Russell Tovey

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Russell Tovey at the Collectormania Midlands in April 2009

Russell George Tovey (born November 14, 1981 in Essex , England ) is an English actor who works in television, films, theater and radio plays.

biography

Tovey began his acting career as a child. He grew up in Billericay , Essex , where he received his first acting lessons at Shenfield High School from actor Ralph Morse.

His television career began with the BBC in 1994 when he appeared on the British children's series Mud . In 2004 he played the role of Rudge in Alan Bennett's drama The History Boys at London's National Theater and then performed the play on Broadway and in Sydney , Wellington and Hong Kong . He also played this role in the film of the same name and a BBC radio play. He then rose to prominence in the UK for appearances on television series such as Messias (2005), Doctor Who (2007, 2010), Annually Retentive (2007), Being Human (2008-2013) and Little Dorrit (2008). In the fantasy series Being Human , Tovey played the werewolf George for four seasons . The series was also internationally successful, so that the station Syfy broadcast an adaptation of the series in the United States from 2011 to 2014 . In the second season of the series Looking , Tovey was part of the main cast. Since 2015, Russel Tovey has also played one of the leading roles in the British drama Banished .

Tovey has been in a relationship with his boyfriend since 2009. He noticed that he was gay at the age of 11, when he fell in love with an older actor, around 19 years old.

Filmography (selection)

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Russell Tovey interview: A History Boy with a big future. telegraph.co.uk, March 17, 2009, accessed March 18, 2009 .
  2. ↑ Russell Tovey in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
  3. ^ National Theater: Productions: The History Boys 2004. Retrieved October 17, 2006 .
  4. ^ The History Boys - Arts Reviews - Arts - Entertainment - smh.com.au. Retrieved October 17, 2006 .
  5. ↑ John Smythe: theater reviews: NZIAF-THE HISTORY BOYS: More is more. Archived from the original on January 18, 2008 ; accessed on October 17, 2006 (English).
  6. ↑ BBC Being Human. Retrieved July 27, 2009 .
  7. ^ Being Human on BBC America. Retrieved July 27, 2009 .
  8. ↑ Mario Giglio: Looking: Ordered the 2nd season of HBO. In: Serienjunkies.de . February 26, 2014, accessed April 18, 2014 .
  9. ↑ Brigid Brown: WATCH: 'Looking Russell Tovey Stars in' Banished 'TV Series Trailer. In: Bbcamerica.com. February 24, 2015, accessed March 13, 2015 .
  10. ↑ Simon Hattenstone: Russell Tovey: the unlikely lad . In: The Guardian , August 24, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2014. 
  11. ^ Russell Tovey on not Being Human any more . In: Radio Times , February 5, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2017. 
personal data
SURNAME Tovey, Russell
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tovey, Russell George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British theater and television actor
DATE OF BIRTH November 14, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Essex