Russell Tovey
Known for Acting · 113 credits
- Born
- 1981-11-14 (age 44)
- Place of birth
- Billericay, Essex, England, UK
- Also known as
- Russell George Tovey · راسل تووی
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
TV Shows (61)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Flash
2014
as Ray Terrill / The Ray
American Horror Story
2011
as Patrick Read
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Lionel Marshall
Supergirl
2015
as Ray Terrill / The Ray (uncredited)
Holby City
1999
as Jerome Hibbert / Adam Spengler
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016
as Ray Terrill / The Ray
Silent Witness
1996
Sherlock
2010
as Henry Knight
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as PC Terence Reed
The Bill
1984
Quantico
2015
as Harry Doyle
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self - Panellist
Celebrity Juice
2008
as Self
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
The Night Manager
2016
as Simon Ogilvey
The War Between the Land and the Sea
2025
as Barclay Pierre-Dupont
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
2019
as Self - Guest Judge
Being Human
2009
as George Sands
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
as Narrator
FEUD
2017
as John O'Shea
Playhouse Presents
2012
as Footman
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018
as Self - Guest
Ashes to Ashes
2008
as Marcus Johnstone
Looking
2014
as Kevin Matheson
Ultimate Force
2002
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
2017
as Self
Little Dorrit
2008
as John Chivery
Gavin & Stacey
2007
as Budgie
Years and Years
2019
as Daniel Lyons
Messiah
2001
as Robbie McManus
BBC Comedy Feeds
2012
Queers.
2017
as Phil
Starstruck
2021
as Dave
Mongrels
2010
Him & Her
2010
as Steve
Banished
2015
as James Freeman
The Job Lot
2013
as Karl Lyndhurst
Freedom Fighters: The Ray
2017
as Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes
2025
as Deputy Assistant Commissioner Brian Paddick
The Fortress
2024
as Charlie Oldman
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
2024
as Self - Guest
What Remains
2013
as Michael
Just a Minute
2012
as Self
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
2006
Servants
2003
Flesh and Blood
2020
as Jake
Juice
2023
as Guy
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
1998
as Stable boy
The Sister
2020
as Nathan
Mud
1994
as Bill
We Have Been Watching
2017
as Self
Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents
2011
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Mutual Friends
2008
as Estate Agent
Spywatch
1996
as Dennis Sealey
Shane the Chef
2018
Talking to the Dead
2013
as DS Huw Brydon
Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
2023
as Russell Tovey
AIDS: The Unheard Tapes
2022
as Narrator
Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents
2013
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Movies (52)
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012
as The Albino Pirate (voice)
Muppets Most Wanted
2014
as Delivery Man
Plainclothes
2025
as Andrew
The Good Liar
2019
as Steven
Love Again
2023
as Billy Brooks
Pride
2014
as Tim
Effie Gray
2014
as George
The Lady in the Van
2015
as Young Man with Earring
Tower Block
2012
as Paul
Mindhorn
2016
as Paul Melly
Stick Man
2015
as Dog (voice)
Grabbers
2012
as Dr. Adam Smith
Looking: The Movie
2016
as Kevin Matheson
The History Boys
2006
as Rudge
The Emperor's New Clothes
2001
as Recruit
Deep Dive
2026
as Self
Allelujah
2023
as Colin Colman
The Pass
2016
as Jason
The Hippopotamus
2017
as Rupert Keynes
Blackwood
2014
as Jack
Huge
2010
as Carl
Freedom Fighters: The Ray
2018
as Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
2007
as Midshipman Alonso Frame
My Family and Other Animals
2005
as Leslie Durrell
White Widow
2023
as Charlie
Wild Bird
as Alexander McQueen
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
2017
as Joseph Pitt/Prior 1/The Eskimo
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
2017
as Joseph Pitt/Mormon Centre Father/The Angel Europa
Pet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia
2024
Walking the Dogs
2012
as Footman
National Theatre Live: Constellations
2021
as Roland
I Am the Prize
2026
The Picture of Dorian Gray
2021
as Basil Hallward
No Masks
2020
Roar
2009
as Tom
In Passing
2009
as Henry Travers
The King is Dead
2013
as Nicky
Real Love (Yes, It's Real Love!)
as Mick
Hymn of Hate
2018
as Sergeant George May
Red Top
2016
as Andy Coulson
Mike the Knight: Journey to Dragon Mountain
2014
as Squirt (Voice)
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
2013
as Narrator (voice)
The Red Peppers
2001
as Alf
The Sea
2019
as David
It's Me
2020
as Joe
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
2011
as Midshipman Frame (archive footage)
Is This a Joke?
2011
as Tim
The Cult of Americana
2025
Baby Lies Truthfully
2020
When the Wolves Came
as Sebastian
Wayfinder
2022
as Russell
Life is Excellent
2024
About Russell Tovey
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. With 113 credits spanning from 1984 to 2026, Russell Tovey has appeared in 52 films and 61 TV shows.
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Most Popular Russell Tovey Movies
- The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012) — as The Albino Pirate (voice)
- Muppets Most Wanted (2014) — as Delivery Man
- Plainclothes (2025) — as Andrew
- The Good Liar (2019) — as Steven
- Love Again (2023) — as Billy Brooks
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