Russell Tovey
Russell Tovey
Russell George Tovey is an English actor with numerous television, film and stage credits. Tovey is best known for playing the role of a werewolf, George Sands in the BBC's supernatural drama Being Human. His other notable roles include Rudge in both the stage and film version of The History Boys, Steve in the BBC Three sitcom Him & Her, Kevin Matheson in the HBO original series Looking and as Henry Knight on BBC TV series Sherlock...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth14 November 1981
carving ok straight
I get told a lot that I'm kind of carving my own path. That there are not many actors who are out and are able to play straight and gay, and everyone's OK with it.
massive
Someone outed me when I was 20, and I thought, 'Well, that's out there now...' Nobody made a massive fuss because I wasn't very well known.
trains
In New York, the trains run all night, and the cabs are so cheap.
perhaps
If I hadn't gone into acting, then I would have perhaps become an animator.
robert
I think if I met Frank Auerbach or Jeff Koons, I'd be more wobbly than if I met Robert De Niro!