Acting
Toby Jones
EN, FR, IT cinema · 120 credits
Born
7 September 1966 (age 60)
Birthplace
Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Also known as Tobias Edward Heslewood Jones OBE · Tobias Edward Heslewood Jones · Tobias Jones
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Toby Jones, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Mars Express
Mars Express
as Colin Pillinger
A Sprinkle of History
2027
A Sprinkle of History
as Walter Anderson
Flavia
as Inspector Hewitt
Othello
as Iago
Mr. Burton
as Philip Burton
The Actor
as Lieutenant Murray / Artie Bellman / Cabbie / Arnold
Wander to Wonder
as Fumbleton (voice)
Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Instigators
as Attorney Alan Flynn
Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Impact
as Self- Narrator
The Sinking of a Superyacht: How Safe is Your Voyage?
as Self – Narrator (voice)
A Moral Man
as Philip
Mercy Road
as The Associate
The Canterville Ghost
as The Reverend Chasuble (voice)
Tetris
as Robert Stein
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
as Basil Shaw
The Pale Blue Eye
as Dr. Daniel Marquis
Empire of Light
as Norman
The Wonder
as Dr. McBrearty
Wild Tokyo
as Self - Narrator (voice)
A Boy Called Christmas
as Father Topo
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
as Sir William Ingram
Infinite
as Porter
Danny Boy
as Phil Shiner
Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Last Thing He Wanted
as Paul Schuster
Archive
as Vincent Sinclair
First Cow
as Chief Factor
Uncle Vanya
as Vanya
Britain's Viking Graveyard
as Narrator
Out of Blue
as Prof. Ian Strammi
The Edge
as Narrator (voice)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
as Mr. Eversoll
Zoo
as Security Guard Charlie
Normandy Nude
as Newman
Christopher Robin
as Owl (voice)
Inside Alton Towers
as Narrator
The Entertainer
as Paul Limp
Atomic Blonde
as Eric Gray
Kaleidoscope
as Carl
The Snowman
as DC Svenson
Journey's End
as Mason
Happy End
as Lawrence Bradshaw
Dad's Army
as Captain Mainwaring
Anthropoid
as Jan Zelenka
The Man Who Knew Infinity
as Littlewood
Morgan
as Dr. Simon Ziegler
Tale of Tales
as King of Highhills
By Our Selves
as John Clare
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
as Claudius Templesmith (uncredited)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
as Dr. Arnim Zola
Serena
as Sheriff McDowell
Honey Badgers: Masters of Mayhem
as Narrator
By the Gun
as Jerry
The Cask of Amontillado
as Montresor
Marvellous
as Neil Baldwin
Muppets Most Wanted
as Prado Museum Guard #2
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
as Claudius Templesmith
Leave to Remain
as Nigel
Murder on the Victorian Railway
as Himself - Narrator
Red Lights
as Paul Shackleton
Berberian Sound Studio
as Gilderoy
The Girl
as Alfred Hitchcock
The Hunger Games
as Claudius Templesmith
Captain America: The First Avenger
as Dr. Arnim Zola
Christopher and His Kind
as Gerald Hamilton
Your Highness
as Julie
The Adventures of Tintin
as Silk (voice)
The Rite
as Father Matthew
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
as Percy Alleline
My Week with Marilyn
as Arthur Jacobs
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
as Dobby (voice)
Virginia
as Max
Mo
as Dr. Mark Glaser
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
as Hargreaves
Creation
as Thomas Henry Huxley
W.
as Karl Rove
Frost/Nixon
as Swifty Lazar
City of Ember
as Barton Snode
When Darkness Came: The Making of The Mist
as Self, Thanks
The Man Inside Dame Edna
as Narrator (UK version) (voice)
St Trinian's
as Schatzmeister
Nightwatching
as Gerard Dou
The Mist
as Ollie Weeks
The Old Curiosity Shop
as Daniel Qulip
Amazing Grace
as Duke of Clarence
Infamous
as Truman Capote
The Painted Veil
as Mr. Waddington
A Harlot's Progress
as William Hogarth
The Sickie
as Douglas Knott
Scoop
as Joe's Co-Passenger (uncredited)
Mrs. Henderson Presents
as Gordon
Ladies in Lavender
as Hedley
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
as Dobby (voice)
Love or Money
as Phil
In Love and War
as Bolo
The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz
as Civil servant
Hotel Splendide
as Kitchen boy
Simon Magus
as Buchholz
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
as English Judge
EverAfter
as Royal Page
Les Misérables
as Doorkeeper
Cousin Bette
as Gentleman in Cafe des Artistes
Death of a Salesman
as Stanley
The Sanctuary Sparrow
as Griffin
Naked
as Man at Tea Bar
Orlando
as Second Valet