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Russell Tovey
Russell Tovey

Russell Tovey

ActingBorn November 14, 1981 (age 44)Billericay, Essex, England, UK

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.

Filmography

2026
Deep Dive

as Self

Movie
2025
The War Between the Land and the Sea

as Barclay Pierre-Dupont

TV
2025
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes

as Deputy Assistant Commissioner Brian Paddick

TV
2025
Plainclothes

as Andrew

Movie
2024
The Fortress

as Charlie Oldman

TV
2024
Rob Beckett's Smart TV

as Self - Guest

TV
2023
White Widow

as Charlie

Movie
2023
Juice

as Guy

TV
2023
Love Again

as Billy Brooks

Movie
2023
Allelujah

as Colin Colman

Movie
2022
Wayfinder

as Russell

Movie
2022TV
2021
Starstruck

as Dave

TV
2021Movie
2020
The Sister

as Nathan

TV
2020Movie
2020TV
2020
It's Me

as Joe

Movie
2019
The Good Liar

as Steven

Movie
2019
RuPaul's Drag Race UK

as Self - Guest Judge

TV
2019
Years and Years

as Daniel Lyons

TV
2019
The Sea

as David

Movie
2018
Hymn of Hate

as Sergeant George May

Movie
2018
Freedom Fighters: The Ray

as Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)

Movie
2017
Freedom Fighters: The Ray

as Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)

TV
2017
Queers.

as Phil

TV
2017TV
2017
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika

as Joseph Pitt/Mormon Centre Father/The Angel Europa

Movie
2017
The Hippopotamus

as Rupert Keynes

Movie
2017
FEUD

as John O'Shea

TV
2016
Mindhorn

as Paul Melly

Movie
2016
Looking: The Movie

as Kevin Matheson

Movie
2016
The Pass

as Jason

Movie
2016
The Night Manager

as Simon Ogilvey

TV
2016
DC's Legends of Tomorrow

as Ray Terrill / The Ray

TV
2016
Red Top

as Andy Coulson

Movie
2015
Stick Man

as Dog (voice)

Movie
2015
The Lady in the Van

as Young Man with Earring

Movie
2015
Supergirl

as Ray Terrill / The Ray (uncredited)

TV
2015
Quantico

as Harry Doyle

TV
2015
Banished

as James Freeman

TV
2014
The Flash

as Ray Terrill / The Ray

TV
2014
Pride

as Tim

Movie
2014
Blackwood

as Jack

Movie
2014
Muppets Most Wanted

as Delivery Man

Movie
2014
Effie Gray

as George

Movie
2014
Festivals, Sex and Suspicious Parents

as Self - Narrator (voice)

TV
2014
Looking

as Kevin Matheson

TV
2013Movie
2013
Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents

as Self - Narrator (voice)

TV
2013
Talking to the Dead

as DS Huw Brydon

TV
2013
What Remains

as Michael

TV
2013
The Job Lot

as Karl Lyndhurst

TV
2013Movie
2012Movie
2012
Grabbers

as Dr. Adam Smith

Movie
2012Movie
2012TV
2012TV
2012Movie
2011Movie
2011
The Ballad of Russell & Julie

as Midshipman Frame (archive footage)

Movie
2011
American Horror Story

as Patrick Read

TV
2011
Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents

as Self - Narrator (voice)

TV
2010
Him & Her

as Steve

TV
2010
Sherlock

as Henry Knight

TV
2010TV
2010
Huge

as Carl

Movie
2009
Roar

as Tom

Movie
2009
Being Human

as George Sands

TV
2009
In Passing

as Henry Travers

Movie
2008
Little Dorrit

as John Chivery

TV
2008TV
2008
Mutual Friends

as Estate Agent

TV
2008
Ashes to Ashes

as Marcus Johnstone

TV
2007
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned

as Midshipman Alonso Frame

Movie
2007TV
2006Movie
2005Movie
2005TV
2004
Agatha Christie's Marple

as PC Terence Reed

TV
2003TV
2001Movie
2001
Messiah

as Robbie McManus

TV
2001Movie
1999
Holby City

as Jerome Hibbert

TV
1999
Holby City

as Adam Spengler

TV
1998TV
1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks

as Self - Panellist

TV
1996
Spywatch

as Dennis Sealey

TV
1994
Mud

as Bill

TV
1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Lionel Marshall

TV
1984TV
Movie
Wild Bird

as Alexander McQueen

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayNovember 14, 1981
Place of BirthBillericay, Essex, England, UK
Popularity2.0