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Biography

Born in 1981, Russell Tovey began his career as a child actor. Russell has started in various plays, TV programmes and movies, most notably…more

Born

11/14/1981, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Birth Name

Russell Tovey

Gender

Male

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Role
- Being Human (UK)
  George Sands
  - S 4: Ep 1 Eve of the War
    2/5/12
  - S 3: Ep 8 The Wolf-Shaped Bullet
    3/13/11
  - S 3: Ep 7 Though the Heavens Fall
    3/6/11
  - S 3: Ep 6 Daddy Ghoul
    2/27/11
  - S 3: Ep 5 The Longest Day
    2/20/11
  - + 19 More Credits
- Doctor Who Confidential
  Narrator
  - S 6: Ep 13 When Time Froze
    10/1/11
  - S 6: Ep 12 Open All Hours
    9/24/11
  - S 6: Ep 11 Heartbreak Hotel
    9/17/11
  - S 6: Ep 10 What Dreams May Come
    9/10/11
  - S 6: Ep 9 About a Boy
    9/3/11
  - + 8 More Credits
- Him & Her
  Steve
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Birthday
    9/13/10
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Toast
    9/6/10
- Little Dorrit
  John Chivery
  - S 1: Ep 14 Episode 14
    12/11/08
  - S 1: Ep 12 Episode 12
    12/7/08
  - S 1: Ep 8 Episode 8
    11/20/08
  - S 1: Ep 7 Episode 7
    11/19/08
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    11/13/08
  - + 5 More Credits
- Spywatch
  Dennis Sealy
  - S 1: Ep 10 Captured
    3/25/96
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Secret Quarry
    3/18/96
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Pilot
    3/11/96
  - S 1: Ep 7 Surprise
    3/4/96
  - S 1: Ep 6 Bombs in the Country
    2/19/96
  - + 5 More Credits
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- The Increasingly Poor Decisions Of Todd Margaret
  Dave (UK pilot only)
Guest Star (19)

Role
- Sherlock
  Henry Knight
  - S 2: Ep 2 The Hounds of Baskerville
    1/8/12
- Doctor Who (2005)
  Midshipman Frame
  - — The End of Time (2)
    1/1/10
  - — Voyage of the Damned
    12/25/07
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks
  Himself
  - S 23: Ep 10 Dermot O'Leary, Russell Tovey, Aston Merrygold, David O'Doherty, Michael Ball
    12/2/09
- Agatha Christie's Marple
  PC Terence Reed
  - S 4: Ep 2 Murder Is Easy
    9/13/09
- Comic Relief
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 6 Comic Relief 2009 - Comic Relief Naughty Bits
    3/8/09
- Richard & Judy
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 14 Friday 30th January
    1/30/09
- Mutual Friends
  Estate Agent
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5
    9/23/08
- Gavin and Stacey
  Budgie
  - S 2: Ep 6 Season Two, Episode Six
    4/13/08
- Ashes to Ashes
  Marcus Johnstone
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5
    3/6/08
- Masterpiece Theatre
  Leslie Durrell
  - S 35: Ep 12 My Family and Other Animals
    4/9/06
- Messiah
  Robbie McManus
  - S 4: Ep 3 The Harrowing, Episode Three
    8/30/05
  - S 4: Ep 2 The Harrowing, Episode Two
    8/29/05
  - S 4: Ep 1 The Harrowing, Episode One
    8/28/05
- Holby City
  Adam Spengler
  - S 7: Ep 42 Soft Centred
    8/2/05
- Servants
  John Walters
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode 4
    5/1/03
- William and Mary
  Aaron Patterson
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode 4
    4/13/03
- Agatha Christie's Poirot
  Lionel Marshall
  - S 8: Ep 2 Evil under the Sun
    12/15/02
- The Bill
  Kieran Elcott
  - S 18: Ep 79 Episode 068
    12/4/02
- Silent Witness
  Josh Palmer
  - S 6: Ep 4 Kith And Kill (2)
    10/6/02
  - S 6: Ep 3 Kith And Kill (1)
    10/5/02
- The Bill
  Tyro Shaw
  - S 17: Ep 39 Complicity Part Two
    6/1/01
  - S 17: Ep 38 Complicity Part One
    5/25/01
- The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
  Stable Boy
  - S 1: Ep 0 Speedy Death
    8/31/98
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- Mongrels
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 2 Nelson and the Fortnight of the Living Dead

Russell Tovey News

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Josh-ing Around With Being Human

By Tim Surette, Feb 01, 2011

Cartoonish actor Sam Huntington really shows off the plasticity of his face in the new Syfy series; are you a fan of the way he plays the role? read more
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Show 101: Being Human (UK)

By Heather Hughes, Jan 22, 2011

Everything you need to know ahead of the third season debut of Being Human (UK). read more

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- July 2009, Russell will attend ComicCon in San Diego with his Being Human co-star Leonora Crichlow and Aidan Turner and creator Toby Whithouse in order to promote the series for American audiences.
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- In 2009 Russell read an abridged versions of the Doctor Who books The Doctor Trap and The Eyeless.
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- In 2008 Russell recorded a commentary with Murray Gold and Peter Bennett for the episode Voyage Of The Damned for the Season Four DVD boxset of Doctor Who.
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- Russell: (on appearing in Doctor Who's The End Of Time): Um, what were we saying? Being invited back. Yeah, very proud. Well, it might be my last scene ever in Doctor Who but I'm very proud of Midshipman Frame and what he's achieved.
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- Russell Tovey: (on the rumour of him being the next Doctor): It's just a fantastic compliment that's been blown up. It's wonderful b****cks, really! It hasn't done me any harm at all. The night before [it came out], he texted me saying 'I made a comment about you being the 11th Doctor, which would be brilliant. Sorry if you get any hassle. I said 'That's cool'. Then it's everywhere. I was getting texts from everyone, and Facebook groups - well, there's only three members - but there's a Facebook group called 'I'd be furious if Russell Tovey replaces David Tennant as the Doctor'. They were all kind of bitchy. I never go on forums either but I did this time.
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- Russell Tovey: (On his character in Ashes To Ashes): I play a recovering rent boy called Marcus Johnstone in episode five. His sugar daddy, the guy who looks after him, is involved in loads of serious crime, and Marcus is kind of blinkered to it. Alex Drake (Keeley Hawes) knows she can get through to him and protect him, but also knows she can get information from him. The costumes are great. I looked like Jimmy Somerville! I had on really, really tight jeans, a little hat, Tintin quiff, and really hideous clothes. Brilliant.
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