Russell Tovey

Acting

Russell Tovey

Born November 14, 1981Billericay, Essex, England, UK110 credits

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

Deep Dive

Movie

2026

The War Between the Land and the Sea
7.3

The War Between the Land and the Sea

TV

2025

The Cult of Americana

Movie

2025

Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes
6.9

Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes

TV

2025

Plainclothes
7.2

Plainclothes

Movie

2025

Life is Excellent

Life is Excellent

Movie

2024

Filmography

Deep Dive
2026Deep Diveas SelfMovie
The War Between the Land and the Sea
2025The War Between the Land and the Seaas Barclay Pierre-DupontTV
T
2025The Cult of AmericanaMovie
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes
2025Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezesas Deputy Assistant Commissioner Brian PaddickTV
Plainclothes
2025Plainclothesas AndrewMovie
Life is Excellent
2024Life is ExcellentMovie
Pet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia
2024Pet Shop Boys: A New BohemiaMovie
The Fortress
2024The Fortressas Charlie OldmanTV
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
2024Rob Beckett's Smart TVas Self - GuestTV
White Widow
2023White Widowas CharlieMovie
Juice
2023Juiceas GuyTV
Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
2023Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barryas Russell ToveyTV
Love Again
2023Love Againas Billy BrooksMovie
Allelujah
2023Allelujahas Colin ColmanMovie
Wayfinder
2022Wayfinderas RussellMovie
AIDS: The Unheard Tapes
2022AIDS: The Unheard Tapesas NarratorTV
National Theatre Live: Constellations
2021National Theatre Live: Constellationsas RolandMovie
Starstruck
2021Starstruckas DaveTV
The Picture of Dorian Gray
2021The Picture of Dorian Grayas Basil HallwardMovie
The Sister
2020The Sisteras NathanTV
No Masks
2020No MasksMovie
Baby Lies Truthfully
2020Baby Lies TruthfullyMovie
Flesh and Blood
2020Flesh and Bloodas JakeTV
It's Me
2020It's Meas JoeMovie
The Good Liar
2019The Good Liaras StevenMovie
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
2019RuPaul's Drag Race UKas Self - Guest JudgeTV
Years and Years
2019Years and Yearsas Daniel LyonsTV
The Sea
2019The Seaas DavidMovie
Hymn of Hate
2018Hymn of Hateas Sergeant George MayMovie
Freedom Fighters: The Ray
2018Freedom Fighters: The Rayas Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)Movie
Shane the Chef
2018Shane the ChefTV
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Canceras Self - GuestTV
Freedom Fighters: The Ray
2017Freedom Fighters: The Rayas Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)TV
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
2017The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Sliceas SelfTV
Queers.
2017Queers.as PhilTV
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
2017National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroikaas Joseph Pitt/Mormon Centre Father/The Angel EuropaMovie
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
2017National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approachesas Joseph Pitt/Prior 1/The EskimoMovie
The Hippopotamus
2017The Hippopotamusas Rupert KeynesMovie
FEUD
2017FEUDas John O'SheaTV
We Have Been Watching
2017We Have Been Watchingas SelfTV
Mindhorn
2016Mindhornas Paul MellyMovie
Looking: The Movie
2016Looking: The Movieas Kevin MathesonMovie
The Pass
2016The Passas JasonMovie
The Night Manager
2016The Night Manageras Simon OgilveyTV
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016DC's Legends of Tomorrowas Ray Terrill / The RayTV
Red Top
2016Red Topas Andy CoulsonMovie
Stick Man
2015Stick Manas Dog (voice)Movie
The Lady in the Van
2015The Lady in the Vanas Young Man with EarringMovie
Supergirl
2015Supergirlas Ray Terrill / The Ray (uncredited)TV
Quantico
2015Quanticoas Harry DoyleTV
Banished
2015Banishedas James FreemanTV
The Flash
2014The Flashas Ray Terrill / The RayTV
Mike the Knight: Journey to Dragon Mountain
2014Mike the Knight: Journey to Dragon Mountainas Squirt (Voice)Movie
Pride
2014Prideas TimMovie
Blackwood
2014Blackwoodas JackMovie
Muppets Most Wanted
2014Muppets Most Wantedas Delivery ManMovie
Effie Gray
2014Effie Grayas GeorgeMovie
Festivals, Sex and Suspicious Parents
2014Festivals, Sex and Suspicious Parentsas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
Looking
2014Lookingas Kevin MathesonTV
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
2013Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guideas Narrator (voice)Movie
Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents
2013Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parentsas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
Talking to the Dead
2013Talking to the Deadas DS Huw BrydonTV
What Remains
2013What Remainsas MichaelTV
The Job Lot
2013The Job Lotas Karl LyndhurstTV
The King is Dead
2013The King is Deadas NickyMovie
Tower Block
2012Tower Blockas PaulMovie
B
2012BBC Comedy FeedsTV
Grabbers
2012Grabbersas Dr. Adam SmithMovie
Walking the Dogs
2012Walking the Dogsas FootmanMovie
Playhouse Presents
2012Playhouse Presentsas FootmanTV
Just a Minute
2012Just a Minuteas SelfTV
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!as The Albino Pirate (voice)Movie
I
2011Is This a Joke?as TimMovie
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
2011The Ballad of Russell & Julieas Midshipman Frame (archive footage)Movie
American Horror Story
2011American Horror Storyas Patrick ReadTV
Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents
2011Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parentsas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
Him & Her
2010Him & Heras SteveTV
Sherlock
2010Sherlockas Henry KnightTV
Mongrels
2010MongrelsTV
Huge
2010Hugeas CarlMovie
Roar
2009Roaras TomMovie
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - GuestTV
Being Human
2009Being Humanas George SandsTV
In Passing
2009In Passingas Henry TraversMovie
Little Dorrit
2008Little Dorritas John ChiveryTV
Celebrity Juice
2008Celebrity Juiceas SelfTV
Mutual Friends
2008Mutual Friendsas Estate AgentTV
Ashes to Ashes
2008Ashes to Ashesas Marcus JohnstoneTV
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
2007Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damnedas Midshipman Alonso FrameMovie
Gavin & Stacey
2007Gavin & Staceyas BudgieTV
The History Boys
2006The History Boysas RudgeMovie
My Family and Other Animals
2005My Family and Other Animalsas Leslie DurrellMovie
Doctor Who Confidential
2005Doctor Who Confidentialas NarratorTV
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004Agatha Christie's Marpleas PC Terence ReedTV
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004The Paul O'Grady ShowTV
Evil Under the Sun
2003Evil Under the Sunas Lionel MarshallMovie
Servants
2003ServantsTV
Ultimate Force
2002Ultimate ForceTV
The Emperor's New Clothes
2001The Emperor's New Clothesas RecruitMovie
Messiah
2001Messiahas Robbie McManusTV
The Red Peppers
2001The Red Peppersas AlfMovie
Holby City
1999Holby Cityas Jerome HibbertTV
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
1998The Mrs Bradley Mysteriesas Stable boyTV
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996Never Mind the Buzzcocksas Self - PanellistTV
Silent Witness
1996Silent WitnessTV
Spywatch
1996Spywatchas Dennis SealeyTV
Mud
1994Mudas BillTV
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989Agatha Christie's Poirotas Lionel MarshallTV
The Bill
1984The BillTV
Real Love (Yes, It's Real Love!)
—Real Love (Yes, It's Real Love!)as MickMovie