Tobias Menzies

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Tobias Menzies (2014)

Tobias Menzies (born March 7, 1974 in London ) is a British actor .

life and career

After completing his school career, Menzies decided to take up professional training in acting. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art , which he graduated from in 1998.

Menzies has been regularly featured in films since 2000. At first he worked in television films, such as I Saw You in 2002 , but soon appeared in the cinema. His best-known film to date is Casino Royale , in which he played a supporting role. During his career, he appeared in various television series , including the HBO productions Rome (2005 to 2007, as Brutus ) and Game of Thrones (2013, as Edmure Tully ). Since 2014 he has played double roles as Frank Randall and Jonathan Randall in the Outlander series . Since 2018 he has been in front of the camera as Prince Philip for the Netflix series The Crown , for which he received a nomination in the category of Best Series Leading Actor - Drama for the Golden Globe Awards 2020 in December 2019 .

From June 2019 he will play the leading role in a theater adaptation of Thomas Vinterberg's The Hunt at London's Almeida Theater .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1998–2000: Casualty (TV series, 11 episodes)
  • 2000: Inspector Barnaby ( Midsomer Murders , TV series, episode 3x03 The pitchfork killer )
  • 2000: Longitude (TV movie)
  • 2002: The Escapist
  • 2002: I Saw You (TV movie)
  • 2002: Ultimate Force (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 2002: Foyle's War (TV series, episode 1x02 The White Feather )
  • 2004: When Dreams Learn to Fly (Finding Neverland)
  • 2005: A Very Social Secretary (TV movie)
  • 2005–2007: Rom ( Rome , TV series, 17 episodes)
  • 2006: James Bond 007: Casino Royale (Casino Royale)
  • 2007: Persuasion (TV movie)
  • 2007: Atonement (Atonement)
  • 2007: The Relief of Belsen (TV movie)
  • 2008: Fairy Tales (Miniseries, episode 1x03 The Empress's New Clothes )
  • 2008: Bonekickers (miniseries, episode 1x06)
  • 2009: Anton Chekov's The Duel
  • 2009: Spooks - In the sights of MI5 ( Spooks , TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 2010: Law & Order: UK (TV series, episode 4x06)
  • 2010: Jackboots on Whitehall
  • 2010: Forget Me Not
  • 2011: The Shadow Line (miniseries, 5 episodes)
  • 2011: In good hands (Hysteria)
  • 2012: Eternal Law (TV series, 6 episodes)
  • 2012: Nora (short film)
  • 2012: Getting On (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 2012: The Thick of It: Der Intrigantenstadl ( The Thick of It , TV series, episode 4x06)
  • 2013: Black Mirror (TV series, episode 2x03)
  • 2013: Doctor Who (TV series, episode 7x08)
  • 2013, 2016, 2019: Game of Thrones (TV series, 9 episodes)
  • 2014: Silent Witness (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 2014: The Honorable Woman (miniseries, 3 episodes)
  • 2014: Black Sea
  • 2014-2018: Outlander (TV series, 23 episodes)
  • 2015–2019: Catastrophe (TV series, 5 episodes)
  • 2016: The Night Manager (miniseries, 4 episodes)
  • 2016: The Circuit (TV movie)
  • 2016: Una and Ray
  • 2016: The Velvet Abstract (short film)
  • 2016: Underworld: Blood Wars
  • 2017: Star Wars Rebels (TV series, 2 episodes, voice of the Tiber Saxon)
  • 2018: The Terror (TV series, 9 episodes)
  • 2018: King Lear (TV movie)
  • 2019: Carmilla
  • 2019: This Way Up (TV series, 4 episodes)
  • since 2019: The Crown (TV series)

Plays

year title role Theater / ensemble Remarks
1999 The Colonel Bird Deaf Actor Gate Theater
2000 The way of the world Witwoud Royal Exchange Theater
Light Olavus / Priest Almeida Theater / Complicite theater company
2001 Over the rainbow Donmar Warehouse
Platonov Sergei Voynitzev Almeida Theater
2002 Arcadia Valentine Coverly Theater Royal (Northampton)
2003 Three sisters Tusenbach Playhouse Theater
Serjeant Musgrave's Dance Hurst Headlong (Oxford Stage Company)
2005 Hamlet Hamlet Theater Royal (Northampton)
The History Boys Irwin Royal National Theater
Touring cast
2006 As You Desire Me Playhouse Theater
2007 The Cherry Orchard Peter Trofimov Crucible Theater
Cloud Nine Harry Bagley / Martin Almeida Theater
Get Tested Daniel Old Vic
2008-2009 King Lear Edgar Liverpool Playhouse
Young Vic Theater
2011 The Children's Hour Dr Joseph Cardin Harold Pinter Theater (Comedy Theater)
Decade Scott Forbes Headlong
2012 The recruiting officer Captain Plume Donmar Warehouse
2013 Rough Cuts: Searched Royal Court Theater
The Hush Man Shed for the Royal National Theater
2015 The fever Man Almeida Theater (performances at May Fair Hotel)
The Iliad Narrator Almeida Theater
2016 Uncle Vanya Dr. Michael Astrov Almeida Theater
The Dark Lady and the Tender Churl Narrator Middle Temple Hall
2018 Figures of Speech (Series 3) Chaim Mordechai Rumkowski Almeida Theater digital performance
2019 Dear, Elizabeth Robert Lowell Gate Theater (London)
The Hunt Lucas Almeida Theater

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Tobias Menzies, Michele Austin and more cast in The Hunt at the Almeida WhatsOnStage, March 11, 2013, accessed June 12, 2019
  2. Theater: It's a mad world, my masters . In: The Independent , April 12, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2015. 
  3. ^ The Way of the World, Royal Exchange Theater. Until May 27 . In: The Bolton News , April 26, 1999. Retrieved December 7, 2018. 
  4. Light . In: Variety , November 19, 2000. Retrieved December 7, 2018. 
  5. ^ Platonov, Almeida Theater at King's Cross, London . In: The Independent , September 17, 2001. Retrieved December 7, 2018. 
  6. ^ Three Sisters, Playhouse, London ( en ) April 8, 2003.
  7. ^ Serjeant Musgrave's Dance, a CurtainUp London review .
  8. ^ Michael Billington: Hamlet, Royal Theater, Northampton (en-GB) . In: The Guardian , March 24, 2005. 
  9. History Boys Original Cast to Reunite at the National Before Heading to B'way ( en )
  10. ^ Ryan Gilbey: The three stages of Kristin . In: The Guardian , July 27, 2007. Retrieved January 16, 2016. 
  11. Michael Billington: Theater review: Cloud Nine / Almeida, London (en-GB) . In: The Guardian , November 2, 2007. 
  12. [ https://www.whatsonstage.com/west-end-theatre/news/pete-postlethwaite-king-lear-transfers-to-young-vi_18926.html Pete Postlethwaite King Lear Transfers to Young Vic | WhatsOnStage] ( en-GB )
  13. Michael Billington: The Children's Hour - review (en-GB) . In: The Guardian , February 10, 2011. 
  14. Review: 'Decade' . In: Variety , September 9, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2015. 
  15. ^ Theater review: The Recruiting Officer . February 23, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2015. 
  16. David Benedict, David Benedict: The Recruiting Officer ( en ) February 16, 2012.
  17. Rough Cuts: Searched . Retrieved June 30, 2015. 
  18. Theater review: The Hush . July 26, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2015. 
  19. ^ Matthew Herbert's The Hush: seducing theater audiences with sound . In: Wired.co.uk , July 16, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2015. 
  20. ^ Theater review: The Fever . January 23, 2015. Accessed June 5, 2015. 
  21. ^ The Almeida announces huge casting for 'The Iliad' . August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015. 
  22. ^ Uncle Vanya Cast Announcement . December 10, 2015. Accessed December 15, 2015. 
  23. ^ The Dark Lady and the Tender Churl - the Fourth Choir at Middle Temple Hall . April 21, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2017. 
  24. BWW News Desk: Almeida Theater Announces Launch of FIGURES OF SPEECH SERIES 3 ( en )
  25. The Hunt | Almeida Theater | Theater in London ( en )