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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.281 |
| Birthday | 1981-11-14 |
| Place of Birth | Billericay, Essex, England, UK |
| Also Known As | Russell George Tovey, راسل تووی, |
2006
The History Boys
6.6/203
The story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students at a Yorkshire grammar school in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambrid...
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The History Boys
2021
National Theatre Live: Constellations
10/1
A quantum physicist and a beekeeper meet at a barbeque. They hit it off, or perhaps they don’t. They go home together, or maybe they go their separate...
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National Theatre Live: Constellations
2023
Allelujah
5.2/23
When news of the closure of a small hospital's geriatric ward begins to reach the community, the hospital invites a local news crew to document their...
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Allelujah
2005
My Family and Other Animals
6.386/22
An English family relocates to sunny Greece in the months before WWII.
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My Family and Other Animals
Real Love (Yes, It's Real Love!)
0/0
Written & directed by Jamie Adams
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Real Love (Yes, It's Real Love!)
2012
Grabbers
6.109/459
Something sinister has come to the shores of Erin Island, unbeknownst to the quaint population of this sleepy fishing village resting somewhere off Ir...
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Grabbers
2011
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
10/5
David Tennant, Catherine Tate and John Barrowman thank Russell T. Davies and Julie Gardner for their work on Doctor Who in this charming tribute that...
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The Ballad of Russell & Julie
2023
Love Again
6.7/410
Mira Ray, dealing with the loss of her fiancé, John, sends a series of romantic texts to his old cell phone number… not realizing the number was reass...
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Love Again
2014
Blackwood
5.9/45
Having recovered from a shattering emotional breakdown, college professor Ben Marshall relocates to the countryside with his wife and young son, hopin...
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Blackwood
2023
White Widow
5/4
Across Africa and London, an American woman struggles with recent tragic events, resulting in impromptu rendezvous with a naive Irishman, who takes on...
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White Widow
2011
Is This a Joke?
0/0
Tim's life is a joke. Literally.
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Is This a Joke?
2022
Wayfinder
0/0
Set during a pandemic, the film tracks the movements of its central protagonist – The Wanderer, a young girl, on an intrepid journey across England. P...
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Wayfinder
2012
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
6.5/1116
The enthusiastic Pirate Captain, along with his rag-tag crew, sets out to beat his bitter rivals. The chaotic adventure takes them from exotic shores...
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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012
Tower Block
5.833/186
A year after witnessing a murder, residents of Tower Block 31 find themselves being picked off by a sniper, pitting those lucky enough to be alive int...
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Tower Block
2001
The Red Peppers
0/0
Set in 1936 during the dying days of music hall, "The Red Peppers' is the poignant story of George and Lily Pepper, a husband and wife comedy double a...
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The Red Peppers
2020
It's Me
0/0
Set over the course of an evening, a mother remembers moments from a game she played with her son throughout his childhood. Tragedy strikes when he un...
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It's Me
2014
Muppets Most Wanted
6.285/840
While on a grand world tour, The Muppets find themselves wrapped into an European jewel-heist caper headed by a Kermit the Frog look-alike and his das...
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Muppets Most Wanted
2012
Walking the Dogs
0/0
A Buckingham Palace guard attending to Queen Elizabeth's room takes her dogs for a walk and while he's away an intruder breaks in for a chat with the...
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Walking the Dogs
2014
Pride
7.712/1321
In 1984, a group of LGBT activists decide to raise money to support the National Union of Mineworkers during their lengthy strike. There is only one p...
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Pride
2025
Plainclothes
10/1
A promising undercover officer assigned to lure and arrest gay men defies professional orders when he falls in love with a target.
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Plainclothes
2021
Rhythm of Life
6.5/2
A star-studded short film encouraging people to get COVID-19 vaccines and featuring the song "The Rhythm of Life" from the 1966 classic musical, Sweet...
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Rhythm of Life
2015
The Lady in the Van
6.421/753
The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van...
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The Lady in the Van
2010
Lady Grey London
7/3
Starring Marion Cotillard as Lady Grey, a burlesque artist with magical healing powers, the unshakable Sir Ian Mckellan as her crippled fan and Russel...
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Lady Grey London
2016
Red Top
5.3/3
Comic fantasy telling the story of Rebekah, an innocent and beguiling Northern girl who accidentally becomes Chief Executive of News International and...
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Red Top
2015
Stick Man
6.8/110
Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three, and he's heading on an epic adventure across the seasons....
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Stick Man
2016
The Pass
6.4/126
The night before their debut game, two professional soccer players share a kiss. In a sporting world where image is everything, this surprising ‘pass’...
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The Pass
2016
Looking: The Movie
7.1/219
Patrick returns to San Francisco for the first time in almost a year to celebrate a momentous event with his old friends. In the process, he must face...
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Looking: The Movie
2010
Huge
5.6/7
A feuding double act try to make it in the cut-throat world of stand-up comedy.
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Huge
2024
Pet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia
9/1
Following the release of All of Us Strangers, acclaimed British filmmaker Andrew Haigh shoots Tracey Emin and Russell Tovey alongside the Pet Shop Boy...
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Pet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia
2024
Life is Excellent
0/0
David Robilliard was a talented British artist who died in 1988, aged just 36 years old, one of the many young gay men of his generation lost to AIDS....
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Life is Excellent
2014
Effie Gray
5.9/185
A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray.
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Effie Gray
2016
Mindhorn
6.08/299
A washed up actor best known for playing the title character in the 1980s detective show "Mindhorn" must work with the police when a serial killer say...
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Mindhorn
2017
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
8.6/15
The National Theatre's live theatrical production of Tony Kushner's two-part play 'Angels In America' about New Yorkers grappling with the AIDS crisis...
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National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
2017
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
8.6/13
America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and...
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National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
2013
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
7.8/6
The Ultimate Guide was a documentary made by BBC Events Production in London which aired on BBC Three in the run-up to the 50th anniversary of the Doc...
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Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
2007
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
7.5/196
When disaster hits the Titanic, the Doctor uncovers a threat to the whole human race. Battling alongside aliens, saboteurs, robot Angels and a new fri...
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Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
2001
The Emperor's New Clothes
6.7/40
Napoleon, exiled, devises a plan to retake the throne. He'll swap places with commoner Eugene Lenormand, sneak into Paris, then Lenormand will reveal...
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The Emperor's New Clothes
2018
Freedom Fighters: The Ray
6.1/85
Earth-X is one of many realities in the multiverse, with one glaring difference from our Earth: The Nazis won World War II. Led by The Ray, a group of...
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Freedom Fighters: The Ray
2009
Roar
7.6/5
London. It's Christmas. Tom is a timid loner who cuts keys in a dry-cleaners in Soho. He's dominated by his extroverted boss, Mick, who habitually cra...
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Roar
2019
The Sea
9/1
On a grey day, a woman sits alone on a beach and calmly watches the birds. As she sits, she is joined by various people who make up the tapestry of he...
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The Sea
2017
The Hippopotamus
6.4/111
Disgraced poet Ted Wallace is summoned to his friend's country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.
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The Hippopotamus
2019
The Good Liar
6.7/1153
Career con man Roy sets his sights on his latest mark: recently widowed Betty, worth millions. And he means to take it all. But as the two draw closer...
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The Good Liar
2013
The King is Dead
0/0
There's a mole in the organisation, and Lionel doesn't like moles. So he's brought his right hand men Nicky and Frank together, and he's going to find...
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The King is Dead
2009
In Passing
8/1
A Blitz mother confronts a home truth.
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In Passing
2020
Baby Lies Truthfully
0/0
It's 1987. David Robilliard is a young artist and writer in London. His work is raw as it is refreshing. It's coarse but laceratingly clever exploring...
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Baby Lies Truthfully
2018
Hymn of Hate
7/1
Sgt George May and Pvt Billy Booth are sent to patrol the deadly No Man's Land by a young and inexperienced officer, eager to assert authority over hi...
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Hymn of Hate
2021
The Picture of Dorian Gray
3/1
In a profile pic-obsessed, filter-fixated world where online and reality blur, influencer Dorian Gray makes a deal. For his social star never to fade....
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
2024
Gavin & Stacey: The Finale
9.2/2
It’s five years since Nessa declared her love for Smithy – and a lot has happened since. Journey to Barry and Billericay to catch up with the gang for...
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