Russell Tovey

Acting · Born 1981-11-14 · Billericay, Essex, England, UK

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

• Deep Dive (2026)
• I Am the Prize (2026)
• Plainclothes (2025)
• The Cult of Americana (2025)
• Pet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia (2024)
• Life is Excellent (2024)
• Allelujah (2023)
• Love Again (2023)
• White Widow (2023)
• Wayfinder (2022)
• National Theatre Live: Constellations (2021)
• The Picture of Dorian Gray (2021)
• It's Me (2020)
• Baby Lies Truthfully (2020)
• No Masks (2020)
• The Sea (2019)
• The Good Liar (2019)
• Hymn of Hate (2018)
• National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches (2017)
• National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika (2017)
• The Hippopotamus (2017)
• Red Top (2016)
• The Pass (2016)
• Looking: The Movie (2016)