Russell Tovey

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1981-11-14

Place of Birth

Billericay, Essex, England, UK
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Russell 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.

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Acting History

2025
The War Between the Land and the Sea as Barclay Pierre-Dupont
2025
Plainclothes as Andrew
2025
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes as Deputy Assistant Commissioner Brian Paddick
2024
Life is Excellent
2024
Pet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia
2024
The Fortress as Charlie Oldman
2024
Rob Beckett's Smart TV as Self - Guest
2023
White Widow as Charlie
2023
Juice as Guy
2023
Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry as Russell Tovey
2023
Love Again as Billy Brooks
2023
Allelujah as Colin Colman
2022
Wayfinder as Russell
2022
AIDS: The Unheard Tapes as Narrator
2021
National Theatre Live: Constellations as Roland
2021
Rhythm of Life as Self
2021
Starstruck as Dave
2021
The Picture of Dorian Gray as Basil Hallward
2020
The Sister as Nathan
2020
No Masks
2020
Baby Lies Truthfully
2020
Flesh and Blood as Jake
2020
It's Me as Joe
2019
The Good Liar as Steven
2019
RuPaul's Drag Race UK as Self - Guest Judge
2019
Years and Years as Daniel Lyons
2019
The Sea as David
2018
Hymn of Hate as Sergeant George May
2018
Freedom Fighters: The Ray as Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)
2018
Shane the Chef
2018
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer as Self - Guest
2017
Freedom Fighters: The Ray as Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)
2017
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice as Self
2017
Queers. as Phil
2017
Queers.
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
2017
The Hippopotamus as Rupert Keynes
2017
FEUD as John O'Shea
2017
We Have Been Watching as Self
2016
Mindhorn as Paul Melly
2016
Looking: The Movie as Kevin Matheson
2016
The Pass as Jason
2016
The Night Manager as Simon Ogilvey
2016
DC's Legends of Tomorrow as Ray Terrill / The Ray
2016
Red Top as Andy Coulson
2015
Stick Man as Dog (voice)
2015
The Lady in the Van as Young Man with Earring
2015
Supergirl as Ray Terrill / The Ray (uncredited)
2015
Quantico as Harry Doyle
2015
Banished as James Freeman
2014
The Flash as Ray Terrill / The Ray
2014
Mike the Knight: Journey to Dragon Mountain as Squirt (Voice)
2014
Pride as Tim
2014
Blackwood as Jack
2014
Muppets Most Wanted as Delivery Man
2014
Effie Gray as George
2014
Festivals, Sex and Suspicious Parents as Self - Narrator (voice)
2014
Looking as Kevin Matheson
2013
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide as Narrator (voice)
2013
Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents as Self - Narrator (voice)
2013
Talking to the Dead as DS Huw Brydon
2013
What Remains as Michael
2013
The Job Lot as Karl Lyndhurst
2013
The King is Dead as Nicky
2012
Tower Block as Paul
2012
BBC Comedy Feeds
2012
Grabbers as Dr. Adam Smith
2012
Walking the Dogs as Footman
2012
Just a Minute as Self
2012
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! as The Albino Pirate (voice)
2011
Is This a Joke? as Tim
2011
The Ballad of Russell & Julie as Midshipman Frame (archive footage)
2011
American Horror Story as Patrick Read
2011
Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents as Self - Narrator (voice)
2010
Lady Grey London as Rod
2010
Him & Her as Steve
2010
Sherlock as Henry Knight
2010
Mongrels
2010
Huge as Carl
2009
Roar as Tom
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009
Being Human as George Sands
2009
In Passing as Henry Travers
2008
Little Dorrit as John Chivery
2008
Celebrity Juice as Self
2008
Mutual Friends as Estate Agent
2008
Ashes to Ashes as Marcus Johnstone
2007
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned as Midshipman Alonso Frame
2007
Gavin & Stacey as Budgie
2006
The History Boys as Rudge
2005
My Family and Other Animals as Leslie Durrell
2005
Doctor Who Confidential as Narrator
2004
Agatha Christie's Marple as PC Terence Reed
2004
The Paul O'Grady Show
2003
Servants
2002
Ultimate Force
2001
The Emperor's New Clothes as Recruit
2001
Messiah as Robbie McManus
2001
The Red Peppers as Alf
1999
Holby City as Jerome Hibbert
1999
Holby City as Adam Spengler
1998
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries as Stable boy
1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self - Panellist
1996
Silent Witness
1996
Spywatch as Dennis Sealey
1994
Mud as Bill
1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot as Lionel Marshall
1984
The Bill
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Real Love (Yes, It's Real Love!) as Mick