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.
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0869871
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q716998
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Filmography (Movies)
Plainclothes
Character:Andrew
Release Date:19/09/2025
Life is Excellent
Character:
Release Date:04/08/2024
Pet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia
Character:
Release Date:04/06/2024
White Widow
Character:Charlie
Release Date:20/11/2023
Love Again
Character:Billy Brooks
Release Date:04/05/2023
Allelujah
Character:Colin Colman
Release Date:17/03/2023
Wayfinder
Character:Russell
Release Date:01/07/2022
National Theatre Live: Constellations
Character:Roland
Release Date:28/10/2021
Rhythm of Life
Character:Self
Release Date:03/07/2021
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Character:Basil Hallward
Release Date:16/03/2021
No Masks
Character:
Release Date:30/09/2020
Baby Lies Truthfully
Character:
Release Date:01/07/2020
It's Me
Character:Joe
Release Date:02/01/2020
The Good Liar
Character:Steven
Release Date:08/11/2019
The Sea
Character:David
Release Date:10/03/2019
Hymn of Hate
Character:Sergeant George May
Release Date:11/11/2018
Freedom Fighters: The Ray
Character:Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)
Release Date:28/08/2018
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
Character:Joseph Pitt/Mormon Centre Father/The Angel Europa
Release Date:27/07/2017
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
Character:Joseph Pitt/Prior 1/The Eskimo
Release Date:20/07/2017
The Hippopotamus
Character:Rupert Keynes
Release Date:08/03/2017
Mindhorn
Character:Paul Melly
Release Date:09/10/2016
Looking: The Movie
Character:Kevin Matheson
Release Date:24/07/2016
The Pass
Character:Jason
Release Date:16/03/2016
Red Top
Character:Andy Coulson
Release Date:20/01/2016
Stick Man
Character:Dog (voice)
Release Date:07/12/2015
The Lady in the Van
Character:Young Man with Earring
Release Date:30/10/2015
Mike the Knight: Journey to Dragon Mountain
Character:Squirt (Voice)
Release Date:15/09/2014
Pride
Character:Tim
Release Date:12/09/2014
Blackwood
Character:Jack
Release Date:01/08/2014
Muppets Most Wanted
Character:Delivery Man
Release Date:20/03/2014
Effie Gray
Character:George
Release Date:08/03/2014
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:18/11/2013
The King is Dead
Character:Nicky
Release Date:01/04/2013
Tower Block
Character:Paul
Release Date:19/09/2012
Grabbers
Character:Dr. Adam Smith
Release Date:10/08/2012
Walking the Dogs
Character:Footman
Release Date:31/05/2012
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
Character:The Albino Pirate (voice)
Release Date:12/03/2012
Is This a Joke?
Character:Tim
Release Date:31/12/2011
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
Character:Midshipman Frame (archive footage)
Release Date:31/10/2011
Lady Grey London
Character:Rod
Release Date:08/12/2010
Huge
Character:Carl
Release Date:18/06/2010
Roar
Character:Tom
Release Date:05/08/2009
In Passing
Character:Henry Travers
Release Date:01/01/2009
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
Character:Midshipman Alonso Frame
Release Date:25/12/2007
The History Boys
Character:Rudge
Release Date:02/10/2006
My Family and Other Animals
Character:Leslie Durrell
Release Date:27/12/2005
The Emperor's New Clothes
Character:Recruit
Release Date:11/08/2001
The Red Peppers
Character:Alf
Release Date:01/01/2001
Television Appearances
The War Between the Land and the Sea
Character:Barclay Pierre-Dupont
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes
Character:Deputy Assistant Commissioner Brian Paddick
The Fortress
Character:Charlie Oldman
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
Character:Self - Guest
Juice
Character:Guy
Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
Character:Russell Tovey
AIDS: The Unheard Tapes
Character:Narrator
Starstruck
Character:Dave
The Sister
Character:Nathan
Flesh and Blood
Character:Jake
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Character:Self - Guest Judge
Years and Years
Character:Daniel Lyons
Shane the Chef
Character:
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Character:Self - Guest
Freedom Fighters: The Ray
Character:Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
Character:Self
Queers.
Character:Phil
Queers.
Character:
FEUD
Character:John O'Shea
We Have Been Watching
Character:Self
The Night Manager
Character:Simon Ogilvey
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Character:Ray Terrill / The Ray
Supergirl
Character:Ray Terrill / The Ray (uncredited)
Quantico
Character:Harry Doyle
Banished
Character:James Freeman
The Flash
Character:Ray Terrill / The Ray
Festivals, Sex and Suspicious Parents
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Looking
Character:Kevin Matheson
Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Talking to the Dead
Character:DS Huw Brydon
What Remains
Character:Michael
The Job Lot
Character:Karl Lyndhurst
BBC Comedy Feeds
Character:
Just a Minute
Character:Self
American Horror Story
Character:Patrick Read
Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Him & Her
Character:Steve
Sherlock
Character:Henry Knight
Mongrels
Character:
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
Being Human
Character:George Sands
Little Dorrit
Character:John Chivery
Celebrity Juice
Character:Self
Mutual Friends
Character:Estate Agent
Ashes to Ashes
Character:Marcus Johnstone
Gavin & Stacey
Character:Budgie
Doctor Who Confidential
Character:Narrator
Agatha Christie's Marple
Character:PC Terence Reed
The Paul O'Grady Show
Character:
Servants
Character:
Ultimate Force
Character:
Messiah
Character:Robbie McManus
Holby City
Character:Jerome Hibbert
Holby City
Character:Adam Spengler
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
Character:Stable boy
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Character:Self - Panellist
Silent Witness
Character:
Spywatch
Character:Dennis Sealey
Mud
Character:Bill
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Character:Lionel Marshall
The Bill
Character:
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