Cast & creator
Toby Jones
Best known for MobLand, Midsomer Murders, The Graham Norton Show
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.
Also known as: Tobias Edward Heslewood Jones OBE, Tobias Edward Heslewood Jones, Tobias Jones
120
film credits
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television credits
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1951–2027 · acting roles
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Filmography (165)
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MobLand
Colin Tattersall
2025
Midsomer Murders
Dan Peterson
1997
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Doctor Who
Dream Lord
2005
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Samuel Ratchett
1989
Great Performances
Vanya
1971
What If...?
Arnim Zola (voice)
2021
Horizon
Narrator
1964
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self
2022
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Dobby (voice)
2002
Sherlock
Culverton Smith
2010
Natural World
Narrator
1983
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Dobby (voice)
2010
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Claudius Templesmith
2013
Hijack
Peter Faber
2023
Marvel's Agent Carter
Arnim Zola
2015
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Claudius Templesmith (uncredited)
2015
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2004
Wayward Pines
Dr. Jenkins
2015Wayward Pines
David Pilcher
2015
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Mr. Eversoll
2018
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Dr. Arnim Zola
2014
Lovejoy
Sgt. Protheroe
1986
Captain America: The First Avenger
Dr. Arnim Zola
2011
The Hunger Games
Claudius Templesmith
2012
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Basil Shaw
2023
Cadfael
Griffin
1994
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Librarian (voice)
2019
Infinite
Porter
2021
The Snowman
DC Svenson
2017
The Mist
Ollie Weeks
2007
Atomic Blonde
Eric Gray
2017
Tetris
Robert Stein
2023
City of Ember
Barton Snode
2008
The Instigators
Attorney Alan Flynn
2024
The Adventures of Tintin
Silk (voice)
2011
Christopher Robin
Owl (voice)
2018
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
Self
2022
Snow White and the Huntsman
Coll
2012
The Pale Blue Eye
Dr. Daniel Marquis
2022
Detectorists
Lance Stater
2014
The Rite
Father Matthew
2011
The Hack
Alan Rusbridger
2025
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Percy Alleline
2011
The English
Sebold Cusk
2022
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
English Judge
1999
The Long Shadow
DCS Dennis Hoban
2023
The Wonder
Dr. McBrearty
2022
Empire of Light
Norman
2022
Your Highness
Julie
2011
Archive
Vincent Sinclair
2020
EverAfter
Royal Page
1998
Titanic
John Batley
2012
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Sir William Ingram
2021
Frost/Nixon
Swifty Lazar
2008
Red Lights
Paul Shackleton
2012
First Cow
Chief Factor
2020
Anthropoid
Jan Zelenka
2016
Muppets Most Wanted
Prado Museum Guard #2
2014
Finding Neverland
Smee
2004
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Bolo
1951
My Week with Marilyn
Arthur Jacobs
2011
A Boy Called Christmas
Father Topo
2021
The Man Who Knew Infinity
Littlewood
2016
Tale of Tales
King of Highhills
2015
The Painted Veil
Mr. Waddington
2006
The Witness for the Prosecution
John Mayhew
2016
Capital
Roger
2015
Coming Up
Simon
2003
A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story
John Bickford
2025
Les Misérables
Doorkeeper
1998
Naked
Man at Tea Bar
1993
15 Storeys High
Obsessive-compulsive man
2002
Flavia
Inspector Hewitt
2026
St Trinian's
Schatzmeister
2007
Morgan
Dr. Simon Ziegler
2016
Elizabeth I
Robert Cecil
2005
Mr Bates vs The Post Office
Alan Bates
2024
Happy End
Lawrence Bradshaw
2017
10 Days to War
Francis Brooke
2008
The Secret Agent
Verloc
2016
Journey's End
Mason
2017
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
Self
2023
Scoop
Joe's Co-Passenger (uncredited)
2006
The Last Thing He Wanted
Paul Schuster
2020
The Way We Live Now
Mr. Squercum
2001
Cousin Bette
Gentleman in Cafe des Artistes
1998
The Canterville Ghost
The Reverend Chasuble (voice)
2023
Serena
Sheriff McDowell
2014
Ladies in Lavender
Hedley
2004
Don't Forget the Driver
Peter Green / Barry Green
2019Don't Forget the Driver
Writer
2019
Dad's Army
Captain Mainwaring
2016
Orlando
Second Valet
1992
W.
Karl Rove
2008
My Grandparents' War
Self
2019
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
Bursar
2009
Othello
Iago
2026Untitled Roald Dahl Series
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Gordon
2005
Hidden Treasures of the National Trust
Self - Narrator (voice)
2023
Christopher and His Kind
Gerald Hamilton
2011
Out of Blue
Prof. Ian Strammi
2019
Amazing Grace
Duke of Clarence
2007
Nightwatching
Gerard Dou
2007
Infamous
Truman Capote
2006
The Girl
Alfred Hitchcock
2012
Mr. Burton
Philip Burton
2025
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
Hargreaves
2010
Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes
Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
Creation
Thomas Henry Huxley
2009
Zoo
Security Guard Charlie
2018
The Actor
Lieutenant Murray / Artie Bellman / Cabbie / Arnold
2025
By the Gun
Jerry
2014
Uncle Vanya
Vanya
2020
Marvellous
Neil Baldwin
2014
Normandy Nude
Newman
2018
Virginia
Max
2010
The Old Curiosity Shop
Daniel Qulip
2007
Rembrandt's J'Accuse...!
2008
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Self
2023
Kaleidoscope
Carl
2017
Wild Tokyo
Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
Looking for Rembrandt
Rembrandt
2019Looking for Rembrandt
Creator
2019
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
Self
2008When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
Thanks
2008
The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz
Civil servant
2000
A Wild Year
Self - Narrator (voice)
2020A Sprinkle of History
Walter Anderson
2027
Danny Boy
Phil Shiner
2021
The Dark
Dad
2014
Mo
Dr. Mark Glaser
2010
Digital Theatre: Parlour Song
2009
Death of a Salesman
Stanley
1996
Berberian Sound Studio
Gilderoy
2012
Wander to Wonder
Fumbleton (voice)
2024
The Sanctuary Sparrow
Griffin
1994
The Man Inside Dame Edna
Narrator (UK version) (voice)
2008
In Love and War
Bolo
2001
Hotel Splendide
Kitchen boy
2000
The Last Days Of...
narrator
2015Out of Hours
Martin Styles
1998
A Harlot's Progress
William Hogarth
2006
A Few Miles South
Ted
2021
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Willesden
Bennett
2007
The Cask of Amontillado
Montresor
2014
Simon Magus
Buchholz
1999
Mercy Road
The Associate
2023
The Sinking of a Superyacht: How Safe is Your Voyage?
Self – Narrator (voice)
2024
Nurses Come and Go, But None for Me
2024
Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Impact
Self- Narrator
2024
Murder on the Victorian Railway
Himself - Narrator
2013
By Our Selves
John Clare
2015
BBC Horizon: Jupiter Revealed
2018
Britain's Viking Graveyard
Narrator
2019
Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story
Self - Narrator (voice)
2024
The Edge
Narrator (voice)
2019
Honey Badgers: Masters of Mayhem
Narrator
2014
Leave to Remain
Nigel
2013
A Moral Man
Philip
2023
Love or Money
Phil
2001
The Entertainer
Paul Limp
2017
Inside Alton Towers
Narrator
2018
The Sickie
Douglas Knott
2006