Portrait of Russell Tovey

Russell Tovey

Acting

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.

Born: November 14, 1981

Place of Birth: Billericay, Essex, England, UK

Filmography

2025
Plainclothes

as Andrew

2025
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes

as Deputy Assistant Commissioner Brian Paddick

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
Love Again

as Billy Brooks

2023
Allelujah

as Colin Colman

2022
Wayfinder

as Russell

2021
2021
Starstruck

as Dave

2021
2020
The Sister

as Nathan

2020
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)

2017
Freedom Fighters: The Ray

as Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)

2017
Queers.

as Phil

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

as Joseph Pitt/Mormon Centre Father/The Angel Europa

2017
The Hippopotamus

as Rupert Keynes

2017
FEUD

as John O'Shea

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
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
2012
2012
Grabbers

as Dr. Adam Smith

2012
2012
2012
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
Him & Her

as Steve

2010
Sherlock

as Henry Knight

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
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
2006
2005
2004
Agatha Christie's Marple

as PC Terence Reed

2001
Messiah

as Robbie McManus

2001
1999
Holby City

as Jerome Hibbert

1999
Holby City

as Adam Spengler

1998
1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks

as Self - Panellist

1996
Spywatch

as Dennis Sealey

1994
Mud

as Bill

1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Lionel Marshall