Acting
Russell Tovey
Acting · Born 1981-11-14 · Billericay, Essex, England, UK
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.
Credits · 101
The War Between the Land and the Sea
2025 · Barclay Pierre-Dupont
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes
2025 · DAC Brian Paddick
FilmPlainclothes
2025 · Andrew
FilmPet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia
2024
The Fortress
2024 · Charlie Oldman
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
2024 · Self - Guest
FilmWhite Widow
2023 · Charlie
Juice
2023 · Guy
Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
2023 · Russell Tovey
FilmLove Again
2023 · Billy Brooks
FilmAllelujah
2023 · Colin Colman
AIDS: The Unheard Tapes
2022 · Narrator
FilmNational Theatre Live: Constellations
2021 · Roland
Starstruck
2021 · Dave
FilmThe Picture of Dorian Gray
2021 · Basil Hallward
The Sister
2020 · Nathan
FilmBaby Lies Truthfully
2020
Flesh and Blood
2020 · Jake
FilmThe Good Liar
2019 · Steven
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
2019 · Self - Guest Judge
Years and Years
2019 · Daniel Lyons
FilmThe Sea
2019 · David
FilmHymn of Hate
2018 · Sergeant George May
FilmFreedom Fighters: The Ray
2018 · Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)
Shane the Chef
2018
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018 · Self - Guest
Freedom Fighters: The Ray
2017 · Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
2017 · Self
Queers.
2017 · Phil
FilmNational Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
2017 · Joseph Pitt/Mormon Centre Father/The Angel Europa
FilmNational Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
2017 · Joseph Pitt/Prior 1/The Eskimo
FilmThe Hippopotamus
2017 · Rupert Keynes
FEUD
2017 · John O'Shea
We Have Been Watching
2017 · Self
FilmMindhorn
2016 · Paul Melly
FilmLooking: The Movie
2016 · Kevin Matheson
FilmThe Pass
2016 · Jason
The Night Manager
2016 · Simon Ogilvey
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016 · Ray Terrill / The Ray
FilmRed Top
2016 · Andy Coulson
FilmStick Man
2015 · Dog (voice)
FilmThe Lady in the Van
2015 · Young Man with Earring
Supergirl
2015 · Ray Terrill / The Ray (uncredited)
Quantico
2015 · Harry Doyle
Banished
2015 · James Freeman
The Flash
2014 · Ray Terrill / The Ray
FilmMike the Knight: Journey to Dragon Mountain
2014 · Squirt (Voice)
FilmPride
2014 · Tim
FilmBlackwood
2014 · Jack
FilmMuppets Most Wanted
2014 · Delivery Man
FilmEffie Gray
2014 · George
Festivals, Sex and Suspicious Parents
2014 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Looking
2014 · Kevin Matheson
FilmDoctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
2013 · Narrator (voice)
Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents
2013 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Talking to the Dead
2013 · DS Huw Brydon
The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies
2013 · Narrator
What Remains
2013 · Michael
The Job Lot
2013 · Karl Lyndhurst
FilmTower Block
2012 · Paul
BBC Comedy Feeds
BBC Comedy Feeds
2012
FilmGrabbers
2012 · Dr. Adam Smith
Playhouse Presents
2012 · Footman
Just a Minute
2012 · Self
FilmThe Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012 · The Albino Pirate (voice)
Is This a Joke?
FilmIs This a Joke?
2011 · Tim
FilmThe Ballad of Russell & Julie
2011 · Midshipman Frame (archive footage)
American Horror Story
2011 · Patrick Read
Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents
2011 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Him & Her
2010 · Steve
Sherlock
2010 · Henry Knight
Mongrels
2010
FilmHuge
2010 · Carl
FilmRoar
2009 · Tom
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
Being Human
2009 · George Sands
FilmIn Passing
2009 · Henry Travers
Little Dorrit
2008 · John Chivery
Celebrity Juice
2008 · Self
Mutual Friends
2008 · Estate Agent
Ashes to Ashes
2008 · Marcus Johnstone
FilmDoctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
2007 · Midshipman Alonso Frame
Gavin & Stacey
2007 · Budgie
FilmThe History Boys
2006 · Rudge
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
2006
FilmMy Family and Other Animals
2005 · Leslie Durrell
Doctor Who Confidential
2005 · Narrator
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 · PC Terence Reed
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
Servants
2003
Ultimate Force
2002
FilmThe Emperor's New Clothes
2001 · Recruit
Messiah
2001 · Robbie McManus
Holby City
1999 · Jerome Hibbert
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
1998 · Stable boy
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996 · Self - Panellist
Silent Witness
1996
Spywatch
1996 · Dennis Sealey
Mud
1994 · Bill
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · Lionel Marshall
The Bill
1984