Russell Tovey
November 14, 1981 (43 years old) in Billericay, Essex, England, UK
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
Credits
- 2025 · Plainclothes as Andrew
- 2024 · Gavin & Stacey: The Finale as Budgie
- 2024 · Life is Excellent as
- 2024 · Pet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia as
- 2024 · The Fortress as Charlie Oldman
- 2024 · Rob Beckett's Smart TV as Self - Guest
- 2023 · White Widow as Charlie
- 2023 · Juice as Guy
- 2023 · Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry as Russell Tovey
- 2023 · Love Again as Billy Brooks
- 2023 · Allelujah as Colin Colman
- 2022 · Wayfinder as Russell
- 2022 · AIDS: The Unheard Tapes as Narrator
- 2021 · National Theatre Live: Constellations as Roland
- 2021 · Rhythm of Life as Self
- 2021 · Starstruck as Dave
- 2021 · The Picture of Dorian Gray as Basil Hallward
- 2020 · The Sister as Nathan
- 2020 · Baby Lies Truthfully as
- 2020 · Flesh and Blood as Jake
- 2020 · It's Me as Joe
- 2019 · The Good Liar as Steven
- 2019 · RuPaul's Drag Race UK as Self - Guest Judge
- 2019 · Years and Years as Daniel Lyons
- 2019 · The Sea as David
- 2018 · Hymn of Hate as Sergeant George May
- 2018 · Freedom Fighters: The Ray as Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)
- 2018 · Shane the Chef as
- 2018 · The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer as Self - Guest
- 2017 · Freedom Fighters: The Ray as Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)
- 2017 · The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice as Self
- 2017 · Queers. as Phil
- 2017 · Queers. as
- 2017 · National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika as Joseph Pitt/Mormon Centre Father/The Angel Europa
- 2017 · National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches as Joseph Pitt/Prior 1/The Eskimo
- 2017 · The Hippopotamus as Rupert Keynes
- 2017 · FEUD as John O'Shea
- 2017 · We Have Been Watching as Self
- 2016 · Mindhorn as Paul Melly
- 2016 · Looking: The Movie as Kevin Matheson
- 2016 · The Pass as Jason
- 2016 · The Night Manager as Simon Ogilvey
- 2016 · DC's Legends of Tomorrow as Ray Terrill / The Ray
- 2016 · Red Top as Andy Coulson
- 2015 · Stick Man as Dog (voice)
- 2015 · The Lady in the Van as Young Man with Earring
- 2015 · Supergirl as Ray Terrill / The Ray (uncredited)
- 2015 · Quantico as Harry Doyle
- 2015 · Banished as James Freeman
- 2014 · The Flash as Ray Terrill / The Ray
- 2014 · Pride as Tim
- 2014 · Blackwood as Jack
- 2014 · Muppets Most Wanted as Delivery Man
- 2014 · Effie Gray as George
- 2014 · Festivals, Sex and Suspicious Parents as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · Looking as Kevin Matheson
- 2013 · Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide as Narrator (voice)
- 2013 · Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2013 · Talking to the Dead as DS Huw Brydon
- 2013 · What Remains as Michael
- 2013 · The Job Lot as Karl Lyndhurst
- 2013 · The King is Dead as Nicky
- 2012 · Tower Block as Paul
- 2012 · Grabbers as Dr. Adam Smith
- 2012 · Walking the Dogs as Footman
- 2012 · Just a Minute as Self
- 2012 · The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! as The Albino Pirate (voice)
- 2011 · Is This a Joke? as Tim
- 2011 · The Ballad of Russell & Julie as Midshipman Frame (archive footage)
- 2011 · American Horror Story as Patrick Read
- 2011 · Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2010 · Lady Grey London as Rod
- 2010 · The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret as
- 2010 · Him & Her as Steve
- 2010 · Sherlock as Henry Knight
- 2010 · Sherlock as Self / Henry Knight
- 2010 · Mongrels as
- 2010 · Huge as Carl
- 2009 · Roar as Tom
- 2009 · Being Human as George Sands
- 2009 · In Passing as Henry Travers
- 2008 · Little Dorrit as John Chivery
- 2008 · Celebrity Juice as Self
- 2008 · Mutual Friends as Estate Agent
- 2008 · Ashes to Ashes as Marcus Johnstone
- 2007 · Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned as Midshipman Alonso Frame
- 2007 · Gavin & Stacey as Budgie
- 2006 · The History Boys as Rudge
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Midshipman Frame
- 2005 · Doctor Who Confidential as Narrator
- 2004 · Agatha Christie's Marple as PC Terence Reed
- 2002 · Ultimate Force as
- 2001 · Messiah as Robbie McManus
- 1999 · Holby City as Jerome Hibbert
- 1999 · Holby City as Adam Spengler
- 1998 · The Mrs Bradley Mysteries as Stable boy
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self - Panellist
- 1996 · Silent Witness as
- 1996 · Spywatch as Dennis Sealey
- 1989 · Agatha Christie's Poirot as Lionel Marshall
- Future · The War Between the Land and the Sea as
- 2005 · My Family and Other Animals as Leslie Durrell
- 2003 · Servants as
- 2001 · The Emperor's New Clothes as Recruit
- 1994 · Mud as
- Future · Real Love (Yes, It's Real Love!) as Mick
- 2001 · The Red Peppers as Alf
- 1984 · The Bill as