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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
Average
8

Doctor Who

(2005) Dream Lord
Midsomer Murders
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8

Midsomer Murders

(1997) Dan Peterson
Sherlock
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9

Sherlock

(2010) Culverton Smith
Agatha Christie's Poirot
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8

Agatha Christie's Poirot

(1989) Samuel Ratchett
What If...?
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8

What If...?

(2021) Arnim Zola (voice)
Wayward Pines
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7

Wayward Pines

(2015) David Pilcher
Marvel's Agent Carter
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8

Marvel's Agent Carter

(2015) Arnim Zola
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
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7

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
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
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2019 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
2019 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2008 Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

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