Acting credits
106
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Russell Tovey
Acting
Career Snapshot
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1.8
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Movies: 48Series: 58
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 - 2025
Years active: 42
Average TMDB rating: 6.9
Wikidata: Q716998
Also known as
Russell George Tovey • راسل تووی
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.
7.3
Plainclothes
as Andrew
2025 Movie
Life is Excellent
2024 Movie
9.0
Pet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia
2024 Movie
5.3
White Widow
as Charlie
2023 Movie
6.7
Love Again
as Billy Brooks
2023 Movie
5.2
Allelujah
as Colin Colman
2023 Movie
Wayfinder
as Russell
2022 Movie
10.0
National Theatre Live: Constellations
as Roland
2021 Movie
6.5
Rhythm of Life
as Self
2021 Movie
3.0
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
6.7
The Good Liar
as Steven
2019 Movie
9.0
The Sea
as David
2019 Movie
7.0
Hymn of Hate
as Sergeant George May
2018 Movie
6.0
Freedom Fighters: The Ray
as Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)
2018 Movie
8.1
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
as Joseph Pitt/Mormon Centre Father/The Angel Europa
2017 Movie
8.1
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
as Joseph Pitt/Prior 1/The Eskimo
2017 Movie
6.4
The Hippopotamus
as Rupert Keynes
2017 Movie
6.1
Mindhorn
as Paul Melly
2016 Movie
7.2
Looking: The Movie
as Kevin Matheson
2016 Movie
6.4
The Pass
as Jason
2016 Movie
5.3
Red Top
as Andy Coulson
2016 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Russell Tovey.
6.9
The War Between the Land and the Sea
as Barclay Pierre-Dupont • 5 eps
2025 Series
6.9
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes
as Deputy Assistant Commissioner Brian Paddick • 4 eps
2025 Series
5.8
The Fortress
as Charlie Oldman • 7 eps
2024 Series
5.4
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2024 Series
5.8
Juice
as Guy • 12 eps
2023 Series
Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
as Russell Tovey • 1 eps
2023 Series
4.2
AIDS: The Unheard Tapes
as Narrator • 3 eps
2022 Series
6.8
Starstruck
as Dave • 2 eps
2021 Series
6.1
The Sister
as Nathan • 4 eps
2020 Series
6.1
Flesh and Blood
as Jake • 4 eps
2020 Series
7.1
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.6
Years and Years
as Daniel Lyons • 6 eps
2019 Series
Shane the Chef
52 eps
2018 Series
7.4
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2018 Series
5.6
Freedom Fighters: The Ray
as Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice) • 12 eps
2017 Series
5.3
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
as Self • 2 eps
2017 Series
5.6
Queers.
as Phil • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.6
FEUD
as John O'Shea • 8 eps
2017 Series
We Have Been Watching
as Self • 5 eps
2017 Series
7.7
The Night Manager
as Simon Ogilvey • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.3
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
as Ray Terrill / The Ray • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.3
Supergirl
as Ray Terrill / The Ray (uncredited) • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.5
Quantico
as Harry Doyle • 35 eps
2015 Series
7.1
Banished
as James Freeman • 7 eps
2015 Series