Russell Tovey

42 · Born: Nov 14, 1981

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Born Nov 14, 1981 Billericay, Essex, England, UK

Parents

Carole Tovey
George Tovey

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.

Career

acting

2024

Feud as John O'Shea

2023

Allelujah as Colin Colman

Love Again as Billy Brooks

White Widow as Charlie

Juice as Guy

2022

Wayfinder as Russell

BBC 2: Aids - The Unheard Tapes

BBC 2: Aids - The Unheard Tapes as Narrator

Starstruck as Dave

American Horror Story

American Horror Story as Patrick Read

2021

The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray as Basil Hallward

2020

Flesh and Blood

Flesh and Blood as Jake

The Sister as Nathan

2019

The Good Liar as Steven

Years and Years

Years and Years as Daniel Lyons

2018

Freedom Fighters: The Ray

Freedom Fighters: The Ray as Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)

Hymn of Hate as Sergeant George May

2017

The Hippopotamus

The Hippopotamus as Rupert Keynes

Freedom Fighters: The Ray

Freedom Fighters: The Ray as Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)

2016

The Comic Strip Presents

The Comic Strip Presents as Andy Coulson

Looking as Kevin Matheson

Mindhorn as Paul Melly

The Pass as Jason

The Night Manager

The Night Manager as Simon Ogilvey

Quantico as Harry Doyle

2015

Stick Man as Dog (voice)

Banished as James Freeman

Looking as Kevin Matheson

2014

Moomins on the Riviera

Moomins on the Riviera as Moomin

Blackwood as Jack

Mike the Knight: Journey to Dragon Mountain

Mike the Knight: Journey to Dragon Mountain as Squirt

2013

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide as Narrator (voice)

What Remains as Michael

The Job Lot as Karl Lyndhurst

2012

So You Want to Be a Pirate!

So You Want to Be a Pirate! as The Albino Pirate

Playhouse Presents

Playhouse Presents as Footman

Grabbers as Dr. Adam Smith

The Pirates! Band of Misfits

The Pirates! Band of Misfits as The Albino Pirate

Tower Block as Paul

Sherlock as Henry Knight

2011

The Ballad of Russell & Julie

The Ballad of Russell & Julie as Midshipman Frame (archive footage)

Doctor Who Confidential

Doctor Who Confidential as Narrator

2010

Huge as Carl

Him & Her as Steve

2009

Roar as Tom

In Passing as Henry Travers

Being Human as George Sands

2008

Little Dorrit as John Chivery

2007

Doctor Who as Midshipman Alonso Frame

2006

The History Boys

The History Boys as Rudge

2005

My Family and Other Animals

My Family and Other Animals as Leslie Durrell

Messiah as Robbie McManus

2002

2001

Poirot as Lionel Marshall

appearances

2019

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C

2017

Pop, Pride and Prejudice

Pop, Pride and Prejudice

2014

Festivals, Sex and Suspicious Parents

Festivals, Sex and Suspicious Parents

2013

Snow... Sex & Suspicious Parents

Snow... Sex & Suspicious Parents

2011

Sun... Sex & Suspicious Parents

Sun... Sex & Suspicious Parents