Russell Tovey
Department: 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.
Known For
The History Boys
2006
National Theatre Live: Constellations
2021
Allelujah
2023
My Family and Other Animals
2005
Real Love (Yes, It's Real Love!)
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Grabbers
2012
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
2011
Love Again
2023
Blackwood
2014
White Widow
2023
Is This a Joke?
2011
Wayfinder
2022
Tower Block
2012
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012
The Red Peppers
2001
It's Me
2020
Muppets Most Wanted
2014
Walking the Dogs
2012
Pride
2014
Plainclothes
2025
The Lady in the Van
2015
Red Top
2016
Stick Man
2015
The Pass
2016
Looking: The Movie
2016
Huge
2010
Pet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia
2024
Life is Excellent
2024
Effie Gray
2014
Mindhorn
2016
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
2017
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
2017
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
2013
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
2007
The Emperor's New Clothes
2001
Freedom Fighters: The Ray
2018
Roar
2009
The Sea
2019
The Hippopotamus
2017
The Good Liar
2019
The King is Dead
2013
In Passing
2009
Baby Lies Truthfully
2020
Hymn of Hate
2018
The Picture of Dorian Gray
2021
No Masks
2020
Mike the Knight: Journey to Dragon Mountain
2014
The Cult of Americana
2025
Deep Dive
2026
Deep Dive: The Making of The War Between The Land And The Sea
2026
Ultimate Force
2002
The Bill
1984
Silent Witness
1996
We Have Been Watching
2017
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
Being Human
2009
Messiah
2001
Little Dorrit
2008
Him & Her
2010
What Remains
2013
Looking
2014
Banished
2015
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
2019
Juice
2023
Mutual Friends
2008
Sherlock
2010
Servants
2003
Quantico
2015
Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
2023
Just a Minute
2012
Mongrels
2010
Mud
1994
Queers.
2017
Starstruck
2021
Spywatch
1996
The Flash
2014
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016
Freedom Fighters: The Ray
2017
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
Holby City
1999
Holby City
1999
AIDS: The Unheard Tapes
2022
The Job Lot
2013
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
2017
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
2024
FEUD
2017
Celebrity Juice
2008
Years and Years
2019
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
American Horror Story
2011
Talking to the Dead
2013
Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents
2013
Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents
2011
Festivals, Sex and Suspicious Parents
2014
The Fortress
2024
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Supergirl
2015
Flesh and Blood
2020
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
1998
Shane the Chef
2018
Ashes to Ashes
2008
The War Between the Land and the Sea
2025
Queers.
2017
The Sister
2020
The Night Manager
2016
Gavin & Stacey
2007
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes
2025
BBC Comedy Feeds
2012
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Playhouse Presents
2012