Russell Tovey
Birthdate
November 14, 1981 (43 years old)
Place of Birth
Billericay, Essex, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
November 14, 1981 (43 years old)
Place of Birth
Billericay, Essex, England, UK
Known For
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.
Russell Tovey's LGBTQ+ Titles
Pride
Tim
The History Boys
Rudge
Looking: The Movie
Kevin Matheson
The Pass
Jason
Acting (107)
The War Between the Land and the Sea (5 episodes)
Real Love (Yes, It's Real Love!) as Mick
2025
Plainclothes as Andrew
2024
Life is Excellent
2024
Pet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia
2024
The Fortress as Charlie Oldman (7 episodes)
2024
Rob Beckett's Smart TV as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2023
White Widow as Charlie
2023
Juice as Guy (6 episodes)
2023
Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry as Russell Tovey (1 episode)
2023
Love Again as Billy Brooks
2023
Allelujah as Colin Colman
2022
Wayfinder as Russell
2022
AIDS: The Unheard Tapes as Narrator (3 episodes)
2021
National Theatre Live: Constellations as Roland
2021
Rhythm of Life as Self
2021
Starstruck as Dave (2 episodes)
2021
The Picture of Dorian Gray as Basil Hallward
2020
The Sister as Nathan (4 episodes)
2020
Baby Lies Truthfully
2020
Flesh and Blood as Jake (4 episodes)
2020
It's Me as Joe
2019
The Good Liar as Steven
2019
RuPaul's Drag Race UK as Self - Guest Judge (1 episode)
2019
Years and Years as Daniel Lyons (6 episodes)
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 (52 episodes)
2018
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2017
Freedom Fighters: The Ray as Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice) (12 episodes)
2017
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice as Self (2 episodes)
2017
Queers. (8 episodes)
2017
Queers. as Phil (1 episode)
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 (8 episodes)
2017
We Have Been Watching as Self (5 episodes)
2016
Mindhorn as Paul Melly
2016
Looking: The Movie as Kevin Matheson
2016
The Pass as Jason
2016
The Night Manager as Simon Ogilvey (1 episode)
2016
DC's Legends of Tomorrow as Ray Terrill / The Ray (1 episode)
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) (1 episode)
2015
Quantico as Harry Doyle (35 episodes)
2015
Banished as James Freeman (7 episodes)
2014
The Flash as Ray Terrill / The Ray (1 episode)
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) (5 episodes)
2014
Looking as Kevin Matheson (15 episodes)
2013
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide as Narrator (voice)
2013
Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents as Self - Narrator (voice) (8 episodes)
2013
Talking to the Dead as DS Huw Brydon (2 episodes)
2013
What Remains as Michael (4 episodes)
2013
The Job Lot as Karl Lyndhurst (18 episodes)
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 (1 episode)
2012
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! as 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 (10 episodes)
2011
Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents as Self - Narrator (voice) (31 episodes)
2010
Lady Grey London as Rod
2010
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (1 episode)
2010
Him & Her as Steve (25 episodes)
2010
Sherlock as Henry Knight (1 episode)
2010
Sherlock as Self / Henry Knight (1 episode)
2010
Mongrels (1 episode)
2010
Huge as Carl
2009
Roar as Tom
2009
Being Human as George Sands (24 episodes)
2009
In Passing as Henry Travers
2008
Little Dorrit as John Chivery (14 episodes)
2008
Celebrity Juice as Self (2 episodes)
2008
Mutual Friends as Estate Agent (1 episode)
2008
Ashes to Ashes as Marcus Johnstone (1 episode)
2007
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned as Midshipman Alonso Frame
2007
Gavin & Stacey as Budgie (4 episodes)
2006
The History Boys as Rudge
2005
My Family and Other Animals as Leslie Durrell
2005
Doctor Who Confidential as Narrator (13 episodes)
2005
Doctor Who as Midshipman Frame (2 episodes)
2004
Agatha Christie's Marple as PC Terence Reed (1 episode)
2003
Servants (1 episode)
2002
Ultimate Force (1 episode)
2001
The Emperor's New Clothes as Recruit
2001
Messiah as Robbie McManus (3 episodes)
2001
The Red Peppers as Alf
1999
Holby City as Adam Spengler (1 episode)
1999
Holby City as Jerome Hibbert (1 episode)
1998
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries as Stable boy (1 episode)
1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self - Panellist (1 episode)
1996
Silent Witness (2 episodes)
1996
Spywatch as Dennis Sealey (10 episodes)
1994
Mud (14 episodes)
1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot as Lionel Marshall (1 episode)
1984
The Bill (2 episodes)