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Film & TV
Hammersmith, 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…
Known for
- A Sprinkle of History — Walter Anderson2027
- Flavia — Inspector Hewitt2026
- Othello — Iago2026
- Mr. Burton — Philip Burton2025
- The Actor — Lieutenant Murray / Artie Bellman / Cabbie / Arnold2025
- A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story — John Bickford2025
- The Hack — Alan Rusbridger2025
- MobLand — Colin Tattersall2025
- Wander to Wonder — Fumbleton (voice)2024
- Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story — Self - Narrator (voice)2024
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Key facts
- Born
- Toby Edward Heslewood Jones , ( 1966-09-07 ) 7 September 1966 (age 59) , Hammersmith , London , England
- Education
- Abingdon School
- Alma mater
- University of Manchester , (1986–1989) , L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq , (1989–1991)
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1992–present
- Spouse
- Karen Jones ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2015 )
- Father
- Freddie Jones
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Tobias
- Family name
- Jones
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Father
- Freddie Jones
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Naked Normandy
- Hair colour
- red hair
- Image
- Toby Jones - EmpireOfLightBFI121022 (30 of 33) (52448062684).jpg
- Height
- 1.65
- Number of children
- 2
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- Commons category
- Toby Jones
- date of birth
- 1966-09-07
- birth name
- Tobias Edward Heslewood Jones
- start of work period
- 1992-00-00
- name in native language
- Toby Jones
- nickname
- Toby Jones
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Encyclopedic overview
Toby Edward Heslewood Jones (born 7 September 1966) is an English actor. He is known for his extensive character actor roles on stage and screen. From 1989 to 1991, Jones trained at L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq. 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.
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 portrayed Truman Capote in the biopic Infamous (2006). He has since acted in Amazing Grace (2006), The Painted Veil (2006), W. (2008), Frost/Nixon (2008), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), My Week with Marilyn (2011), Berberian Sound Studio (2012), Dad's Army (2016), Journey's End (2017), Empire of Light (2022) and Mr Burton (2025).
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