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Aliases: Тоби Джонс , 토비 존스 , Tobias Edward Heslewood Jones OBE , Tobias Edward Heslewood Jones , 托比·琼斯
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Hammersmith, London, England, UK
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Movie Involvements: 90
TV Involvements: 28
Most Famous Work
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Toby Jones, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
Doctor Who
(2005) Dream LordMidsomer Murders
(1997) Dan PetersonSherlock
(2010) Culverton SmithAgatha Christie's Poirot
(1989) Samuel RatchettWhat If...?
(2021) Arnim Zola (voice)Wayward Pines
(2015) David PilcherMarvel's Agent Carter
(2015) Arnim ZolaIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
(2023) Basil ShawActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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2024 | Attorney Alan Flynn | |
Fumbleton | ||
Alan Bates | ||
Self - Narrator (voice) | ||
2023 | Self | |
Philip | ||
The Associate | ||
DCS Dennis Hoban | ||
The Reverend Chasuble (voice) | ||
Self | ||
Basil Shaw | ||
Robert Stein | ||
2022 | Dr. Daniel Marquis | |
Norman | ||
Sebold Cusk | ||
Dr. McBrearty | ||
Self | ||
2021 | Father Topo | |
Sir William Ingram | ||
Ted | ||
Porter | ||
Arnim Zola (voice) | ||
Self - Narrator (voice) | ||
Phil Shiner | ||
Self - Narrator (voice) | ||
2020 | Vanya | |
Vincent Sinclair | ||
N/A | ||
Paul Schuster | ||
2019 | Self | |
Librarian (voice) | ||
Chief Factor | ||
Narrator (voice) | ||
Narrator | ||
Peter Green / Barry Green | ||
Rembrandt | ||
Prof. Ian Strammi | ||
2018 | Narrator | |
Owl (voice) | ||
Security Guard Charlie | ||
Mr. Eversoll | ||
自己 | ||
Newman | ||
2017 | Mason | |
Carl | ||
DC Svenson | ||
Eric Gray | ||
Paul Limp | ||
Lawrence Bradshaw | ||
2016 | John Mayhew | |
N/A | ||
Dr. Simon Ziegler | ||
Jan Zelenka | ||
Verloc | ||
Littlewood | ||
Captain Mainwaring | ||
2015 | Roger | |
Claudius Templesmith (uncredited) | ||
John Clare | ||
Dr. Jenkins | ||
David Pilcher | ||
King of Highhills | ||
narrator | ||
Arnim Zola | ||
2014 | Sheriff McDowell | |
Lance Stater | ||
Jerry | ||
Neil Baldwin | ||
Montresor | ||
Dad | ||
Dr. Arnim Zola | ||
Prado Museum Guard #2 | ||
Narrator | ||
2013 | Claudius Templesmith | |
Nigel | ||
Himself - Narrator | ||
2012 | Alfred Hitchcock | |
Gilderoy | ||
Coll | ||
John Batley | ||
Claudius Templesmith | ||
Paul Shackleton | ||
2011 | Arthur Jacobs | |
Silk (voice) | ||
Percy Alleline | ||
Dr. Arnim Zola | ||
Julie | ||
Gerald Hamilton | ||
Father Matthew | ||
2010 | Dobby (voice) | |
Culverton Smith | ||
Max | ||
Dr. Mark Glaser | ||
Hargreaves | ||
2009 | Bursar | |
N/A | ||
Thomas Henry Huxley | ||
2008 | Karl Rove | |
Swifty Lazar | ||
Barton Snode | ||
N/A | ||
Self | ||
Francis Brooke | ||
2007 | Daniel Qulip | |
Schatzmeister | ||
Ollie Weeks | ||
Gerard Dou | ||
Self | ||
2006 | Mr. Waddington | |
William Hogarth | ||
Douglas Knott | ||
Truman Capote | ||
Duke of Clarence | ||
Joe's Co-Passenger (uncredited) | ||
2005 | Robert Cecil | |
Gordon | ||
Dream Lord | ||
2004 | Hedley | |
Smee | ||
2003 | Simon | |
2002 | Dobby (voice) | |
Obsessive-compulsive man | ||
2001 | Bolo | |
Phil | ||
2000 | Kitchen boy | |
Civil servant | ||
1999 | English Judge | |
Buchholz | ||
1998 | Royal Page | |
Gentleman in Cafe des Artistes | ||
Doorkeeper | ||
1997 | Dan Peterson | |
1996 | Stanley | |
1994 | Griffin | |
1993 | Man at Tea Bar | |
1992 | Second Valet | |
1989 | Samuel Ratchett | |
1986 | Sgt. Protheroe | |
1983 | Narrator | |
1971 | Vanya | |
1964 | Narrator | |
1951 | Bolo | |
N/A | ||
Lieutenant Murray / Artie Bellman / Cabbie / Arnold | ||
Philip Burton | ||
N/A | ||
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Writing
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2019 | Writer | |
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Creator
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2019 | Creator | |
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Crew
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2008 | Thanks | |
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