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Toby Jones
Toby Jones
Birthday: 1966-09-07
Place of Birth: Hammersmith, London, England, UK
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Toby Jones, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Orlando
6.9
Orlando, 1992
Drama
Fantasy
Naked
7.3
Naked, 1993
Drama
Comedy
EverAfter
7.4
EverAfter, 1998
Drama
Romance
Comedy
Les Misérables
7.2
Les Misérables, 1998
Detective
Drama
Historical
Romance
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
6.4
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, 1999
Adventure
Drama
Action
Historical
War
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
7.7
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 2002
Adventure
Fantasy
Finding Neverland
7.3
Finding Neverland, 2004
Drama
Fantasy
Mrs. Henderson Presents
6.7
Mrs. Henderson Presents, 2005
Comedy
Drama
Scoop
6.6
Scoop, 2006
Comedy
Mystery
Amazing Grace
6.9
Amazing Grace, 2006
Drama
The Painted Veil
7.3
The Painted Veil, 2006
Romance
Drama
The Mist
6.9
The Mist, 2007
Horror
Sci-Fi
Thriller
St. Trinian's
5.9
St. Trinian's, 2007
Comedy
Sci-Fi
City of Ember
6.3
City of Ember, 2008
Adventure
Fantasy
Frost/Nixon
7.3
Frost/Nixon, 2008
Drama
Historical
W.
6.2
W., 2008
Drama
Historical
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
5.6
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold, 2009
Comedy
Adventure
Creation
6.5
Creation, 2009
Drama
Historical
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
7.8
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, 2010
Adventure
Fantasy
Captain America: The First Avenger
7.0
Captain America: The First Avenger, 2011
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
The Adventures of Tintin
6.9
The Adventures of Tintin, 2011
Adventure
Animation
Mystery
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
6.6
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, 2011
Drama
Thriller
Mystery
The Rite
6.1
The Rite, 2011
Drama
Thriller
Horror
Your Highness
5.3
Your Highness, 2011
Comedy
Fantasy
Adventure
Action
My Week with Marilyn
6.7
My Week with Marilyn, 2011
Drama
Romance
Snow White and the Huntsman
6.0
Snow White and the Huntsman, 2012
Adventure
Fantasy
Drama
The Hunger Games
7.2
The Hunger Games, 2012
Sci-Fi
Adventure
Fantasy
Red Lights
6.2
Red Lights, 2012
Thriller
Berberian Sound Studio
6.0
Berberian Sound Studio, 2012
Horror
Drama
Thriller
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
7.4
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, 2013
Adventure
Action
Sci-Fi
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
7.7
Captain America: The Winter Soldier, 2014
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Muppets Most Wanted
6.3
Muppets Most Wanted, 2014
Comedy
Adventure
Detective
Serena
5.6
Serena, 2014
Drama
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
6.9
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2, 2015
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Tale of Tales
6.4
Tale of Tales, 2015
Romance
Fantasy
Horror
Morgan
5.8
Morgan, 2016
Horror
Sci-Fi
Thriller
The Man Who Knew Infinity
7.2
The Man Who Knew Infinity, 2016
Drama
Anthropoid
7.1
Anthropoid, 2016
Historical
Thriller
War
Atomic Blonde
6.4
Atomic Blonde, 2017
Action
Thriller
The Snowman
5.2
The Snowman, 2017
Detective
Thriller
Journey's End
6.3
Journey's End, 2017
War
Drama
Action
Happy End
6.2
Happy End, 2017
Drama
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
6.5
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, 2018
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Christopher Robin
7.3
Christopher Robin, 2018
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
First Cow
7.1
First Cow, 2019
Drama
Western
Archive
6.2
Archive, 2020
Sci-Fi
Drama
Fantasy
Thriller
Infinite
6.6
Infinite, 2021
Sci-Fi
Action
Thriller
A Boy Called Christmas
7.4
A Boy Called Christmas, 2021
Adventure
Fantasy
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
6.9
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, 2021
Drama
Historical
Comedy
The Pale Blue Eye
6.9
The Pale Blue Eye, 2022
Thriller
Detective
Horror
Mystery
The Wonder
6.6
The Wonder, 2022
Drama
Mystery
Empire of Light
6.7
Empire of Light, 2022
Drama
Romance
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
6.6
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, 2023
Adventure
Action
Tetris
7.7
Tetris, 2023
Thriller
Historical
Drama