Russell Tovey
Also Known As: Russell George Tovey, راسل تووی
Biography: Russell George Tovey (born 14 November 1981) is an English actor with numerous television, film and stage credits. Tovey is best known for playing the role of a werewolf, George Sands in the BBC's supernatural drama Being Human. His other notable roles include Rudge in both the stage and film version of The History Boys, Steve in the BBC Three sitcom Him & Her, Kevin Matheson in the HBO original series Looking and as Henry Knight on BBC TV series Sherlock.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Billericay, Essex, England, UK
Birthday: November 14, 1981
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Gender: Male
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The History Boys
Overview: The story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students at a Yorkshire grammar school in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambridge. Bounced between their maverick English master, a young and shrewd teacher hired to up their test scores, a grossly out-numbered history teacher, and a headmaster obsessed with results, the boys attempt to pass.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-10-02
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National Theatre Live: Constellations
Overview: A quantum physicist and a beekeeper meet at a barbeque. They hit it off, or perhaps they don’t. They go home together, or maybe they go their separate ways. In the multiverse, with every possible future ahead of them, a love of honey could make all the difference. See each of the four casts of Donmar Warehouse's summer 2020 production in this filmed presentation.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-10-28
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Allelujah
Overview: When news of the closure of a small hospital's geriatric ward begins to reach the community, the hospital invites a local news crew to document their planning of a concert in honor of the hospital's most celebrated nurse. But there might be something more threatening to the hospital itself, more deadly than the politicians ready to shut down the place at a moment's notice.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-03-17
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My Family and Other Animals
Overview: An English family relocates to sunny Greece in the months before WWII.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-12-27
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Real Love (Yes, It's Real Love!)
Overview: Written & directed by Jamie Adams
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
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Grabbers
Overview: Something sinister has come to the shores of Erin Island, unbeknownst to the quaint population of this sleepy fishing village resting somewhere off Ireland’s coast. First, some fishermen go missing. Then there is the rash of whale carcasses suddenly washing up on the beach. When the murders start, it’s up to two mismatched cops – an irresponsible alcoholic and his new partner, a by-the-book woman from the mainland – to protect the townsfolk from the giant, bloodsucking, tentacled aliens that prey upon them. Their only weapon, they discover, is booze. If they want to survive the creatures’ onslaught, everyone will have to get very, very drunk!
Genres: Science Fiction Comedy Thriller Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-08-10
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The Ballad of Russell & Julie
Overview: David Tennant, Catherine Tate and John Barrowman thank Russell T. Davies and Julie Gardner for their work on Doctor Who in this charming tribute that was shown at the wrap party after their final episode.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-10-31
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Love Again
Overview: Mira Ray, dealing with the loss of her fiancé, John, sends a series of romantic texts to his old cell phone number… not realizing the number was reassigned to Rob Burns' new work phone. Rob, a journalist, is captivated by the honesty in the beautifully confessional texts. When he’s assigned to write a profile of megastar Céline Dion, he enlists her help in figuring out how to meet Mira in person and win her heart.
Genres: Romance Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-05-04
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Blackwood
Overview: Having recovered from a shattering emotional breakdown, college professor Ben Marshall relocates to the countryside with his wife and young son, hoping for a fresh start. He has a teaching job lined up and a new home to move into; things finally look to be going Ben's way. Until, that is, he starts to feel that something isn't quite right in the house. Finding himself plagued by spectral visions, Ben becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth behind a local mystery that appears to be putting the lives of his family in danger
Genres: Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-08-01
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White Widow
Overview: Across Africa and London, an American woman struggles with recent tragic events, resulting in impromptu rendezvous with a naive Irishman, who takes on more than he bargained for.
Genres: Drama Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-11-20
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Is This a Joke?
Overview: Tim's life is a joke. Literally.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-12-31
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Wayfinder
Overview: Set during a pandemic, the film tracks the movements of its central protagonist – The Wanderer, a young girl, on an intrepid journey across England. Presented across six chapters, including ‘The North’, ‘The Land of Smoke’ and ‘The Kingdom of the East’, this epic film builds a dialogue around the themes of class and economic exclusion, belonging and displacement, cultural heritage and the meaning of home.
Genres: Drama Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-07-01
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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
Overview: The enthusiastic Pirate Captain, along with his rag-tag crew, sets out to beat his bitter rivals. The chaotic adventure takes them from exotic shores to Victorian London, and from a haplessly smitten scientist to a diabolical queen.
Genres: Animation Adventure Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-03-12
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Tower Block
Overview: A year after witnessing a murder, residents of Tower Block 31 find themselves being picked off by a sniper, pitting those lucky enough to be alive into a battle for survival.
Genres: Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-09-19
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The Red Peppers
Overview: Set in 1936 during the dying days of music hall, "The Red Peppers' is the poignant story of George and Lily Pepper, a husband and wife comedy double act whose failing marriage is all but over. When a backstage row develops one night it unearths painful truths, which prove to have disastrous consequences
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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It's Me
Overview: Set over the course of an evening, a mother remembers moments from a game she played with her son throughout his childhood. Tragedy strikes when he unexpectedly returns.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-01-02
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Muppets Most Wanted
Overview: While on a grand world tour, The Muppets find themselves wrapped into an European jewel-heist caper headed by a Kermit the Frog look-alike and his dastardly sidekick.
Genres: Comedy Adventure Crime Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-03-20
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Walking the Dogs
Overview: A Buckingham Palace guard attending to Queen Elizabeth's room takes her dogs for a walk and while he's away an intruder breaks in for a chat with the monarch.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-05-31
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Pride
Overview: In 1984, a group of LGBT activists decide to raise money to support the National Union of Mineworkers during their lengthy strike. There is only one problem: the Union seems embarrassed to receive their support.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-12
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Plainclothes
Overview: A promising undercover officer assigned to lure and arrest gay men defies professional orders when he falls in love with a target.
Genres: Drama Romance Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-01-26
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Rhythm of Life
Overview: A star-studded short film encouraging people to get COVID-19 vaccines and featuring the song "The Rhythm of Life" from the 1966 classic musical, Sweet Charity.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-07-03
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The Lady in the Van
Overview: The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-10-30
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Lady Grey London
Overview: Starring Marion Cotillard as Lady Grey, a burlesque artist with magical healing powers, the unshakable Sir Ian Mckellan as her crippled fan and Russell Tovey as the painter who is inspired by Lady Grey's grace and sensuality.
Genres: Romance Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-12-08
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Red Top
Overview: Comic fantasy telling the story of Rebekah, an innocent and beguiling Northern girl who accidentally becomes Chief Executive of News International and gets caught up in a seventies Watergate-style scandal.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-01-20
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Stick Man
Overview: Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three, and he's heading on an epic adventure across the seasons. Will he get back to his family in time for Christmas?
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-12-07
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The Pass
Overview: The night before their debut game, two professional soccer players share a kiss. In a sporting world where image is everything, this surprising ‘pass’ sets the men up for a contrasting decade of fame and failure, full of secrets and denial.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-03-16
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Looking: The Movie
Overview: Patrick returns to San Francisco for the first time in almost a year to celebrate a momentous event with his old friends. In the process, he must face the unresolved relationships he left behind and make difficult choices about what’s important to him.
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-07-24
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Huge
Overview: A feuding double act try to make it in the cut-throat world of stand-up comedy.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-06-18
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Pet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia
Overview: Following the release of All of Us Strangers, acclaimed British filmmaker Andrew Haigh shoots Tracey Emin and Russell Tovey alongside the Pet Shop Boys in the music video for new single A New Bohemia, taken from their latest album Nonetheless – released on Parlophone, and premiering exclusively on NOWNESS. Discussing the project, Andrew Haigh said, “I have loved the Pet Shop Boys since the release of Please. I have every album and have seen them play live many times over the years. Getting to make a music video with them has been a dream come true.” “We had a lovely sunny day in Margate filming this video with Andrew Haigh, fresh from his success with All of Us Strangers," Pet Shop Boys shared. "Thanks to Andrew and all concerned, in particular the many local residents who took part, including Russell Tovey and Tracey Emin.”
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-06-04
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Life is Excellent
Overview: David Robilliard was a talented British artist who died in 1988, aged just 36 years old, one of the many young gay men of his generation lost to AIDS. In this emotional documentary, actor and contemporary art devotee Russell Tovey embarks on a quest to bring the life and work of Robilliard back to its rightful prominence. The result is a film that gathers together the artist’s close friends, collaborators, and colleagues to remember and celebrate a remarkable talent. Through their memories and Tovey’s devotion to Robilliard’s work, we build a picture of a young dynamic artist full of courage and wit whose legacy deserves to shine.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-08-04
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Effie Gray
Overview: A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-03-08
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Mindhorn
Overview: A washed up actor best known for playing the title character in the 1980s detective show "Mindhorn" must work with the police when a serial killer says that he will only speak with Detective Mindhorn, whom he believes to be real.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-09
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National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
Overview: The National Theatre's live theatrical production of Tony Kushner's two-part play 'Angels In America' about New Yorkers grappling with the AIDS crisis during the mid-1980s.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-07-20
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National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
Overview: America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell. This new staging of Tony Kushner's multi-award winning two-part play, Angels In America: A Gay Fantasia On National Themes, is directed by Olivier and Tony award winning director Marianne Elliott.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-07-27
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Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
Overview: The Ultimate Guide was a documentary made by BBC Events Production in London which aired on BBC Three in the run-up to the 50th anniversary of the Doctor Who. It gave a broad overview of the show's history, and interviewed many people involved in its production over the years, including five of the actors who portrayed the Doctor: Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann and David Tennant — as well as the current executive producer and head writer Steven Moffat.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-11-18
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Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
Overview: When disaster hits the Titanic, the Doctor uncovers a threat to the whole human race. Battling alongside aliens, saboteurs, robot Angels and a new friend called Astrid, can he stop the Christmas inferno?
Genres: Science Fiction TV Movie Mystery Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-25
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The Emperor's New Clothes
Overview: Napoleon, exiled, devises a plan to retake the throne. He'll swap places with commoner Eugene Lenormand, sneak into Paris, then Lenormand will reveal himself and Napoleon will regain his throne. Things don't go at all well; first, the journey proves more difficult than expected, but more disastrously, Lenormand enjoys himself too much to reveal the deception. Napoleon adjusts somewhat uneasily to the life of a commoner while waiting, while Lenormand gorges on rich food.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-08-11
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Freedom Fighters: The Ray
Overview: Earth-X is one of many realities in the multiverse, with one glaring difference from our Earth: The Nazis won World War II. Led by The Ray, a group of heroes known as the Freedom Fighters battle selflessly against tyranny. But when The Ray is transported to our Earth to save his life, he passes his powers to his unsuspecting counterpart, Ray Terrill. Charged with superhuman abilities, Terrill is newly christened The Ray and must adapt and overcome the challenges of crime-fighting with a little help from The Flash and Green Arrow. Seasoned and ready to fight, The Ray now faces his biggest battle: a return to Earth-X to lead the Freedom Fighters against Overgirl and her evil Nazi henchmen!
Genres: Animation Action Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-08-28
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Roar
Overview: London. It's Christmas. Tom is a timid loner who cuts keys in a dry-cleaners in Soho. He's dominated by his extroverted boss, Mick, who habitually cracks on to his female clientele. One customer, Eva, is particularly unimpressed by Mick's behaviour. When Tom tries to apologise, she gives him the cold shoulder. Wanting emotional contact, Tom tries unsuccessfully to call his estranged father. Desperate, Tom takes drastic action.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-08-05
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The Sea
Overview: On a grey day, a woman sits alone on a beach and calmly watches the birds. As she sits, she is joined by various people who make up the tapestry of her life, in a film about the fragile, fallible and human stories that compose our memories.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-03-10
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The Hippopotamus
Overview: Disgraced poet Ted Wallace is summoned to his friend's country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-03-08
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The Good Liar
Overview: Career con man Roy sets his sights on his latest mark: recently widowed Betty, worth millions. And he means to take it all. But as the two draw closer, what should have been another simple swindle takes on the ultimate stakes.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-11-08
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The King is Dead
Overview: There's a mole in the organisation, and Lionel doesn't like moles. So he's brought his right hand men Nicky and Frank together, and he's going to find out just who has a loose tongue, whatever it takes...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-04-01
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In Passing
Overview: A Blitz mother confronts a home truth.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-01
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Baby Lies Truthfully
Overview: It's 1987. David Robilliard is a young artist and writer in London. His work is raw as it is refreshing. It's coarse but laceratingly clever exploring everything from dating and sex to depression and loss.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-07-01
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Hymn of Hate
Overview: Sgt George May and Pvt Billy Booth are sent to patrol the deadly No Man's Land by a young and inexperienced officer, eager to assert authority over his men.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-11-11
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
Overview: In a profile pic-obsessed, filter-fixated world where online and reality blur, influencer Dorian Gray makes a deal. For his social star never to fade. For the perfect self he broadcasts to the world to always remain. But as his mental health starts to decline, as corruption and murderous depravity start to creep into his world, the true and horrific cost of his deal will soon need to be met.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-03-16
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Gavin & Stacey: The Finale
Overview: It’s five years since Nessa declared her love for Smithy – and a lot has happened since. Journey to Barry and Billericay to catch up with the gang for the very last time.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-12-25
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