteries ( 1 episode ) as Stable boy
- 2018 Shane the Chef ( 52 episodes )
- 2008 Ashes to Ashes ( 1 episode ) as Marcus Johnstone
- 2025 The War Between the Land and the Sea ( 5 episodes ) as Barclay Pierre-Dupont
- 2017 Queers. ( 8 episodes )
- 2020 The Sister ( 4 episodes ) as Nathan
- 2016 The Night Manager ( 1 episode ) as Simon Ogilvey
- 2007 Gavin & Stacey ( 4 episodes ) as Budgie
- 2025 Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes ( 4 episodes ) as Deputy Assistant Commissioner Brian Paddick
- 2012 BBC Comedy Feeds ( 1 episode )
- 2004 The Paul O'Grady Show ( 1 episode )
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2012 Playhouse Presents ( 1 episode ) as Footman
- 2006 Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive ( 1 episode )
- 2013 The Job Lot ( 18 episodes ) as Karl Lyndhurst
- 2013 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies ( 10 episodes ) as Narrator
