Russell Tovey

Russell George Tovey (born 14 November 1981) 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.

Russell Tovey has built a filmography of 20 credits over a career spanning from 1984 to 2025.

Russell Tovey's most notable role to date came in American Horror Story (2011), where he played Patrick Read. He also appeared in Pride (2014) as Tim. Most recently appeared in The Good Liar (2019) as Steven.

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