Russell Tovey
Born in Billericay, Essex, England, UK — Nov 14 1981
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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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The Flash
Ray Terrill / The Ray
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Lionel Marshall
American Horror Story
Patrick Read
Holby City
Jerome Hibbert
Silent Witness
Supergirl
Ray Terrill / The Ray (uncredited)
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Ray Terrill / The Ray
Sherlock
Henry Knight
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self - Panellist
Agatha Christie's Marple
PC Terence Reed
The Bill
Quantico
Harry Doyle
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Self - Guest Judge
The Night Manager
Simon Ogilvey
Being Human
George Sands
Gavin & Stacey
Budgie
The War Between the Land and the Sea
Barclay Pierre-Dupont
Doctor Who Confidential
Narrator
FEUD
John O'Shea
Ashes to Ashes
Marcus Johnstone
BBC Comedy Feeds
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Self - Guest
Playhouse Presents
Footman
Ultimate Force
Years and Years
Daniel Lyons
Looking
Kevin Matheson
Little Dorrit
John Chivery
Messiah
Robbie McManus
Banished
James Freeman
Starstruck
Dave
Mongrels
Him & Her
Steve
Queers.
Phil
Juice
Guy
The Job Lot
Karl Lyndhurst
Pride
Tim
Plainclothes
Andrew
Love Again
Billy Brooks
The Good Liar
Steven
Servants
Flesh and Blood
Jake
Mutual Friends
Estate Agent
Mud
Bill
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
The Albino Pirate (voice)
What Remains
Michael
The Sister
Nathan
The Fortress
Charlie Oldman
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Brian Paddick
Muppets Most Wanted
Delivery Man
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
Stable boy
Freedom Fighters: The Ray
Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)
Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents
Self - Narrator (voice)
Grabbers
Dr. Adam Smith
Spywatch
Dennis Sealey
Effie Gray
George
The Lady in the Van
Young Man with Earring
Looking: The Movie
Kevin Matheson
We Have Been Watching
Self
Mindhorn
Paul Melly
Just a Minute
Self
Blackwood
Jack
Shane the Chef
Huge
Carl
Stick Man
Dog (voice)
The Emperor's New Clothes
Recruit
Freedom Fighters: The Ray
Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)
The Hippopotamus
Rupert Keynes
Talking to the Dead
DS Huw Brydon
My Family and Other Animals
Leslie Durrell
Deep Dive: The Making of The War Between The Land And The Sea
Himself
Allelujah
Colin Colman
Tower Block
Paul
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
Midshipman Alonso Frame
The History Boys
Rudge
The Pass
Jason
Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
Russell Tovey
Roar
Tom
National Theatre Live: Constellations
Roland
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
Narrator (voice)
Red Top
Andy Coulson
In Passing
Henry Travers
AIDS: The Unheard Tapes
Narrator
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Basil Hallward
It's Me
Joe
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
Joseph Pitt/Prior 1/The Eskimo
White Widow
Charlie
The Red Peppers
Alf
Hymn of Hate
Sergeant George May
Wayfinder
Russell
Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents
Self - Narrator (voice)
No Masks
Walking the Dogs
Footman
Deep Dive
Self
The Sea
David
Mike the Knight: Journey to Dragon Mountain
Squirt (Voice)
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
Joseph Pitt/Mormon Centre Father/The Angel Europa
Festivals, Sex and Suspicious Parents
Self - Narrator (voice)
The King is Dead
Nicky
Pet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
Midshipman Frame (archive footage)
Is This a Joke?
Tim
Life is Excellent
Real Love (Yes, It's Real Love!)
Mick
The Cult of Americana
Baby Lies Truthfully