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Russell George Tovey
in Essex, England, UK
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2013 What Remains (TV series) (filming)
Michael
– Episode #1.1 (2013) … Michael
– Episode #1.2 (2013) … Michael
– Episode #1.3 (2013) … Michael
– Episode #1.4 (2013) … Michael
 
2013 Effie Gray (post-production)
George
 
2013 Blackwood (post-production)
Jack
 
2013 The Job Lot (TV series)
Karl Lyndhurst
– Episode #1.4 (2013) … Karl Lyndhurst
– Episode #1.3 (2013) … Karl Lyndhurst
– Episode #1.2 (2013) … Karl Lyndhurst
– Episode #1.1 (2013) … Karl Lyndhurst
 
2013 The King Is Dead (short)
Nicky
 
2010-2012 Him & Her (TV series)
Steve
– The Christmas Special (2012) … Steve
– The Proposal (2012) … Steve
– The First Date (2012) … Steve
– The Father-in-Law (2012) … Steve
– The Happy Couple (2012) … Steve
See all 20 episodes »
 
2012 Tower Block
Paul
 
2012 So You Want to Be a Pirate! (video short)
The Albino Pirate
 
2012 Coming Up (TV series)
Carl
– New Cross (2012) … Carl
 
2012 Playhouse Presents (TV series)
Footman
– Walking the Dogs (2012) … Footman
 
2012 The Pirates! Band of Misfits
The Albino Pirate (voice)
 
2012 In Love with Wilde (TV series)
Jack
 
2008-2012 Being Human (TV series)
George / George Sands
– Eve of the War (2012) … George
– The Wolf-Shaped Bullet (2011) … George
– Though the Heavens Fall (2011) … George
– Daddy Ghoul (2011) … George
– The Longest Day (2011) … George
See all 24 episodes »
 
2012 Grabbers
Dr. Adam Smith
 
2012 Sherlock (TV series)
Henry Knight
– The Hounds of Baskerville (2012) … Henry Knight
 
2012 Is This a Joke?
Tim
 
2011 Mike the Knight (TV series)
– Mike the Knight and Trollee in Trouble (2011) (voice)
– Mike the Knight and the Wizard's Treasure (voice)
 
2011 Lady Grey London (short)
Rod
 
2010 Huge
Carl
 
2007-2010 Doctor Who (TV series)
Midshipman Frame
– The End of Time: Part Two (2010) … Midshipman Frame
– Voyage of the Damned (2007) … Midshipman Frame
 
2007-2009 Gavin & Stacey (TV series)
Budgie
– Episode #3.3 (2009) … Budgie
– Episode #2.6 (2008) … Budgie
– Episode #1.6 (2007) … Budgie (uncredited)
– Episode #1.5 (2007) … Budgie
 
2009 Comedy Showcase (TV series)
Dave
– The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (2009) … Dave
 
2009 Roar (short)
Tom
 
2009/I Drop (short)
Ben
 
2009 In Passing (short)
Henry Travers
 
2008 Little Dorrit (TV mini-series)
John Chivery
– Episode #1.14 (2008) … John Chivery
– Episode #1.12 (2008) … John Chivery
– Episode #1.8 (2008) … John Chivery
– Episode #1.7 (2008) … John Chivery
– Episode #1.6 (2008) … John Chivery
See all 10 episodes »
 
2008 Marple: Murder Is Easy (TV movie)
PC Terence Reed
 
2008 Mutual Friends (TV series)
Estate Agent
– Episode #1.5 (2008) … Estate Agent
 
2008 Ashes to Ashes (TV series)
Marcus Johnstone
– Episode #1.5 (2008) … Marcus Johnstone
 
2007 Annually Retentive (TV series)
Ben
– Episode #2.5 (2007) … Ben
– Episode #2.4 (2007) … Ben
– Episode #2.3 (2007) … Ben
– Episode #2.2 (2007) … Ben
– Episode #2.1 (2007) … Ben
 
2006 The History Boys
Rudge
 
2005 My Family and Other Animals (TV movie)
Leslie Durrell
 
2005 Messiah: The Harrowing (TV mini-series)
Robbie McManus, Police Technician
 
2001-2005 Holby City (TV series)
Adam Spengler / Jerome Hibbert
– Soft Centred (2005) … Adam Spengler
– Borrowed Time (2001) … Jerome Hibbert
 
2003 Servants (TV series)
John Walters
– Episode #1.6 (2003) … John Walters
 
2003 William and Mary (TV series)
Aaron Patterson
– Episode #1.4 (2003) … Aaron Patterson
 
2001-2002 The Bill (TV series)
Tyro Shaw / Kieran Elcott
– 068 (2002) … Kieran Elcott
– Complicity: Part 2 (2001) … Tyro Shaw
– Complicity: Part 1 (2001) … Tyro Shaw
 
2002 Silent Witness (TV series)
Josh Palmer
– Kith and Kill: Part 2 (2002) … Josh Palmer
– Kith and Kill: Part 1 (2002) … Josh Palmer
 
2002 Ultimate Force (TV series)
Weasel
– The Killing House (2002) … Weasel
 
2001 The Emperor's New Clothes
Recruit
 
2001 Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV series)
Lionel Marshall
– Evil Under the Sun (2001) … Lionel Marshall
 
2000 Anchor Me (TV movie)
Young Nathan
 
2000 Hope & Glory (TV series)
Gary Bailey
– Episode #2.2 (2000) … Gary Bailey
 
1998 The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries (TV series)
Stable Boy
– Speedy Death (1998) … Stable Boy
 
1996 Look and Read (TV series)
Dennis Sealey ("Spywatch" series)
 
1994-1995 Mud (TV series)
Bill
– Episode #2.1 (1995) … Bill
– Episode #1.6 (1994) … Bill
– Episode #1.5 (1994) … Bill
– Episode #1.4 (1994) … Bill
– Episode #1.3 (1994) … Bill
See all 7 episodes »
 
Show ShowSelf (19 titles)
2013 Arqiva British Academy Television Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
2013 The Jonathan Ross Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.17 (2013) … Himself
 
2009-2012 Never Mind the Buzzcocks (TV series)
Himself
– Christmas 2012 (2012) … Himself
– Episode #23.10 (2009) … Himself
 
2012 Just a Minute (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (2012) … Himself
 
2011 Mongrels (TV series)
Himself
– Kali and the Rickshaw Inferno (2011) … Himself
 
2007-2011 Doctor Who Confidential (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator / Himself
– When Time Froze (2011) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Open All Hours (2011) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Heartbreak Hotel (2011) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– What Dreams May Come (2011) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– About a Boy (2011) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
See all 15 episodes »
 
2011 24 Hour Panel People (TV mini-series)
Himself
– Episode #1.4 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself - Actor
– Episode dated 21 January 2011 (2011) … Himself - Actor
 
2011 Sun... Sex & Suspicious Parents (TV series)
Himself - Narrator
 
2011 Alan Carr: Chatty Man (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.7 (2011) … Himself
 
2010 The Undercover Princesses (TV series)
Narrator
– Episode #1.4 (2010) … Narrator (voice)
– Episode #1.3 (2010) … Narrator (voice)
– Episode #1.2 (2010) … Narrator (voice)
– Episode #1.1 (2010) … Narrator (voice)
 
2009 Sound (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.26 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Comic Relief's Naughty Bits (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Richard & Judy's New Position (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 January 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Little Dorrit: An Insight (video documentary short)
Himself - 'John Chivery'
 
2009 Something for the Weekend (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 January 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2007 Pass It On: The History Boys on Screen (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 October 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2005 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Alan Bennett (2005) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2009 Never Mind the Buzzcocks (TV series)
 
2009 Doctor Who Greatest Moments (TV mini-series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Tintin in "Tintin", adapted from the cartoons by 'Rufus Norris' - Barbican, London (2005-6). See more »

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1 Interview  | 1 Article  | See more »

Height:

5' 9¾" (1.77 m)
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I came out to myself when I was about 15 or 16, and to my parents when I was 18. When you come out to your parents, that's when it's properly official... The only thing I can give to young gay people is that when I was growing up there were no role models that were blokey, that were men. Everybody was flamboyant and camp... See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio