Biography
Toby Jones won the London Film Critics’ Circle Award for his role as Truman Capote in the critically praised biopic of the author, INFAMOUS. He has finished filming Tomas Alfredson’s TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY with Colin Firth and Gary Oldman, Steven Spielberg’s motion-capture film TINTIN, based on the classic series of comic strips by Belgian artist Hergé, Joe Johnston’s CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER and opposite Anthony Hopkins in THE RITE.
He portrayed Karl Rove in Oliver Stone's W; Hollywood agent Swifty Lazar in Ron Howard’s FROST/NIXON; and starred in Jon Amiel's CREATION, based on Charles Darwin's great-great-grandson Randal Keynes' biography of his famed progenitor. He has starred with Bill Murray and Tim Robbins in the fantasy-adventure CITY OF EMBER. He co-starred in both ST. TRINIAN’S films with Rupert Everett and Colin Firth, as well as the thriller THE MIST, directed by Frank Darabont. Jones other film credits include Peter Greenaway’s NIGHTWATCHING; Michael Apted’s biography of abolitionist William Wilberforce, AMAZING GRACE; and the widely praised dramatization of W. Somerset Maugham’s THE PAINTED VEIL, starring Edward Norton and Naomi Watts.
Jones won the 2001 Laurence Olivier Award as Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the West End comedy “The Play What I Wrote,” directed by Kenneth Branagh. He has performed regularly on the British stage, including a production of Tom Stoppard’s highly acclaimed “Every Good Boy Deserves Favour” at The National, followed by Jez Butterworth’s dark comedy “Parlour Song” at The Almeida.
After making his film debut in the 1992 film adaptation of ORLANDO starring Tilda Swinton, Jones has alternated between stage and screen over the last 15 years. Among his other film credits are LADIES IN LAVENDER with Judi Dench and Maggie Smith; the 2004 Oscar-nominated FINDING NEVERLAND; HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS and HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 as the voice of Dobby the House Elf; Luc Besson’s THE MESSENGER: THE STORY OF JOAN OF ARC; the romantic comedy EVER AFTER; and the film version of LES MISÉRABLES, directed by Bille August. Jones has also appeared on British television, including a 2005 role as Robert Cecil, the first Earl of Salisbury, in the HBO/Channel 4 production ELIZABETH I.
The Weinstein Company
Actor
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2024 |
Mr Bates vs the Post Office: The Real Story (TV movie) - narrator |
2023 |
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford |
2022 |
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (TV movie) |
2020 |
A Wild Year (series) - narrator |
The North York Moors - narrator (E03) |
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The Fens - narrator (E02) |
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The Pembrokeshire Coast - narrator (E01) |
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2019 |
Looking for Rembrandt (series) |
Nova: Lost Viking Army (TV movie) - narrator |
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2018 |
Jupiter Revealed (TV movie) - narrator |
2015 |
The Last Days Of... (series) |
2014 |
The Natural World (series) - narrator |
Honey Badgers: Masters of Mayhem - narrator (S33E02) |
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2011 |
Doctor Who: Best of Specials (series) |
2010 |
Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 3: Creatures |
2008 |
The Man Inside Dame Edna (TV movie) |
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' |
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2020 |
Uncle Vanya |
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2023 |
Wander to Wonder |
2022 |
A Moral Man |
2021 |
A Few Miles South |
2017 |
The Entertainer |
2014 |
The Cask of Amontillado |
The Dark |
Performer
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2013 |
The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards |
2007 |
The Graham Norton Show |
Screenwriter
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2019 |
Don't Forget the Driver |
Episode 3 (E03) |
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Episode 2 (E02) |