Acting credits
110
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Russell Tovey
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.9
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Movies: 50Series: 61Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 55469
IMDb ID: nm0869871
Known for: Acting
Born: November 14, 1981
Age: 44
Place of birth: Billericay, Essex, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1984 - 2026
Years active: 43
Average TMDB rating: 6.93
Wikidata: Q716998
Also known as
Russell George Tovey • راسل تووی
Other jobs
Executive Producer (1)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Russell Tovey.
Queer Edward II
Executive Producer
2026 • Movie
I Am the Prize
2026 • Movie
Deep Dive
as Self
2026 • Movie
Plainclothes
as Andrew
2025 • Movie
Gavin & Stacey: The Finale
as Karl 'Budgie' Barratt
2024 • Movie
Life is Excellent
2024 • Movie
Pet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia
2024 • Movie
White Widow
as Charlie
2023 • Movie
Love Again
as Billy Brooks
2023 • Movie
Allelujah
as Colin Colman
2023 • Movie
Wayfinder
as Russell
2022 • Movie
National Theatre Live: Constellations
as Roland
2021 • Movie
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Basil Hallward
2021 • Movie
No Masks
2020 • Movie
Baby Lies Truthfully
2020 • Movie
It's Me
as Joe
2020 • Movie
The Good Liar
as Steven
2019 • Movie
The Sea
as David
2019 • Movie
Hymn of Hate
as Sergeant George May
2018 • Movie
Freedom Fighters: The Ray
as Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)
2018 • Movie
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
as Joseph Pitt/Mormon Centre Father/The Angel Europa
2017 • Movie
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
as Joseph Pitt/Prior 1/The Eskimo
2017 • Movie
The Hippopotamus
as Rupert Keynes
2017 • Movie
Mindhorn
as Paul Melly
2016 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Russell Tovey.
The War Between the Land and the Sea
as Barclay Pierre-Dupont • 5 eps
2025 • Series
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes
as DAC Brian Paddick • 4 eps
2025 • Series
The Fortress
as Charlie Oldman • 7 eps
2024 • Series
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2024 • Series
Juice
as Guy • 12 eps
2023 • Series
Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
as Russell Tovey • 1 eps
2023 • Series
AIDS: The Unheard Tapes
as Narrator • 3 eps
2022 • Series
Starstruck
as Dave • 2 eps
2021 • Series
The Sister
as Nathan • 4 eps
2020 • Series
Flesh and Blood
as Jake • 4 eps
2020 • Series
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
2019 • Series
Years and Years
as Daniel Lyons • 6 eps
2019 • Series
Shane the Chef
52 eps
2018 • Series
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2018 • Series
Freedom Fighters: The Ray
as Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice) • 12 eps
2017 • Series
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
as Self • 2 eps
2017 • Series
Queers.
as Phil • 1 eps
2017 • Series
FEUD
as John O'Shea • 8 eps
2017 • Series
We Have Been Watching
as Self • 5 eps
2017 • Series
The Night Manager
as Simon Ogilvey • 1 eps
2016 • Series
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
as Ray Terrill / The Ray • 1 eps
2016 • Series
Supergirl
as Ray Terrill / The Ray (uncredited) • 1 eps
2015 • Series
Quantico
as Harry Doyle • 35 eps
2015 • Series
Banished
as James Freeman • 7 eps
2015 • Series