Toby Stephens

British actor

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Raymond Chandler : The BBC Radio Drama Collection
Poodle Springs

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Acting · Fitzrovia, London, England, UK

Toby Stephens (born April 21, 1969) is an British actor of stage, film, and television. He is best known for his roles in Die Another Day (2002), Jane Eyre (2006), Black Sails (2014 – 2017), and Percy Jackson and the Olympians (2023 – present). He is the youngest son of iconic actors Dame Maggie Smith and Sir Robert Stephens.

Known for

The Morrigan — Malachy Crowley2026
Mārama — Nathaniel Cole2026
Giant — Frank Warren2026
The Season — Christopher Hext2026
The Severed Sun — The Pastor2025
A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story — Melford Stevenson2025
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Official Podcast — Self2025
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration — Self (archive footage)2024

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Article

Toby Stephens (born 21 April 1969) is an English actor who has appeared in films in the United Kingdom, United States, and India. He is known for the roles of Bond villain Gustav Graves in the 2002 James Bond film Die Another Day, for which he was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor; William Gordon in the 2005 Bollywood film Mangal Pandey: The Rising; and Edward Fairfax Rochester in the 2006 BBC television adaptation of Jane Eyre. From 2014 to 2017, he starred as Captain Flint in the Starz television series Black Sails, followed by one of the lead roles in the Netflix science fiction series Lost in Space from 2018 to 2021. He portrays the Greek god Poseidon in Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

Early life and education