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Russell Tovey

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Russell Tovey at an event for Pillion (2025)
A promising undercover agent assigned to lure and arrest gay men defies professional orders when he falls in love with a target.
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Plainclothes (2025)
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Russell Tovey was born on 14 November 1981 in Billericay, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012), Plainclothes (2025) and The Good Liar (2019).
BornNovember 14, 1981
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BornNovember 14, 1981
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000560
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    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Known for

    The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)
    The Pirates! Band of Misfits
    6.7
    • The Albino Pirate(voice)
    • 2012
    Russell Tovey and Tom Blyth in Plainclothes (2025)
    Plainclothes
    7.0
    • Andrew
    • 2025
    Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen in The Good Liar (2019)
    The Good Liar
    6.7
    • Stephen
    • 2019
    Richard Coyle, Bronagh Gallagher, David Pearse, Russell Tovey, and Ruth Bradley in Grabbers (2012)
    Grabbers
    6.3
    • Dr. Adam Smith
    • 2012

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Wild Bird
      • Alexander McQueen
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • When the Wolves Came
      • Sebastian
      • Filming
      • Short
    • I Am the Prize (2026)
      I Am the Prize
      Short
      • Anthony Selvon
      • 2026
    • Russell Tovey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw in The War Between the Land and the Sea (2025)
      The War Between the Land and the Sea
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Barclay Pierre-Dupont
      • 2025
    • Mawaan Rizwan in Juice (2023)
      Juice
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Guy
      • 2023–2025
    • Edison Alcaide in Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes (2025)
      Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes
      7.7
      TV Series
      • DAC Brian Paddick
      • 2025
    • Russell Tovey and Tom Blyth in Plainclothes (2025)
      Plainclothes
      7.0
      • Andrew
      • 2025
    • James Corden, Ruth Jones, Joanna Page, and Mathew Horne in Gavin & Stacey (2007)
      Gavin & Stacey
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Karl 'Budgie' Barratt
      • 2007–2024
    • Watch Dogs: Truth (2024)
      Watch Dogs: Truth
      5.3
      Podcast Series
      • Paul
      • 2024
    • Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant, and Pet Shop Boys in Pet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia (2024)
      Pet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia
      7.6
      Music Video
      • 2024
    • Diane Lane, Demi Moore, Molly Ringwald, Calista Flockhart, Chloë Sevigny, and Naomi Watts in Feud (2017)
      Feud
      8.3
      TV Series
      • John O'Shea
      • 2024
    • The Fortress (2023)
      The Fortress
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Charlie Oldman
      • 2023
    • Kim Bodnia, Oliver Chris, Russell Tovey, Rory Fleck Byrne, and Adelaide Clemens in White Widow (2023)
      White Widow
      4.4
      • Charlie
      • 2023
    • Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Sam Heughan in Love Again (2023)
      Love Again
      5.9
      • Billy Brooks
      • 2023
    • American Horror Story (2011)
      American Horror Story
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Patrick Read
      • 2022
    • Judi Dench, Derek Jacobi, David Bradley, Jennifer Saunders, Russell Tovey, Jesse Akele, and Bally Gill in Allelujah (2022)
      Allelujah
      6.0
      • Colin Colman
      • 2022
    • Aids: The Unheard Tapes (2022)
      Aids: The Unheard Tapes
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Narrated by (voice)
      • 2022

    Producer

    • Wild Bird
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Queer Edward II (2026)
      Queer Edward II
      • executive producer
      • 2026
    • Before You Go (2026)
      Before You Go
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2026
    • The Carer (2022)
      The Carer
      7.5
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2022
    • Laura Aikman, Matt Kennard, Andrew Knott, Russell Tovey, Angelo Cui, David Hannah, Natalie O'Connor, Thomas Turgoose, Tom Hyatt, Will Cohen, Mike Doxford, April Kelley, Sara Huxley, Alex Jordan, and Joan Gill Amorim in Hymn of Hate (2018)
      Hymn of Hate
      7.4
      Short
      • producer
      • 2018

    Writer

    • Wild Bird
      • writer
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Verified affiliations

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    SAG-AFTRA

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    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • November 14, 1981
      • Billericay, Essex, England, UK
    • Parents
        Carole Tovey
    • Other works
      His National Theatre credits include Rudge in "The History Boys", a new play by Alan Bennett ( 2004, also international tour), "Howard Katz" a new play by Patrick Marber, Shakespeare's "Henry V", Ralph in "His Girl Friday" adapted by John Guare and Roger in "His Dark Materials" based on the novels by Philip Pullman (all 2003).
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview
      • 2 Articles

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      He has played the same character (Ray Terrill / The Ray) in four different series: The Flash (2014), Legends of Tomorrow (2016), Supergirl (2015) and Freedom Fighters: The Ray (2017).
    • Quotes
      I came out to myself when I was about 15 or 16, and to my parents when I was 18. When you come out to your parents, that's when it's properly official... The only thing I can give to young gay people is that when I was growing up there were no role models that were blokey, that were men. Everybody was flamboyant and camp, and I remember going, 'That's not me, so even though I think I am gay, I don't think I fit into this world.

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