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Toby Jones
Actor

Toby Jones

7 Sep 1966Born
60Age
145Credits
Hammersmith, London, England, UKBirthplace

Biography

Tobias Edward Heslewood Jones OBE (born September 7, 1966) is an English actor.

Jones made his film debut in Sally Potter's period drama Orlando in 1992. He appeared in minor roles in films such as Naked (1993), Les Misérables (1998), Ever After (1998), Finding Neverland (2005), and Mrs Henderson Presents (2005). He won critical acclaim for his leading role as Truman Capote in the biopic Infamous (2006). Since then, he has worked as a character actor in films such as Michael Apted's biographical drama Amazing Grace (2006), John Curran's drama The Painted Veil (2006), Oliver Stone's political satire W.

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(2008), Ron Howard's political drama Frost/Nixon (2008), the Cold War spy thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Simon Curtis' My Week with Marilyn (2011), the psychological drama Berberian Sound Studio (2012), the war comedy Dad's Army (2016), and the war drama Journey's End (2017).

He is also known for his vocal performances as Dobby the House elf in the Harry Potter films (2002–2011), Aristides Silk in The Adventures of Tintin (2011) and Owl in Disney's Christopher Robin (2018). He is also known for his performances in blockbuster franchises such as Claudius Templesmith in The Hunger Games (2012) and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), Arnim Zola in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), also voicing the character in the Disney+ television series What If...? (2021), and as Mr. Eversoll in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018).

Jones's television credits include Doctor Who (2010), Julian Fellowes's Titanic miniseries (2012), the MCU's Agent Carter (2015), and Wayward Pines (2015–2016). He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for his role as Alfred Hitchcock in the HBO television film The Girl (2012) and won a Best Male Comedy BAFTA for his role in Detectorists (2018). In 2017, he portrayed Culverton Smith in "The Lying Detective", an episode of the BBC crime drama Sherlock.

Jones is also known for his work in the theatre. He made his stage debut in 2001 in the comedy play The Play What I Wrote which played in the West End and on Broadway, earning him a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. In 2020 he was nominated for his second Olivier Award, for Best Actor for his performance in a revival of Anton Chekov's Uncle Vanya.

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 145 credits.

  1. TBAUntitled Roald Dahl SeriesSeries (1 episode)
  2. 2027A Sprinkle of HistoryFilm: Walter Anderson
  3. 2026FlaviaFilm: Inspector Hewitt
  4. 2026OthelloFilm: Iago
  5. 2025The HackSeries: Alan Rusbridger (7 episodes)
  6. 2025Mr. BurtonFilm: Philip Burton
  7. 2025MobLandSeries: Colin Tattersall (13 episodes)
  8. 2025The ActorFilm: Lieutenant Murray / Artie Bellman / Cabbie / Arnold
  9. 2025A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis StorySeries: John Bickford (4 episodes)
  10. 2024Wander to WonderFilm: Fumbleton (voice)
  11. 2024The InstigatorsFilm: Attorney Alan Flynn
  12. 2024Nurses Come and Go, But None for MeFilm
  13. 2024Mr Bates vs The Post OfficeSeries: Alan Bates (4 episodes)
  14. 2023A Moral ManFilm: Philip
  15. 2023Mercy RoadFilm: The Associate
  16. 2023The Long ShadowSeries: DCS Dennis Hoban (5 episodes)
  17. 2023The Canterville GhostFilm: The Reverend Chasuble (voice)
  18. 2023HijackSeries: Peter Faber (7 episodes)
  19. 2023Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinyFilm: Basil Shaw
  20. 2023TetrisFilm: Robert Stein
  21. 2022The Pale Blue EyeFilm: Dr. Daniel Marquis
  22. 2022Empire of LightFilm: Norman
  23. 2022The EnglishSeries: Sebold Cusk (1 episode)
  24. 2022The WonderFilm: Dr. McBrearty
  25. 2021A Boy Called ChristmasFilm: Father Topo
  26. 2021The Electrical Life of Louis WainFilm: Sir William Ingram
  27. 2021A Few Miles SouthFilm: Ted
  28. 2021InfiniteFilm: Porter
  29. 2021What If...?Series: Arnim Zola (voice) (3 episodes)
  30. 2021Danny BoyFilm: Phil Shiner
  31. 2020Uncle VanyaFilm: Vanya
  32. 2020ArchiveFilm: Vincent Sinclair
  33. 2020First CowFilm: Chief Factor
  34. 2020The Last Thing He WantedFilm: Paul Schuster
  35. 2019The Dark Crystal: Age of ResistanceSeries: Librarian (voice) (6 episodes)
  36. 2019The EdgeFilm: Narrator (voice)
  37. 2019Britain's Viking GraveyardFilm: Narrator
  38. 2019Looking for RembrandtSeries: Rembrandt, Creator (3 episodes)
  39. 2019Don't Forget the DriverSeries: Peter Green / Barry Green, Writer (6 episodes)
  40. 2019Out of BlueFilm: Prof. Ian Strammi
  41. 2018Inside Alton TowersFilm: Narrator
  42. 2018Christopher RobinFilm: Owl (voice)
  43. 2018ZooFilm: Security Guard Charlie
  44. 2018Jurassic World: Fallen KingdomFilm: Mr. Eversoll
  45. 2018BBC Horizon: Jupiter RevealedFilm
  46. 2018Normandy NudeFilm: Newman
  47. 2017Journey's EndFilm: Mason
  48. 2017KaleidoscopeFilm: Carl
  49. 2017The SnowmanFilm: DC Svenson
  50. 2017Atomic BlondeFilm: Eric Gray
  51. 2017The EntertainerFilm: Paul Limp
  52. 2017Happy EndFilm: Lawrence Bradshaw
  53. 2016The Witness for the ProsecutionSeries: John Mayhew (2 episodes)
  54. 2016MorganFilm: Dr. Simon Ziegler
  55. 2016AnthropoidFilm: Jan Zelenka
  56. 2016The Secret AgentSeries: Verloc (3 episodes)
  57. 2016The Man Who Knew InfinityFilm: Littlewood
  58. 2016Dad's ArmyFilm: Captain Mainwaring
  59. 2015CapitalSeries: Roger (3 episodes)
  60. 2015The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2Film: Claudius Templesmith (uncredited)
  61. 2015By Our SelvesFilm: John Clare
  62. 2015Tale of TalesFilm: King of Highhills
  63. 2015Wayward PinesSeries: Dr. Jenkins, David Pilcher (10 episodes)
  64. 2015The Last Days Of...Series: narrator (1 episode)
  65. 2015Marvel's Agent CarterSeries: Arnim Zola (1 episode)
  66. 2014SerenaFilm: Sheriff McDowell
  67. 2014DetectoristsSeries: Lance Stater (18 episodes)
  68. 2014By the GunFilm: Jerry
  69. 2014MarvellousFilm: Neil Baldwin
  70. 2014The Cask of AmontilladoFilm: Montresor
  71. 2014The DarkFilm: Dad
  72. 2014Captain America: The Winter SoldierFilm: Dr. Arnim Zola
  73. 2014Muppets Most WantedFilm: Prado Museum Guard #2
  74. 2014Honey Badgers: Masters of MayhemFilm: Narrator
  75. 2013The Hunger Games: Catching FireFilm: Claudius Templesmith
  76. 2013Leave to RemainFilm: Nigel
  77. 2012The GirlFilm: Alfred Hitchcock
  78. 2012Berberian Sound StudioFilm: Gilderoy
  79. 2012Snow White and the HuntsmanFilm: Coll
  80. 2012TitanicSeries: John Batley (4 episodes)

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