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Toby Jones

Actor, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn September 7, 1966 (58 years)
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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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Rite
  • My Week with Marilyn
  • The Man Who Knew Infinity
  • W.
  • Midsomer Murders
  • Serena
  • Detectorists
  • First Cow
  • Creation
  • Ladies in Lavender
  • Journey's End
  • St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
  • The Last Detective
  • Hotel Splendide
  • The Canterville Ghost
  • Rembrandt's J'Accuse
  • In Love and War

Known For

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
  • The Mist
  • Captain America: The First Avenger
  • Wayward Pines
  • Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
  • Atomic Blonde
  • The Pale Blue Eye
  • Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
  • The Adventures of Tintin
  • The Painted Veil
  • The Man Who Knew Infinity
  • Infamous
  • Detectorists
  • Berberian Sound Studio
  • Your Highness
  • The Rite
  • W.
  • Mr Bates vs The Post Office
  • Morgan
  • Frost/Nixon
  • Red Lights
  • Infinite

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2025
    A Sprinkle Of History · as Walter Anderson
    2025
    Mr Burton · as Philip Burton
    2025
    The Actor · as Lieutenant Murray / Artie Bellman / Cabbie / Arnold
    2025
    A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story (TV Series) · as John Bickford
    2024
    The Instigators · as Attorney Alan Flynn
    2024
    Mr Bates vs The Post Office (TV Series) · as Alan Bates
    2023
    Wander to Wonder · as Fumbleton (voice)
    2023
    The Long Shadow (TV Series) · as Dcs Dennis Hoban
    2023
    The Canterville Ghost · as The Reverend Chasuble (voice)
    2023
    Mercy Road · as The Associate
    2023
    2023
    Hijack (TV Series) · as Cast
    2023
    Tetris · as Robert Stein
    2022
    A Moral Man · as Philip
    2022
    The Pale Blue Eye · as Dr. Daniel Marquis
    2022
    Empire of Light · as Norman
    2022
    The Wonder · as Dr. Mcbrearty
    2022
    The English (TV Series) · as Sebold Cusk
    2021
    A Boy Called Christmas · as Father Topo
    2021
    The Electrical Life of Louis Wain · as Sir William Ingram
    2021
    2021
    What If…? (TV Series) · as Arnim Zola (voice)
    2021
    Infinite · as Porter
    2021
    Danny Boy · as Phil Shiner
    2020
    Archive · as Vincent Sinclair
    2020
    A Wild Year (TV Series)
    2020
    Uncle Vanya · as Vanya
    2020
    The Last Thing He Wanted · as Paul Schuster
    2019
    Worzel Gummidge (2019) (TV Series) · as The Village Committee
    2019
    First Cow · as Chief Factor
    2019
    The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (TV Series) · as Librarian (voice)
    2019
    The Edge · as Narrator (voice)
    2019
    Don't Forget the Driver (TV Series) · as Peter Green / Barry Green
    2019
    Looking for Rembrandt (TV Series) · as Rembrandt
    2018
    Out of Blue · as Prof. Ian Strammi
    2018
    Inside Alton Towers · as Narrator
    2018
    Christopher Robin · as Owl (voice)
    2018
    2018
    Naked Normandy · as Newman
    2017
    Zoo · as Security Guard Charlie
    2017
    2017
    The Snowman · as Dc Svenson
    2017
    Happy End · as Lawrence Bradshaw
    2017
    Atomic Blonde · as Eric Gray
    2016
    Kaleidoscope · as Carl
    2016
    The Witness for the Prosecution (TV Series) · as John Mayhew
    2016
    2016
    Anthropoid · as Jan Zelenka
    2016
    Morgan · as Dr. Simon Ziegler
    2016
    The Secret Agent (2016) (TV Series) · as Verloc
    2016
    Dad's Army · as Captain Mainwaring
    2015
    Capital (2015) (TV Series) · as Roger
    2015
    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 · as Claudius Templesmith (uncredited)
    2015
    By Our Selves · as John Clare
    2015
    2015
    Tale of Tales · as King Of Highhills
    2015
    Wayward Pines (TV Series) · as Dr. Jenkins
    2015
    Marvel's Agent Carter (TV Series) · as Arnim Zola
    2014
    Serena · as Sheriff Mcdowell
    2014
    By the Gun · as Jerry
    2014
    Marvellous · as Neil Baldwin
    2014
    2014
    Muppets Most Wanted · as Prado Museum Guard #2
    2014
    Detectorists (TV Series) · as Lance Stater
    2013
    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire · as Claudius Templesmith
    2013
    Leave to Remain · as Nigel
    2013
    Words of Everest · as Jan Morris
    2012
    The Girl · as Alfred Hitchcock
    2012
    Berberian Sound Studio · as Gilderoy
    2012
    2012
    The Hunger Games · as Claudius Templesmith
    2012
    Titanic (2012) (TV Series) · as John Batley
    2012
    Red Lights · as Paul Shackleton
    2011
    My Week with Marilyn · as Arthur Jacobs
    2011
    The Adventures of Tintin · as Silk (voice)
    2011
    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy · as Percy Alleline
    2011
    Best of the Companions · as Dream Lord
    2011
    Best of the Monsters · as Dream Lord
    2011
    2011
    Your Highness · as Julie
    2011
    Christopher and His Kind · as Gerald Hamilton
    2011
    The Rite · as Father Matthew
    2010
    2010
    2010
    God in America: How Religious Liberty Shaped America (TV Series) · as George Whitefield
    2010
    Sherlock (TV Series) · as Culverton Smith
    2010
    Virginia · as Max
    2010
    Mo · as Dr. Mark Glaser
    2010
    Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll · as Hargreaves
    2009
    2009
    2009
    Creation · as Thomas Henry Huxley
    2008
    Frost/Nixon · as Swifty Lazar
    2008
    2008
    W. · as Karl Rove
    2008
    City of Ember · as Barton Snode
    2008
    10 Days to War (TV Series) · as Francis Brooke
    2007
    The Old Curiosity Shop · as Daniel Qulip
    2007
    St. Trinian's · as Schatzmeister
    2007
    Nightwatching · as Gerard Dou
    2007
    The Mist · as Ollie Weeks
    2006
    The Painted Veil · as Mr. Waddington
    2006
    Infamous · as Truman Capote
    2006
    A Harlot's Progress · as William Hogarth
    2006
    Amazing Grace · as Duke Of Clarence
    2006
    Scoop · as Joe's Co-Passenger (uncredited)
    2006
    2005
    2005
    Elizabeth I (TV Series) · as Robert Cecil
    2005
    Doctor Who (2005) (TV Series) · as Dream Lord
    2004
    2004
    2003
    Coming Up (TV Series) · as Simon
    2003
    The Last Detective (TV Series) · as Bennett
    2002
    2002
    15 Storeys High (TV Series) · as Obsessive-Compulsive Man
    2001
    2001
    The Way We Live Now (TV Series) · as Squercum
    2001
    Love or Money · as Phil
    2001
    Victoria & Albert (TV Series) · as Edward Oxford
    2000
    Hotel Splendide · as Kitchen Boy
    2000
    The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz · as Civil Servant
    1999
    1999
    Aristocrats (TV Series) · as Ste Fox
    1999
    Simon Magus · as Buchholz
    1998
    1998
    Cousin Bette · as Gentleman In Cafe Des Artistes
    1998
    Les Misérables · as Doorkeeper
    1997
    Midsomer Murders (TV Series) · as Dan Peterson
    1996
    Death of a Salesman · as Stanley
    1994
    Cadfael (TV Series) · as Griffin
    1993
    Naked · as Man At Tea Bar
    1992
    Orlando · as Second Valet
    1991
    Performance (TV Series) · as Wart
    1989
    Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV Series) · as Samuel Ratchett
    1986
    Lovejoy (TV Series) · as Sgt. Protheroe
    1983
    Natural World (TV Series) · as Narrator
    1971
    Great Performances (TV Series) · as Vanya
    1964
    Horizon (TV Series) · as Narrator
    1951
    Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Bolo

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