Personal Info
Birthday
November 14, 1981
Place of Birth
Billericay, Essex, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Russell Tovey
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.
Acting Filmography (109)
No Backdrop
0.0
I Am the Prize
Movie2026
0.0
Deep Dive
Movie2026
7.6
The War Between the Land and the Sea
TV Series2025
6.9
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes
TV Series2025
7.3
Plainclothes
Movie2025
0.0
Life is Excellent
Movie2024
9.0
Pet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia
Movie2024
5.8
The Fortress
TV Series2024
5.4
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
TV Series2024
5.2
White Widow
Movie2023
6.4
Juice
TV Series2023
0.0
Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
TV Series2023
6.7
Love Again
Movie2023
5.2
Allelujah
Movie2023
0.0
Wayfinder
Movie2022
4.2
AIDS: The Unheard Tapes
TV Series2022
10.0
National Theatre Live: Constellations
Movie2021
6.6
Starstruck
TV Series2021
3.0
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Movie2021
6.1
The Sister
TV Series2020
0.0
No Masks
Movie2020
No Backdrop
0.0
Baby Lies Truthfully
Movie2020
6.0
Flesh and Blood
TV Series2020
No Backdrop
0.0
It's Me
Movie2020
6.7
The Good Liar
Movie2019
7.1
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
TV Series2019
7.5
Years and Years
TV Series2019
No Backdrop
9.0
The Sea
Movie2019
No Backdrop
7.5
Hymn of Hate
Movie2018
6.3
Freedom Fighters: The Ray
Movie2018
0.0
Shane the Chef
TV Series2018
7.1
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
TV Series2018
5.6
Freedom Fighters: The Ray
TV Series2017
5.3
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
TV Series2017
5.6
Queers.
TV Series2017
8.1
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
Movie2017
8.1
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
Movie2017
6.4
The Hippopotamus
Movie2017
7.6
FEUD
TV Series2017
0.0
We Have Been Watching
TV Series2017
6.1
Mindhorn
Movie2016
7.1
Looking: The Movie
Movie2016
6.4
The Pass
Movie2016
7.7
The Night Manager
TV Series2016
7.3
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
TV Series2016
5.3
Red Top
Movie2016
6.8
Stick Man
Movie2015
6.4
The Lady in the Van
Movie2015
7.3
Supergirl
TV Series2015
6.5
Quantico
TV Series2015
7.2
Banished
TV Series2015
7.8
The Flash
TV Series2014
7.0
Mike the Knight: Journey to Dragon Mountain
Movie2014
7.7
Pride
Movie2014
6.0
Blackwood
Movie2014
6.3
Muppets Most Wanted
Movie2014
6.0
Effie Gray
Movie2014
0.0
Festivals, Sex and Suspicious Parents
TV Series2014
7.4
Looking
TV Series2014
7.8
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
Movie2013
0.0
Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents
TV Series2013
6.0
Talking to the Dead
TV Series2013
0.0
The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies
TV Series2013
7.3
What Remains
TV Series2013
7.3
The Job Lot
TV Series2013
No Backdrop
0.0
The King is Dead
Movie2013
5.9
Tower Block
Movie2012
6.1
Grabbers
Movie2012
No Backdrop
0.0
Walking the Dogs
Movie2012
6.0
Playhouse Presents
TV Series2012
9.5
Just a Minute
TV Series2012
6.5
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
Movie2012
10.0
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
Movie2011
8.1
American Horror Story
TV Series2011
7.3
Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents
TV Series2011
7.1
Him & Her
TV Series2010
8.5
Sherlock
TV Series2010
7.8
Mongrels
TV Series2010
5.6
Huge
Movie2010
7.5
Roar
Movie2009
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV Series2009
7.1
Being Human
TV Series2009
7.0
In Passing
Movie2009
7.8
Little Dorrit
TV Series2008
6.7
Celebrity Juice
TV Series2008
7.0
Mutual Friends
TV Series2008
7.7
Ashes to Ashes
TV Series2008
7.6
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
Movie2007
7.5
Gavin & Stacey
TV Series2007
6.6
The History Boys
Movie2006
7.0
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
TV Series2006
6.4
My Family and Other Animals
Movie2005
8.1
Doctor Who Confidential
TV Series2005
7.8
Agatha Christie's Marple
TV Series2004
No Backdrop
5.1
The Paul O'Grady Show
TV Series2004
8.1
Servants
TV Series2003
6.5
Ultimate Force
TV Series2002
6.8
The Emperor's New Clothes
Movie2001
7.4
Messiah
TV Series2001
No Backdrop
0.0
The Red Peppers
Movie2001
5.8
Holby City
TV Series1999
7.3
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
TV Series1998
7.0
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV Series1996
7.6
Silent Witness
TV Series1996
0.0
Spywatch
TV Series1996
No Backdrop
7.5
Mud
TV Series1994
8.2
Agatha Christie's Poirot
TV Series1989
6.8
The Bill
TV Series1984
No Backdrop
0.0
Real Love (Yes, It's Real Love!)
MovieN/A