Toby Jones
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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.
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Known For
Midsomer Murders
Agatha Christie's Poirot
The Graham Norton Show
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Doctor Who
What If...?
Horizon
Sherlock
Marvel's Agent Carter
The Long Shadow
Wayward Pines
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Muppets Most Wanted
Elizabeth I
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
Naked
EverAfter
Titanic
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford
Tetris
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Snowman
Captain America: The First Avenger
The Hunger Games
Snow White and the Huntsman
The Last Thing He Wanted
The Adventures of Tintin
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Christopher Robin
The Wonder
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
My Week with Marilyn
A Boy Called Christmas
The English
Infinite
Your Highness
Anthropoid
Red Lights
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Atomic Blonde
Journey's End
The Pale Blue Eye
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Empire of Light
Tale of Tales
First Cow
The Mist
Zoo
The Girl
Normandy Nude
Mr Bates vs The Post Office
Capital
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