Russell Tovey
Acting
Born: November 14, 1981 (age 44) · Billericay, Essex, England, UK
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The Flash
2014
Sherlock
2010
American Horror Story
2011
Supergirl
2015
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016
Pride
2014
The Night Manager
2016
The Good Liar
2019
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012
Muppets Most Wanted
2014
The Lady in the Van
2015
Quantico
2015
Photos (2)
Movies (47)
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
The Albino Pirate (voice)
Love Again
Billy Brooks
Muppets Most Wanted
Delivery Man
Pride
Tim
The Good Liar
Steven
The Lady in the Van
Young Man with Earring
Stick Man
Dog (voice)
Plainclothes
Andrew
Effie Gray
George
Grabbers
Dr. Adam Smith
The History Boys
Rudge
Looking: The Movie
Kevin Matheson
Red Top
Andy Coulson
Freedom Fighters: The Ray
Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)
Gavin & Stacey: The Finale
Karl 'Budgie' Barratt
Mindhorn
Paul Melly
The Hippopotamus
Rupert Keynes
Huge
Carl
Allelujah
Colin Colman
Tower Block
Paul
Roar
Tom
Blackwood
Jack
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
Midshipman Alonso Frame
My Family and Other Animals
Leslie Durrell
The Emperor's New Clothes
Recruit
No Masks
2020
The Pass
Jason
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Basil Hallward
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
Joseph Pitt/Prior 1/The Eskimo
National Theatre Live: Constellations
Roland
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
Joseph Pitt/Mormon Centre Father/The Angel Europa
I Am the Prize
2026
The Red Peppers
Alf
White Widow
Charlie
The Sea
David
Mike the Knight: Journey to Dragon Mountain
Squirt (Voice)
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
Narrator (voice)
Walking the Dogs
Footman
Wayfinder
Russell
Pet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia
2024
The King is Dead
Nicky
It's Me
Joe
In Passing
Henry Travers
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
Midshipman Frame (archive footage)
Hymn of Hate
Sergeant George May
Baby Lies Truthfully
2020
Life is Excellent
2024
TV Shows (51)
The Flash
Ray Terrill / The Ray · 1 eps
American Horror Story
Patrick Read · 10 eps
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Lionel Marshall · 1 eps
Holby City
Jerome Hibbert · 1 eps
Holby City
Adam Spengler · 1 eps
Supergirl
Ray Terrill / The Ray (uncredited) · 1 eps
Silent Witness
2 eps
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Ray Terrill / The Ray · 1 eps
Sherlock
Henry Knight · 1 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
PC Terence Reed · 1 eps
Quantico
Harry Doyle · 35 eps
The Night Manager
Simon Ogilvey · 1 eps
The Bill
2 eps
The Paul O'Grady Show
1 eps
Playhouse Presents
Footman · 1 eps
Doctor Who Confidential
Narrator · 13 eps
Being Human
George Sands · 23 eps
The War Between the Land and the Sea
Barclay Pierre-Dupont · 5 eps
FEUD
John O'Shea · 8 eps
Ashes to Ashes
Marcus Johnstone · 1 eps
Little Dorrit
John Chivery · 14 eps
Looking
Kevin Matheson · 15 eps
Gavin & Stacey
Budgie · 4 eps
Ultimate Force
1 eps
Mongrels
1 eps
Years and Years
Daniel Lyons · 6 eps
Starstruck
Dave · 2 eps
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Brian Paddick · 4 eps
The Sister
Nathan · 4 eps
The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies
Narrator · 10 eps
The Fortress
Charlie Oldman · 7 eps
What Remains
Michael · 4 eps
Queers.
Phil · 1 eps
Queers.
8 eps
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
Stable boy · 1 eps
Freedom Fighters: The Ray
Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice) · 12 eps
Him & Her
Steve · 25 eps
Banished
James Freeman · 7 eps
Messiah
Robbie McManus · 3 eps
The Job Lot
Karl Lyndhurst · 18 eps
Juice
Guy · 12 eps
Flesh and Blood
Jake · 4 eps
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
1 eps
Shane the Chef
52 eps
Spywatch
Dennis Sealey · 12 eps
Mutual Friends
Estate Agent · 1 eps
Servants
1 eps
Mud
Bill · 14 eps
Talking to the Dead
DS Huw Brydon · 2 eps
Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
Russell Tovey · 1 eps
AIDS: The Unheard Tapes
Narrator · 3 eps
Self / Appearances (13)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self - Panellist · 1 eps
Celebrity Juice
Self · 2 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
Self · 2 eps
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents
Self - Narrator (voice) · 31 eps
Deep Dive
Self
Festivals, Sex and Suspicious Parents
Self - Narrator (voice) · 5 eps
Just a Minute
Self · 1 eps
We Have Been Watching
Self · 5 eps
Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents
Self - Narrator (voice) · 8 eps
