Russell Tovey

Russell Tovey

b. 1981 (age 45) Billericay, Essex, England, UK
Actor Writer

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

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I Am the Prize
2026 Actor
Anthony Selvon
The War Between the Land and the Sea
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★ 6.2
The War Between the Land and the Sea
2025 Actor
Barclay Pierre-Dupont
Plainclothes
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★ 7.0
Plainclothes
2025 Actor
Andrew
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes
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★ 7.7
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes
2025 Actor
DAC Brian Paddick
Love Again
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★ 5.9
Love Again
2023 Actor
Billy Brooks
Juice
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★ 6.6
Juice
2023 Actor
Guy
The Fortress
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★ 5.7
The Fortress
2023 Actor
Charlie Oldman
White Widow
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★ 4.4
White Widow
2023 Actor
Charlie
Aids: The Unheard Tapes
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★ 9.1
Aids: The Unheard Tapes
2022 Actor
Narrated by
The Picture of Dorian Gray
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★ 6.4
The Picture of Dorian Gray
2021 Actor
Basil Hallward
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★ 6.7
Rhythm of Life
2021 Actor
Russell Tovey
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National Theatre Live: Constellations
2021 Actor
Roland
The Sister
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★ 5.9
The Sister
2020 Actor
Nathan
Flesh and Blood
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★ 7.1
Flesh and Blood
2020 Actor
Jake
No Masks
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★ 6.5
No Masks
2020 Actor
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★ 5.7
It's Me
2020 Actor
Joe
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The Understudy
2020 Actor
Stephen McQueen
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Fabio D'Andrea: Something Left to Love
2020 Self
Baby Lies Truthfully
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Baby Lies Truthfully
2020 Actor
David Robilliard
The Good Liar
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★ 6.7
The Good Liar
2019 Actor
Stephen
The Sea
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★ 7.6
The Sea
2019 Actor
David
Hymn of Hate
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★ 7.4
Hymn of Hate
2018 Actor
Sergeant George May
Shane the Chef
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★ 7.1
Shane the Chef
2018 Actor
Shane The Chef
Mindhorn
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★ 6.3
Mindhorn
2017 Actor
Paul Melly
The Hippopotamus
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★ 6.4
The Hippopotamus
2017 Actor
Rupert Keynes
Freedom Fighters: The Ray
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★ 5.9
Freedom Fighters: The Ray
2017 Actor
The Ray
Angels in America: Part I - Millennium Approaches
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★ 8.8
Angels in America: Part I - Millennium Approaches
2017 Actor
Joseph Pitt
National Theatre Live: Angels in America Part Two: Perestroika
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★ 8.9
National Theatre Live: Angels in America Part Two: Perestroika
2017 Actor
Joseph Pitt
Queers
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★ 7.9
Queers
2017 Actor
Phil
We Have Been Watching
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★ 5.7
We Have Been Watching
2017 Self
Pop, Pride and Prejudice
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★ 6.8
Pop, Pride and Prejudice
2017 Self
Looking
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★ 7.5
Looking
2016 Actor
Kevin Matheson
The Pass
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★ 6.5
The Pass
2016 Actor
Jason
Quantico
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★ 6.7
Quantico
2015 Actor
Harry Doyle
Stick Man
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★ 7.2
Stick Man
2015 Actor
Dog
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The 15 Second Interview with Joe Lycett
2015 Self
Looking
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★ 8.2
Looking
2014 Actor
Kevin Matheson
Blackwood
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★ 5.3
Blackwood
2014 Actor
Jack Otterly
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★ 7.4
Festivals, Sex and Suspicious Parents
2014 Self
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★ 7.4
World War One Remembered: Passchendaele
2014 Self
The Job Lot
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★ 7.1
The Job Lot
2013 Actor
Karl Lyndhurst
Talking to the Dead
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★ 5.9
Talking to the Dead
2013 Actor
DS Huw Brydon
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
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★ 8.2
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
2013 Self
The Dog Rescuers
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★ 8.3
The Dog Rescuers
2013 Actor
Narrator
Snow... Sex & Suspicious Parents
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★ 5.5
Snow... Sex & Suspicious Parents
2013 Actor
Narrator
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★ 6.0
Around Again
2013 Actor
British soldier
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★ 6.2
The King Is Dead
2013 Actor
Nicky
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
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★ 6.7
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
2012 Actor
The Albino Pirate
Grabbers
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★ 6.3
Grabbers
2012 Actor
Dr. Adam Smith
Tower Block
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★ 5.9
Tower Block
2012 Actor
Paul
Is This a Joke?
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★ 7.3
Is This a Joke?
2012 Actor
Tim
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BAFTA's Big Questions
2012 Self
Sun... Sex & Suspicious Parents
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★ 5.6
Sun... Sex & Suspicious Parents
2011 Self
Him & Her
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★ 7.8
Him & Her
2010 Actor
Steve Marshall
Huge
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★ 4.3
Huge
2010 Actor
Carl
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★ 6.4
Lady Grey London
2010 Actor
Rod
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★ 5.7
The Undercover Princesses
2010 Actor
Narrator
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★ 6.3
Words of the Blitz
2010 Actor
Roar
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★ 7.0
Roar
2009 Actor
Tom
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★ 7.6
Being Human: Unearthed
2009 Self
In Passing
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★ 7.6
In Passing
2009 Actor
Henry Travers
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★ 7.3
Drop
2009 Actor
Ben
Being Human
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★ 7.8
Being Human
2008 Actor
George Sands
The History Boys
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★ 6.8
The History Boys
2006 Actor
Rudge
Annually Retentive
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★ 7.7
Annually Retentive
2006 Actor
Ben
My Family and Other Animals
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★ 7.3
My Family and Other Animals
2005 Actor
Leslie Durrell
Mud
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★ 7.2
Mud
1994 Actor
Bill
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Wild Bird
Actor Writer
Alexander McQueen
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When the Wolves Came
Actor
Sebastian
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First Christmas
Actor
Michael Shields