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.
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Movies (55)
Queer Edward II
2026 · Executive Producer
I Am the Prize
2026
Deep Dive
2026 · Self
The Cult of Americana
2025
Plainclothes
2025 · Andrew
Gavin & Stacey: The Finale
2024 · Karl 'Budgie' Barratt
Life is Excellent
2024
Pet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia
2024
White Widow
2023 · Charlie
Amor a primer mensaje
2023 · Billy Brooks
Allelujah
2023 · Colin Colman
Wayfinder
2022 · Russell
National Theatre Live: Constellations
2021 · Roland
The Picture of Dorian Gray
2021 · Basil Hallward
No Masks
2020
Baby Lies Truthfully
2020
It's Me
2020 · Joe
El Buen Mentiroso
2019 · Steven
The Sea
2019 · David
Hymn of Hate
2018 · Sergeant George May
Luchadores por la libertad: el rayo
2018 · Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
2017 · Joseph Pitt/Mormon Centre Father/The Angel Europa
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
2017 · Joseph Pitt/Prior 1/The Eskimo
The Hippopotamus
2017 · Rupert Keynes
Mindhorn
2016 · Paul Melly
Looking: The Movie
2016 · Kevin Matheson
The Pass
2016 · Jason
Red Top
2016 · Andy Coulson
El Increíble Viaje de Hombre-Rama
2015 · Dog (voice)
Una dama sobre ruedas
2015 · Young Man with Earring
Mike the Knight: Journey to Dragon Mountain
2014 · Squirt (Voice)
Pride
2014 · Tim
Blackwood
2014 · Jack
Los Muppets 2: Los más buscados
2014 · Delivery Man
Awesome Adventures: Party Surprise!
2014 · Squirt (voice)
Effie Gray: Un lío amoroso
2014 · George
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
2013 · Narrator (voice)
The King is Dead
2013 · Nicky
Tower Block
2012 · Paul
Grabbers
2012 · Dr. Adam Smith
Walking the Dogs
2012 · Footman
¡Piratas! Una loca aventura
2012 · The Albino Pirate (voice)
Is This a Joke?
2011 · Tim
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
2011 · Midshipman Frame (archive footage)
Huge
2010 · Carl
Roar
2009 · Tom
In Passing
2009 · Henry Travers
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
2007 · Midshipman Alonso Frame
The History Boys
2006 · Rudge
My Family and Other Animals
2005 · Leslie Durrell
The Emperor's New Clothes
2001 · Recruit
The Red Peppers
2001 · Alf
Real Love (Yes, It's Real Love!)
· Mick
When the Wolves Came
· Sebastian
Wild Bird
· Alexander McQueen, Writer, Executive Producer
TV shows (63)
The War Between the Land and the Sea
2025 · Barclay Pierre-Dupont
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes
2025 · DAC Brian Paddick
The Fortress
2024 · Charlie Oldman
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
2024 · Self - Guest
Juice
2023 · Guy
Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
2023 · Russell Tovey
AIDS: The Unheard Tapes
2022 · Narrator
Starstruck
2021 · Dave
The Sister
2020 · Nathan
Flesh and Blood
2020 · Jake
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
2019 · Self - Guest Judge
Years & Years
2019 · Daniel Lyons
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
FEUD
2017 · John O'Shea
We Have Been Watching
2017 · Self
El infiltrado
2016 · Simon Ogilvey
Leyendas del Mañana
2016 · Ray Terrill / The Ray
Supergirl
2015 · Ray Terrill / The Ray (uncredited)
Quantico
2015 · Harry Doyle
Banished
2015 · James Freeman
Flash
2014 · Ray Terrill / The Ray
Festivals, Sex and Suspicious Parents
2014 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Looking
2014 · Kevin Matheson
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
BBC Comedy Feeds
2012
Playhouse Presents
2012 · Footman
Just a Minute
2012 · Self
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
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
Being Human
2009 · George Sands
Little Dorrit
2008 · John Chivery
Celebrity Juice
2008 · Self
Mutual Friends
2008 · Estate Agent
Ashes to Ashes
2008 · Marcus Johnstone
Gavin & Stacey
2007 · Budgie
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
2006
Doctor Who Confidential
2005 · Narrator
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 · PC Terence Reed
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
Coming Up
2003 · Carl
Servants
2003
Ultimate Force
2002
Messiah
2001 · Robbie McManus
Holby City
1999 · Jerome Hibbert, Adam Spengler
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
1998 · Stable boy
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996 · Self - Panellist
Testigo silencioso
1996
Spywatch
1996 · Dennis Sealey
Mud
1994 · Bill
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · Lionel Marshall
The Bill
1984