Russell Tovey
Known for Acting · 114 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 (62)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Flash
2014
as Ray Terrill / The Ray
Holby City
1999
as Jerome Hibbert / Adam Spengler
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Lionel Marshall
Supergirl
2015
as Ray Terrill / The Ray (uncredited)
American Horror Story
2011
as Patrick Read
Silent Witness
1996
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016
as Ray Terrill / The Ray
Sherlock
2010
as Henry Knight
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as PC Terence Reed
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self - Panellist
The Bill
1984
Quantico
2015
as Harry Doyle
Celebrity Juice
2008
as Self
The Night Manager
2016
as Simon Ogilvey
FEUD
2017
as John O'Shea
The War Between the Land and the Sea
2025
as Barclay Pierre-Dupont
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
Playhouse Presents
2012
as Footman
Being Human
2009
as George Sands
Ashes to Ashes
2008
as Marcus Johnstone
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
as Narrator
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
2019
as Self - Guest Judge
BBC Comedy Feeds
2012
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018
as Self - Guest
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
2017
as Self
Gavin & Stacey
2007
as Budgie
Ultimate Force
2002
Little Dorrit
2008
as John Chivery
Looking
2014
as Kevin Matheson
Years and Years
2019
as Daniel Lyons
The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies
2013
as Narrator
Starstruck
2021
as Dave
Shane the Chef
2018
Mongrels
2010
Talking to the Dead
2013
as DS Huw Brydon
What Remains
2013
as Michael
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
2024
as Self - Guest
Banished
2015
as James Freeman
Him & Her
2010
as Steve
Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents
2011
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Messiah
2001
as Robbie McManus
The Fortress
2024
as Charlie Oldman
Freedom Fighters: The Ray
2017
as Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)
The Sister
2020
as Nathan
The Job Lot
2013
as Karl Lyndhurst
Juice
2023
as Guy
Queers.
2017
as Phil
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
1998
as Stable boy
Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
2023
as Russell Tovey
Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents
2013
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Servants
2003
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes
2025
as Deputy Assistant Commissioner Brian Paddick
Flesh and Blood
2020
as Jake
Mud
1994
as Bill
Mutual Friends
2008
as Estate Agent
Spywatch
1996
as Dennis Sealey
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
2006
Just a Minute
2012
as Self
We Have Been Watching
2017
as Self
Movies (52)
Pride
2014
as Tim
Love Again
2023
as Billy Brooks
Deep Dive
2026
as Self
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012
as The Albino Pirate (voice)
Muppets Most Wanted
2014
as Delivery Man
The Good Liar
2019
as Steven
Looking: The Movie
2016
as Kevin Matheson
Plainclothes
2025
as Andrew
Effie Gray
2014
as George
Red Top
2016
as Andy Coulson
Grabbers
2012
as Dr. Adam Smith
Stick Man
2015
as Dog (voice)
Wild Bird
as Alexander McQueen
The Lady in the Van
2015
as Young Man with Earring
Huge
2010
as Carl
My Family and Other Animals
2005
as Leslie Durrell
Freedom Fighters: The Ray
2018
as Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)
The Pass
2016
as Jason
Mindhorn
2016
as Paul Melly
The Emperor's New Clothes
2001
as Recruit
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
2007
as Midshipman Alonso Frame
Pet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia
2024
The History Boys
2006
as Rudge
Tower Block
2012
as Paul
Roar
2009
as Tom
The Hippopotamus
2017
as Rupert Keynes
Blackwood
2014
as Jack
Allelujah
2023
as Colin Colman
I Am the Prize
2026
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
2017
as Joseph Pitt/Mormon Centre Father/The Angel Europa
No Masks
2020
The Picture of Dorian Gray
2021
as Basil Hallward
National Theatre Live: Constellations
2021
as Roland
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
2017
as Joseph Pitt/Prior 1/The Eskimo
When the Wolves Came
as Sebastian
In Passing
2009
as Henry Travers
The Red Peppers
2001
as Alf
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
2013
as Narrator (voice)
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
2011
as Midshipman Frame (archive footage)
Wayfinder
2022
as Russell
White Widow
2023
as Charlie
Walking the Dogs
2012
as Footman
Mike the Knight: Journey to Dragon Mountain
2014
as Squirt (Voice)
Is This a Joke?
2011
as Tim
The King is Dead
2013
as Nicky
It's Me
2020
as Joe
Baby Lies Truthfully
2020
Life is Excellent
2024
Real Love (Yes, It's Real Love!)
as Mick
The Sea
2019
as David
The Cult of Americana
2025
Hymn of Hate
2018
as Sergeant George May
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 114 credits spanning from 1984 to 2026, Russell Tovey has appeared in 52 films and 62 TV shows.
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Most Popular Russell Tovey Movies
- Pride (2014) — as Tim
- Love Again (2023) — as Billy Brooks
- Deep Dive (2026) — as Self
- The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012) — as The Albino Pirate (voice)
- Muppets Most Wanted (2014) — as Delivery Man
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