Toby Jones

Acting

Toby Jones

Born
(age 60)
Birthplace
Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Credits
161 titles

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. (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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Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 161

YearTitleRole
TBA Untitled Roald Dahl Series TV (1 ep)
2027 A Sprinkle of History Film Walter Anderson
2026 Flavia Film Inspector Hewitt
2026 Othello Film Iago
2025 The Hack TV Alan Rusbridger (7 ep)
2025 Mr. Burton Film Philip Burton
2025 MobLand TV Colin Tattersall (13 ep)
2025 The Actor Film Lieutenant Murray / Artie Bellman / Cabbie / Arnold
2025 A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story TV John Bickford (4 ep)
2024 The Sinking of a Superyacht: How Safe is Your Voyage? Film Self – Narrator (voice)
2024 Wander to Wonder Film Fumbleton (voice)
2024 Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Impact Film Self- Narrator
2024 The Instigators Film Attorney Alan Flynn
2024 Nurses Come and Go, But None for Me Film
2024 Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story Film Self - Narrator (voice)
2024 Mr Bates vs The Post Office TV Alan Bates (4 ep)
2023 Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford Film Self
2023 A Moral Man Film Philip
2023 Mercy Road Film The Associate
2023 The Long Shadow TV DCS Dennis Hoban (5 ep)
2023 The Canterville Ghost Film The Reverend Chasuble (voice)
2023 The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Film Self
2023 Hijack TV Peter Faber (7 ep)
2023 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Film Basil Shaw
2023 Hidden Treasures of the National Trust TV Self - Narrator (voice) (12 ep)
2023 Tetris Film Robert Stein
2022 The Pale Blue Eye Film Dr. Daniel Marquis
2022 Empire of Light Film Norman
2022 The English TV Sebold Cusk (1 ep)
2022 The Wonder Film Dr. McBrearty
2022 Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg TV Self (1 ep)
2022 Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts Film Self
2021 A Boy Called Christmas Film Father Topo
2021 The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Film Sir William Ingram
2021 A Few Miles South Film Ted
2021 Infinite Film Porter
2021 What If...? TV Arnim Zola (voice) (3 ep)
2021 Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes Film Self - Narrator (voice)
2021 Danny Boy Film Phil Shiner
2021 Wild Tokyo Film Self - Narrator (voice)
2020 Uncle Vanya Film Vanya
2020 Archive Film Vincent Sinclair
2020 A Wild Year TV Self - Narrator (voice) (3 ep)
2020 First Cow Film Chief Factor
2020 The Last Thing He Wanted Film Paul Schuster
2019 My Grandparents' War TV Self (1 ep)
2019 The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance TV Librarian (voice) (6 ep)
2019 The Edge Film Narrator (voice)
2019 Britain's Viking Graveyard Film Narrator
2019 Looking for Rembrandt TV Rembrandt (3 ep)
2019 Don't Forget the Driver TV Peter Green / Barry Green (6 ep)
2019 Out of Blue Film Prof. Ian Strammi
2018 Inside Alton Towers Film Narrator
2018 Christopher Robin Film Owl (voice)
2018 Zoo Film Security Guard Charlie
2018 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Film Mr. Eversoll
2018 BBC Horizon: Jupiter Revealed Film
2018 Normandy Nude Film Newman
2017 Journey's End Film Mason
2017 Kaleidoscope Film Carl

Crew credits 3

YearTitleJob
2019 Don't Forget the Driver TV Writer (5 ep)
2019 Looking for Rembrandt TV Creator
2008 When Darkness Came: The Making of The Mist Film Thanks
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