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Toby Jones

Toby Jones

Acting

Born: September 7, 1966Hammersmith, London, England, UK

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.

Known For
Filmography
Flavia

Flavia

Inspector Hewitt

2026
Othello

Othello

Iago

2026
Mr. Burton

Mr. Burton

Philip Burton

2025
The Actor

The Actor

Lieutenant Murray / Artie Bellman / Cabbie / Arnold

2025
Wander to Wonder

Wander to Wonder

Fumbleton (voice)

2024
Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Impact

Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Impact

Self- Narrator

2024
The Instigators

The Instigators

Attorney Alan Flynn

2024
Nurses Come and Go, But None for Me

Nurses Come and Go, But None for Me

2024
Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

Self - Narrator (voice)

2024
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford

Self

2023
A Moral Man

A Moral Man

Philip

2023
Mercy Road

Mercy Road

The Associate

2023
The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

The Reverend Chasuble (voice)

2023
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Self

2023
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Basil Shaw

2023
Tetris

Tetris

Robert Stein

2023
The Pale Blue Eye

The Pale Blue Eye

Dr. Daniel Marquis

2022
Empire of Light

Empire of Light

Norman

2022
The Wonder

The Wonder

Dr. McBrearty

2022
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

Self

2022
A Boy Called Christmas

A Boy Called Christmas

Father Topo

2021
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

Sir William Ingram

2021
A Few Miles South

A Few Miles South

Ted

2021
Infinite

Infinite

Porter

2021
Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes

Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes

Self - Narrator (voice)

2021
Danny Boy

Danny Boy

Phil Shiner

2021
Wild Tokyo

Wild Tokyo

Self - Narrator (voice)

2021
Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

Vanya

2020
Archive

Archive

Vincent Sinclair

2020
First Cow

First Cow

Chief Factor

2020
The Last Thing He Wanted

The Last Thing He Wanted

Paul Schuster

2020
The Edge

The Edge

Narrator (voice)

2019
Britain's Viking Graveyard

Britain's Viking Graveyard

Narrator

2019
Out of Blue

Out of Blue

Prof. Ian Strammi

2019
Inside Alton Towers

Inside Alton Towers

Narrator

2018
Christopher Robin

Christopher Robin

Owl (voice)

2018
Zoo

Zoo

Security Guard Charlie

2018
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Mr. Eversoll

2018
BBC Horizon: Jupiter Revealed

BBC Horizon: Jupiter Revealed

2018
Normandy Nude

Normandy Nude

Newman

2018
Journey's End

Journey's End

Mason

2017
Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope

Carl

2017
The Snowman

The Snowman

DC Svenson

2017
Atomic Blonde

Atomic Blonde

Eric Gray

2017
The Entertainer

The Entertainer

Paul Limp

2017
Happy End

Happy End

Lawrence Bradshaw

2017
Morgan

Morgan

Dr. Simon Ziegler

2016
Anthropoid

Anthropoid

Jan Zelenka

2016
The Man Who Knew Infinity

The Man Who Knew Infinity

Littlewood

2016
Dad's Army

Dad's Army

Captain Mainwaring

2016
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

Claudius Templesmith (uncredited)

2015
By Our Selves

By Our Selves

John Clare

2015
Tale of Tales

Tale of Tales

King of Highhills

2015
Serena

Serena

Sheriff McDowell

2014
By the Gun

By the Gun

Jerry

2014
Marvellous

Marvellous

Neil Baldwin

2014
The Cask of Amontillado

The Cask of Amontillado

Montresor

2014
The Dark

The Dark

Dad

2014
Muppets Most Wanted

Muppets Most Wanted

Prado Museum Guard #2

2014
Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Dr. Arnim Zola

2014
Honey Badgers: Masters of Mayhem

Honey Badgers: Masters of Mayhem

Narrator

2014
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Claudius Templesmith

2013
Leave to Remain

Leave to Remain

Nigel

2013
Murder on the Victorian Railway

Murder on the Victorian Railway

Himself - Narrator

2013
The Girl

The Girl

Alfred Hitchcock

2012
Berberian Sound Studio

Berberian Sound Studio

Gilderoy

2012
Snow White and the Huntsman

Snow White and the Huntsman

Coll

2012
The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

Claudius Templesmith

2012
Red Lights

Red Lights

Paul Shackleton

2012
My Week with Marilyn

My Week with Marilyn

Arthur Jacobs

2011
The Adventures of Tintin

The Adventures of Tintin

Silk (voice)

2011
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Percy Alleline

2011
Captain America: The First Avenger

Captain America: The First Avenger

Dr. Arnim Zola

2011
Your Highness

Your Highness

Julie

2011
Christopher and His Kind

Christopher and His Kind

Gerald Hamilton

2011
The Rite

The Rite

Father Matthew

2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Dobby (voice)

2010
Virginia

Virginia

Max

2010
Mo

Mo

Dr. Mark Glaser

2010
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

Hargreaves

2010
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold

Bursar

2009
Digital Theatre: Parlour Song

Digital Theatre: Parlour Song

2009
Creation

Creation

Thomas Henry Huxley

2009
W.

W.

Karl Rove

2008
Frost/Nixon

Frost/Nixon

Swifty Lazar

2008
City of Ember

City of Ember

Barton Snode

2008
Rembrandt's J'Accuse...!

Rembrandt's J'Accuse...!

2008
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'

When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'

Self

2008
The Man Inside Dame Edna

The Man Inside Dame Edna

Narrator (UK version) (voice)

2008
The Old Curiosity Shop

The Old Curiosity Shop

Daniel Qulip

2007
St Trinian's

St Trinian's

Schatzmeister

2007
The Mist

The Mist

Ollie Weeks

2007
Nightwatching

Nightwatching

Gerard Dou

2007
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Willesden

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Willesden

Bennett

2007
The Painted Veil

The Painted Veil

Mr. Waddington

2006
A Harlot's Progress

A Harlot's Progress

William Hogarth

2006
The Sickie

The Sickie

Douglas Knott

2006
Infamous

Infamous

Truman Capote

2006
Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

Duke of Clarence

2006
Scoop

Scoop

Joe's Co-Passenger (uncredited)

2006
Mrs. Henderson Presents

Mrs. Henderson Presents

Gordon

2005
Ladies in Lavender

Ladies in Lavender

Hedley

2004
Finding Neverland

Finding Neverland

Smee

2004
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Dobby (voice)

2002
In Love and War

In Love and War

Bolo

2001
Love or Money

Love or Money

Phil

2001
Hotel Splendide

Hotel Splendide

Kitchen boy

2000
The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz

The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz

Civil servant

2000
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

English Judge

1999
Simon Magus

Simon Magus

Buchholz

1999
EverAfter

EverAfter

Royal Page

1998
Cousin Bette

Cousin Bette

Gentleman in Cafe des Artistes

1998
Les Misérables

Les Misérables

Doorkeeper

1998
Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

Stanley

1996
The Sanctuary Sparrow

The Sanctuary Sparrow

Griffin

1994
Naked

Naked

Man at Tea Bar

1993
Orlando

Orlando

Second Valet

1992