Russell Tovey

Q: Has Russell Tovey won any awards?

Russell Tovey has received several accolades, including a BAFTA nomination for his role in 'The History Boys.' His work has been recognized for its impact and quality in the entertainment industry.

Q: What was Russell Tovey's first film?

Russell Tovey's first film was 'The Last Detective,' released in 2003. This role marked the beginning of his journey in film, leading to more prominent roles in later years.

Q: What are some of Russell Tovey's most successful films?

Some of Russell Tovey's most successful films include 'The History Boys' and 'The Good Liar.' These films have been well-received by audiences and critics alike, showcasing his range as an actor.

Q: What can you tell me about Russell Tovey's personal life?

Russell Tovey is known for being private about his personal life. He has openly discussed his sexuality and is engaged in various charitable causes, especially those supporting LGBTQ+ rights.

Q: What is Russell Tovey's estimated net worth?

Russell Tovey's estimated net worth is approximately $4 million. This is attributed to his successful career in acting, including television, film, and stage performances.

Q: What are some filmography milestones in Russell Tovey's career?

Key milestones in Russell Tovey's career include his breakout role in 'Being Human,' his acclaimed performance in 'The History Boys,' and his recent work in 'Love Again.' These roles have established him as a talented and versatile actor.

Q: What is Russell Tovey known for in his acting style?

Russell Tovey is known for his dynamic acting style, capable of delivering both heartfelt drama and engaging comedy. His performances often resonate with audiences due to their emotional authenticity and depth.

Known for

American Horror Story (2011–)

IMDb 8.0 / 10

2011– / Drama, Horror / 60 min

A family of three move from Boston to Los Angeles to reconcile its painful past, but must also deal with the haunted aspects of...

The Good Liar (2019)

IMDb 6.7 / 10

2019 / Crime, Drama / 109 min

Career con man Roy sets his sights on his latest mark: recently widowed Betty, worth millions. And he means to take it all. But...

Grabbers (2012)

IMDb 6.3 / 10

2012 / Action, Adventure / 93mins

Something sinister has come to the shores of Erin Island, unbeknownst to the quaint population of this sleepy fishing village resting somewhere off Ireland’s...

Name

Russell Tovey

Height

5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Born

28 November 1981, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England

Children

None

Parents

Richard Tovey, Judith Tovey

Estimated Net Worth

$4 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2026	Movie I Am the Prize A polarizing self-help figure, whose carefully constructed identity begins to unravel during the height of a lecture tour.	Unknown character	Not rated
2026	Movie Deep Dive Take an exclusive look behind the scenes of The War Between the Land and the Sea.	Self	Not rated
2025	TV The War Between the Land and the Sea When a fearsome and ancient species emerges from the ocean, dramatically revealing themselves to humanity, an international crisis is triggered....	Barclay Pierre-Dupont	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2025	Movie The Cult of Americana As Spencer Phipps aims to build the next great American heritage brand, he delves into what defines Americana and what...	Unknown character	Not rated
2025	TV Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes London is rocked by terrorist attacks as armed police shoot dead an innocent man on his way to work.	Deputy Assistant Commissioner Brian Paddick	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2025	Movie Plainclothes In 1990s New York, an undercover police officer receives an assignment to lure and arrest gay men. However, he's surprised...	Andrew	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2024	Movie Life is Excellent David Robilliard was a talented British artist who died in 1988, aged just 36 years old, one of the many...	Unknown character	Not rated
2024	Movie Pet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia Following the release of All of Us Strangers, acclaimed British filmmaker Andrew Haigh shoots Tracey Emin and Russell Tovey alongside...	Unknown character	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2024	TV The Fortress 2037, the inhabitants of Norway enjoy sheltered lives in a self-sufficient Nordic paradise. But when a deadly pandemic breaks out,...	Charlie Oldman	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2024	TV Rob Beckett's Smart TV Hosted by the brilliant Rob Beckett alongside his team captains – TV fanatic Josh Widdicombe, and a lady who frankly...	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2023	Movie White Widow Across Africa and London, an American woman struggles with recent tragic events, resulting in impromptu rendezvous with a naive Irishman,...	Charlie	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2023	TV Juice Jamma desperately wants to be the centre of attention, but his family are constantly stealing his thunder. His hyperactive imagination...	Guy	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2023	TV Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry Gavin & Stacey stars Alison Steadman and Larry Lamb take a 210-mile road trip from Billericay to Barry Island.	Russell Tovey	Not rated
2023	Movie Love Again Mira Ray, dealing with the loss of her fiancé, John, sends a series of romantic texts to his old cell...	Billy Brooks	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2023	Movie Allelujah When news of the closure of a small hospital's geriatric ward begins to reach the community, the hospital invites a...	Colin Colman	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2022	Movie Wayfinder Set during a pandemic, the film tracks the movements of its central protagonist – The Wanderer, a young girl, on...	Russell	Not rated
2022	TV AIDS: The Unheard Tapes Real stories, real voices. The AIDS crisis as never told before, by those who survived - and those who did...	Narrator	TMDB 4.2 / 10
2021	Movie National Theatre Live: Constellations A quantum physicist and a beekeeper meet at a barbeque. They hit it off, or perhaps they don't. They go...	Roland	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2021	TV Starstruck A drunken New Year's Eve hook-up becomes far more complicated for Jessie when she discovers her one night stand is...	Dave	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2021	Movie The Picture of Dorian Gray In a profile pic-obsessed, filter-fixated world where online and reality blur, influencer Dorian Gray makes a deal. For his social...	Basil Hallward	TMDB 3.0 / 10
2020	TV The Sister Almost a decade into his new devoted married life Nathan is rocked to the core when Bob, an unwelcome face...	Nathan	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2020	Movie No Masks No Masks from Theatre Royal Stratford East and Moonshine Features present a new work based on the real-life experiences and...	Unknown character	Not rated
2020	Movie Baby Lies Truthfully It's 1987. David Robilliard is a young artist and writer in London. His work is raw as it is refreshing....	Unknown character	Not rated
2020	TV Flesh and Blood Three adult siblings find their family thrown into disarray when their recently widowed mother, Vivien, declares she is in love...	Jake	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2020	Movie It's Me Set over the course of an evening, a mother remembers moments from a game she played with her son throughout...	Joe	Not rated
2019	Movie The Good Liar Career con man Roy sets his sights on his latest mark: recently widowed Betty, worth millions. And he means to...	Steven	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2019	TV RuPaul's Drag Race UK RuPaul has made the trip across the pond in search of a queen with the most charisma, uniqueness, nerve and...	Self - Guest Judge	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2019	TV Years and Years As Britain is rocked by unstable political, economic and technological advances, members of the Lyons family converge on one crucial...	Daniel Lyons	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2019	Movie The Sea On a grey day, a woman sits alone on a beach and calmly watches the birds. As she sits, she...	David	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2018	Movie Hymn of Hate Sgt George May and Pvt Billy Booth are sent to patrol the deadly No Man's Land by a young and...	Sergeant George May	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2018	Movie Freedom Fighters: The Ray Earth-X is one of many realities in the multiverse, with one glaring difference from our Earth: The Nazis won World...	Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2018	TV Shane the Chef Shane, an ambitious, energetic chef and his young daughter Izzy run a restaurant in the town of Munchington. Every day...	Unknown character	Not rated
2018	TV The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer Four different celebrities all aim to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith with their baking skills.	Self - Guest	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2017	TV Freedom Fighters: The Ray Reporter Raymond "Ray" Terrill is investigating a group of government scientists who are developing a weapon using light, when he...	Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2017	TV The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice The show that gives fans another bite of Bake Off when one helping just isn't enough. Jo Brand chats to...	Self	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2017	TV Queers. A series of eight monologues set in the same pub over many years of gay history in response to the...	Phil	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2017	TV Queers. A series of eight monologues set in the same pub over many years of gay history in response to the...	Unknown character	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2017	Movie National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with...	Joseph Pitt/Mormon Centre Father/The Angel Europa	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2017	Movie National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches The National Theatre's live theatrical production of Tony Kushner's two-part play 'Angels In America' about New Yorkers grappling with the...	Joseph Pitt/Prior 1/The Eskimo	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2017	Movie The Hippopotamus Disgraced poet Ted Wallace is summoned to his friend's country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.	Rupert Keynes	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2017	TV FEUD Anthology series of famous feuds with the first season based on the legendary rivalry between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford...	John O'Shea	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2017	TV We Have Been Watching This series features some of Britain's best-loved comedians and funniest comedy actors gathering together for a jolly night in front...	Self	Not rated
2016	Movie Mindhorn A washed up actor best known for playing the title character in the 1980s detective show "Mindhorn" must work with...	Paul Melly	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2016	Movie Looking: The Movie Patrick returns to San Francisco for the first time in almost a year to celebrate a momentous event with his...	Kevin Matheson	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2016	Movie The Pass The night before their debut game, two professional soccer players share a kiss. In a sporting world where image is...	Jason	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2016	TV The Night Manager Former British soldier Jonathan Pine navigates the shadowy recesses of Whitehall and Washington where an unholy alliance operates between the...	Simon Ogilvey	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2016	TV DC's Legends of Tomorrow When heroes alone are not enough ... the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try...	Ray Terrill / The Ray	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2016	Movie Red Top Comic fantasy telling the story of Rebekah, an innocent and beguiling Northern girl who accidentally becomes Chief Executive of News...	Andy Coulson	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2015	Movie Stick Man Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three, and he's heading...	Dog (voice)	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2015	Movie The Lady in the Van The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who...	Young Man with Earring	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2015	TV Supergirl Twenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El, who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 13 after being sent away from...	Ray Terrill / The Ray (uncredited)	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2015	TV Quantico A diverse group of recruits has arrived at the FBI Quantico Base for training. They are the best, the brightest...	Harry Doyle	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2015	TV Banished Banished is a British period drama television serial created by Jimmy McGovern. The seven-part serial first aired on BBC Two...	James Freeman	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2014	TV The Flash After being struck by lightning, CSI investigator Barry Allen awakens from a nine-month coma to discover he has been granted...	Ray Terrill / The Ray	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2014	Movie Mike the Knight: Journey to Dragon Mountain Glendragon is in danger! When the King returns from faraway lands, he discovers that the Vikings have stolen a treasured...	Squirt (Voice)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2014	Movie Pride In 1984, a group of LGBT activists decide to raise money to support the National Union of Mineworkers during their...	Tim	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2014	Movie Blackwood Having recovered from a shattering emotional breakdown, college professor Ben Marshall relocates to the countryside with his wife and young...	Jack	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2014	Movie Muppets Most Wanted While on a grand world tour, The Muppets find themselves wrapped into an European jewel-heist caper headed by a Kermit...	Delivery Man	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2014	Movie Effie Gray A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray.	George	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2014	TV Festivals, Sex and Suspicious Parents Parents secretly keep an eye on what their teenage kids get up to at music festivals.	Self - Narrator (voice)	Not rated
2014	TV Looking Three friends in San Francisco who explore the fun and sometimes overwhelming options available to a new generation of gay...	Kevin Matheson	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2013	Movie Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide The Ultimate Guide was a documentary made by BBC Events Production in London which aired on BBC Three in the...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2013	TV Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents In this spin off of 'Sun, Sex, and Suspicious Parents", parents secretly keep an eye on what their teenage kids...	Self - Narrator (voice)	Not rated
2013	TV Talking to the Dead Rookie inspector Fiona Griffiths has a brilliant mind - and a secret history of mental illness called Cotard's Syndrome that...	DS Huw Brydon	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2013	TV What Remains When the decomposed body of Melissa Young is found by a couple in their new flat, Detective Len Harper is...	Michael	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2013	TV The Job Lot The daily troubles of the people who work in a busy West Midlands Job Centre, and the people who don’t...	Karl Lyndhurst	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2013	Movie The King is Dead There's a mole in the organisation, and Lionel doesn't like moles. So he's brought his right hand men Nicky and...	Nicky	Not rated
2012	Movie Tower Block A year after witnessing a murder, residents of Tower Block 31 find themselves being picked off by a sniper, pitting...	Paul	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2012	TV BBC Comedy Feeds Comedy Feeds is a sitcom / sketch show featured on BBC Three since 2014. Each Comedy Feed showcases emerging new...	Unknown character	Not rated
2012	Movie Grabbers Something sinister has come to the shores of Erin Island, unbeknownst to the quaint population of this sleepy fishing village...	Dr. Adam Smith	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2012	Movie Walking the Dogs A Buckingham Palace guard attending to Queen Elizabeth's room takes her dogs for a walk and while he's away an...	Footman	Not rated
2012	TV Playhouse Presents Playhouse Presents is a series of self-contained TV plays, made by British broadcaster Sky Arts. The series started airing on...	Footman	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2012	TV Just a Minute Just a Minute is a BBC Radio 4 radio comedy and television panel game chaired by Nicholas Parsons. Its first...	Self	TMDB 9.5 / 10
2012	Movie The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! The enthusiastic Pirate Captain, along with his rag-tag crew, sets out to beat his bitter rivals. The chaotic adventure takes...	The Albino Pirate (voice)	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2011	Movie Is This a Joke? Tim's life is a joke. Literally.	Tim	Not rated
2011	Movie The Ballad of Russell & Julie David Tennant, Catherine Tate and John Barrowman thank Russell T. Davies and Julie Gardner for their work on Doctor Who...	Midshipman Frame (archive footage)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2011	TV American Horror Story An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum,...	Patrick Read	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2011	TV Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents Teenagers take their first summer holiday abroad without their parents, who are secretly watching everything that unfolds.	Self - Narrator (voice)	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2010	TV Him & Her An acutely observed, forensically honest, warts-and-all look at a working-class couple in their mid-20s.	Steve	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2010	TV Sherlock A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.	Henry Knight	TMDB 8.5 / 10
2010	TV Mongrels Mongrels, formerly known under the working titles of We Are Mongrels and The Un-Natural World, is a British puppet-based situation...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2010	Movie Huge A feuding double act try to make it in the cut-throat world of stand-up comedy.	Carl	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2009	Movie Roar London. It's Christmas. Tom is a timid loner who cuts keys in a dry-cleaners in Soho. He's dominated by his...	Tom	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2009	TV Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2009	TV Being Human Deciding to turn over a new leaf, a group of friends who also happen to be vampires and werewolves move...	George Sands	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2009	Movie In Passing A Blitz mother confronts a home truth.	Henry Travers	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2008	TV Little Dorrit Amy Dorrit spends her days earning money for the family and looking after her proud father who is a long...	John Chivery	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2008	TV Celebrity Juice The outrageous comedy panel show hosted by the irrepressible Keith Lemon. Each episode sees top celebrities going head to head...	Self	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2008	TV Mutual Friends Martin's comfortable world is upturned by his friend's mid-life crises, beginning with his best friend's suicide, and the secret affair...	Estate Agent	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2008	TV Ashes to Ashes Crime drama series featuring Life On Mars' DCI Gene Hunt. After being shot in 2008, DI Alex Drake lands in...	Marcus Johnstone	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2007	Movie Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned When disaster hits the Titanic, the Doctor uncovers a threat to the whole human race. Battling alongside aliens, saboteurs, robot...	Midshipman Alonso Frame	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2007	TV Gavin & Stacey Essex and Wales collide when Gavin and Stacey fall in love - bringing their friends, family and baggage with them.	Budgie	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2006	Movie The History Boys The story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students at a Yorkshire grammar school in pursuit of an...	Rudge	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2006	TV Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive Comedy series in which Rob Brydon plays himself as the host of a low-rent panel show	Unknown character	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2005	Movie My Family and Other Animals Escaping the dreary wet weather of 1930s England, an eccentric family uproot and ship themselves to the sunnier climes of...	Leslie Durrell	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2005	TV Doctor Who Confidential Doctor Who Confidential is a documentary to complement the revival of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who....	Narrator	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2004	TV Agatha Christie's Marple The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During...	PC Terence Reed	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2004	TV The Paul O'Grady Show The Paul O'Grady Show is a British comedy chat show hosted by Birkenhead-born comedian Paul O'Grady. The format was originally...	Unknown character	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2003	TV Servants Bold and irreverent drama following the fortunes of a group of servants in an 1850s English country house.	Unknown character	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2002	TV Ultimate Force This covert combat series focuses on the Red Troop, an elite group of soldiers from the British military's Special Air...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2001	Movie The Emperor's New Clothes Napoleon, exiled, devises a plan to retake the throne. He'll swap places with commoner Eugene Lenormand, sneak into Paris, then...	Recruit	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2001	TV Messiah Crime drama series following the investigations of DCI Red Metcalfe.	Robbie McManus	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2001	Movie The Red Peppers Set in 1936 during the dying days of music hall, "The Red Peppers' is the poignant story of George and...	Alf	Not rated
1999	TV Holby City Drama series about life on the wards of Holby City Hospital, following the highs and lows of the staff and...	Jerome Hibbert	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1999	TV Holby City Drama series about life on the wards of Holby City Hospital, following the highs and lows of the staff and...	Adam Spengler	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1998	TV The Mrs Bradley Mysteries Sophisticated woman-of-the world Adela Bradley and her chauffeur George Moody are an unlikely pair of investigators back in the England...	Stable boy	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1996	TV Never Mind the Buzzcocks Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is...	Self - Panellist	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1996	TV Silent Witness A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.	Unknown character	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1996	TV Spywatch Spywatch is a story produced by the BBC as part of the Look and Read series. It originally aired from...	Dennis Sealey	Not rated
1994	TV Mud Mud was a 1994 CBBC television show, starring Russell Brand, Brooke Kinsella, Russell Tovey in their early appearances and a...	Bill	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1989	TV Agatha Christie's Poirot From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits...	Lionel Marshall	TMDB 8.2 / 10
1984	TV The Bill The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.8 / 10
TBA	Movie Wild Bird Fashion editor Isabella Blow takes her protégé, a young Alexander McQueen, on an imagined road trip seeking emotional redemption.	Alexander McQueen	Not rated
TBA	Movie Real Love (Yes, It's Real Love!) Written & directed by Jamie Adams	Mick	Not rated
TBA	Movie When the Wolves Came When the Wolves Came follows the day leading up to a devastating village raid. Caught in the chaos are Alfred,...	Sebastian	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
TBA	Movie Wild Bird Fashion editor Isabella Blow takes her protégé, a young Alexander McQueen, on an imagined road trip seeking emotional redemption.	Writer Writing	Not rated
TBA	Movie Wild Bird Fashion editor Isabella Blow takes her protégé, a young Alexander McQueen, on an imagined road trip seeking emotional redemption.	Executive Producer Production	Not rated

Deep Dive

2026

The Cult of Americana

2025

Plainclothes

2025 / TMDB 7.3

Life is Excellent

2024

Pet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia

2024 / TMDB 9.0

White Widow

2023 / TMDB 5.2

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What are some of Russell Tovey's career highlights?

Russell Tovey's career highlights include his roles in 'Being Human,' 'The History Boys,' and 'Looking.' His performances have received critical acclaim, showcasing his ability to tackle diverse characters.

Has Russell Tovey won any awards?

What was Russell Tovey's first film?

What are some of Russell Tovey's most successful films?

What can you tell me about Russell Tovey's personal life?

What is Russell Tovey's estimated net worth?

What are some filmography milestones in Russell Tovey's career?

What is Russell Tovey known for in his acting style?