Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 14, 1981
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes | Deputy Assistant Commissioner Brian Paddick |
| 2024 | Rob Beckett's Smart TV | Self - Guest |
| 2024 | The Fortress | Charlie Oldman |
| 2023 | Juice | Guy |
| 2023 | Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry | Russell Tovey |
| 2022 | AIDS: The Unheard Tapes | Narrator |
| 2021 | Starstruck | Dave |
| 2020 | Flesh and Blood | Jake |
| 2020 | The Sister | Nathan |
| 2019 | RuPaul's Drag Race UK | Self - Guest Judge |
| 2019 | Years and Years | Daniel Lyons |
| 2018 | The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer | Self - Guest |
| 2018 | Shane the Chef | |
| 2017 | We Have Been Watching | Self |
| 2017 | Queers. | Phil |
| 2017 | Freedom Fighters: The Ray | Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice) |
| 2017 | The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice | Self |
| 2017 | FEUD | John O'Shea |
| 2017 | Queers. | |
| 2016 | DC's Legends of Tomorrow | Ray Terrill / The Ray |
| 2016 | The Night Manager | Simon Ogilvey |
| 2015 | Banished | James Freeman |
| 2015 | Quantico | Harry Doyle |
| 2015 | Supergirl | Ray Terrill / The Ray (uncredited) |
| 2014 | Looking | Kevin Matheson |
| 2014 | The Flash | Ray Terrill / The Ray |
| 2014 | Festivals, Sex and Suspicious Parents | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2013 | What Remains | Michael |
| 2013 | The Job Lot | Karl Lyndhurst |
| 2013 | Talking to the Dead | DS Huw Brydon |
| 2013 | Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2012 | Just a Minute | Self |
| 2011 | American Horror Story | Patrick Read |
| 2011 | Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2010 | Him & Her | Steve |
| 2010 | Sherlock | Henry Knight |
| 2010 | Mongrels | |
| 2009 | Being Human | George Sands |
| 2009 | Being Human | George sands |
| 2008 | Little Dorrit | John Chivery |
| 2008 | Mutual Friends | Estate Agent |
| 2008 | Celebrity Juice | Self |
| 2008 | Ashes to Ashes | Marcus Johnstone |
| 2007 | Gavin & Stacey | Budgie |
| 2005 | Doctor Who Confidential | Narrator |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple | PC Terence Reed |
| 2003 | Servants | |
| 2002 | Ultimate Force | |
| 2001 | Messiah | Robbie McManus |
| 1999 | Holby City | Jerome Hibbert |
| 1999 | Holby City | Adam Spengler |
| 1998 | The Mrs Bradley Mysteries | Stable boy |
| 1996 | Silent Witness | |
| 1996 | Spywatch | Dennis Sealey |
| 1996 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Self - Panellist |
| 1994 | Mud | Bill |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Lionel Marshall |
| 1984 | The Bill | |
| The War Between the Land and the Sea | Barclay |