
Russell Tovey
Known for Acting · 113 credits
- Born
- 1981-11-14 (age 44)
- Place of birth
- Billericay, Essex, England, UK
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (61)

The Flash
2014
as Ray Terrill / The Ray

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest

American Horror Story
2011
as Patrick Read

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Lionel Marshall

Supergirl
2015
as Ray Terrill / The Ray (uncredited)

Holby City
1999
as Jerome Hibbert / Adam Spengler

Silent Witness
1996

DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016
as Ray Terrill / The Ray

Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as PC Terence Reed

Sherlock
2010
as Henry Knight

The Bill
1984

Quantico
2015
as Harry Doyle

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self - Panellist

Celebrity Juice
2008
as Self

The Night Manager
2016
as Simon Ogilvey

The War Between the Land and the Sea
2025
as Barclay Pierre-Dupont

The Paul O'Grady Show
2004

RuPaul's Drag Race UK
2019
as Self - Guest Judge

Doctor Who Confidential
2005
as Narrator

Being Human
2009
as George Sands

FEUD
2017
as John O'Shea

Ashes to Ashes
2008
as Marcus Johnstone

Playhouse Presents
2012
as Footman

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018
as Self - Guest

Looking
2014
as Kevin Matheson

Gavin & Stacey
2007
as Budgie

Years and Years
2019
as Daniel Lyons

The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
2017
as Self

Little Dorrit
2008
as John Chivery

Ultimate Force
2002
BBC Comedy Feeds
2012

Messiah
2001
as Robbie McManus

Starstruck
2021
as Dave

Mongrels
2010

Queers.
2017
as Phil

Him & Her
2010
as Steve

The Job Lot
2013
as Karl Lyndhurst

The Fortress
2024
as Charlie Oldman

Banished
2015
as James Freeman

Rob Beckett's Smart TV
2024
as Self - Guest

Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes
2025
as Deputy Assistant Commissioner Brian Paddick

Freedom Fighters: The Ray
2017
as Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)

What Remains
2013
as Michael

Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
2006

Servants
2003

Just a Minute
2012
as Self

Flesh and Blood
2020
as Jake

The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
1998
as Stable boy

The Sister
2020
as Nathan

Juice
2023
as Guy

Mud
1994
as Bill

Mutual Friends
2008
as Estate Agent

Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents
2011
as Self - Narrator (voice)

We Have Been Watching
2017
as Self

Spywatch
1996
as Dennis Sealey

Shane the Chef
2018

Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
2023
as Russell Tovey

Talking to the Dead
2013
as DS Huw Brydon

AIDS: The Unheard Tapes
2022
as Narrator

Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents
2013
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Movies (52)

Plainclothes
2025
as Andrew

Love Again
2023
as Billy Brooks

Effie Gray
2014
as George

Tower Block
2012
as Paul

Muppets Most Wanted
2014
as Delivery Man

Pride
2014
as Tim

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012
as The Albino Pirate (voice)

The Good Liar
2019
as Steven

The Lady in the Van
2015
as Young Man with Earring

Stick Man
2015
as Dog (voice)

Allelujah
2023
as Colin Colman

Looking: The Movie
2016
as Kevin Matheson

The Pass
2016
as Jason

Grabbers
2012
as Dr. Adam Smith

Mindhorn
2016
as Paul Melly

The History Boys
2006
as Rudge

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
2007
as Midshipman Alonso Frame

Huge
2010
as Carl

Blackwood
2014
as Jack

The Emperor's New Clothes
2001
as Recruit

Freedom Fighters: The Ray
2018
as Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)

My Family and Other Animals
2005
as Leslie Durrell

The Hippopotamus
2017
as Rupert Keynes

Deep Dive
2026
as Self

Roar
2009
as Tom

National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
2017
as Joseph Pitt/Mormon Centre Father/The Angel Europa

National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
2017
as Joseph Pitt/Prior 1/The Eskimo

White Widow
2023
as Charlie
Wild Bird
as Alexander McQueen

National Theatre Live: Constellations
2021
as Roland

Walking the Dogs
2012
as Footman

Pet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia
2024

The Picture of Dorian Gray
2021
as Basil Hallward

In Passing
2009
as Henry Travers

Mike the Knight: Journey to Dragon Mountain
2014
as Squirt (Voice)

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
2013
as Narrator (voice)

The Sea
2019
as David

I Am the Prize
2026

Red Top
2016
as Andy Coulson

The King is Dead
2013
as Nicky

No Masks
2020

The Ballad of Russell & Julie
2011
as Midshipman Frame (archive footage)

The Red Peppers
2001
as Alf

It's Me
2020
as Joe

Real Love (Yes, It's Real Love!)
as Mick
The Cult of Americana
2025

Hymn of Hate
2018
as Sergeant George May
When the Wolves Came
as Sebastian

Wayfinder
2022
as Russell
Is This a Joke?
2011
as Tim

Baby Lies Truthfully
2020

Life is Excellent
2024
About Russell Tovey
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. With 113 credits spanning from 1984 to 2026, Russell Tovey has appeared in 52 films and 61 TV shows.
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Most Popular Russell Tovey Movies
- Plainclothes (2025) — as Andrew
- Love Again (2023) — as Billy Brooks
- Effie Gray (2014) — as George
- Tower Block (2012) — as Paul
- Muppets Most Wanted (2014) — as Delivery Man
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