A Sprinkle of History
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A Sprinkle of History
2027
Toby Jones
Acting
Born September 7, 1966Hammersmith, 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.
Movies
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Flavia
2026
3.4
Othello
2026
6.8
Mr. Burton
2025
6.1
The Actor
2025
7.0
The Sinking of a Superyacht: How Safe is Your Voyage?
2024
7.3
Wander to Wonder
2024
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Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Impact
2024
6.1
The Instigators
2024
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Nurses Come and Go, But None for Me
2024
8.3
Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story
2024
7.7
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
2023
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A Moral Man
2023
5.9
Mercy Road
2023
6.7
The Canterville Ghost
2023
6.6
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023
6.5
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023
7.8
Tetris
2023
6.8
The Pale Blue Eye
2022
6.6
Empire of Light
2022
6.6
The Wonder
2022
7.3
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
2022
7.3
A Boy Called Christmas
2021
6.9
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021
7.0
A Few Miles South
2021
6.6
Infinite
2021
6.0
Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes
2021
6.8
Danny Boy
2021
0.0
Wild Tokyo
2021
7.3
Uncle Vanya
2020
6.4
Archive
2020
7.0
First Cow
2020
4.9
The Last Thing He Wanted
2020
7.3
The Edge
2019
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Britain's Viking Graveyard
2019
5.1
Out of Blue
2019
7.0
Inside Alton Towers
2018
7.3
Christopher Robin
2018
6.7
Zoo
2018
6.5
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
2018
8.4
BBC Horizon: Jupiter Revealed
2018
5.6
Normandy Nude
2018
6.3
Journey's End
2017
5.6
Kaleidoscope
2017
5.2
The Snowman
2017
6.4
Atomic Blonde
2017
0.0
The Entertainer
2017
6.2
Happy End
2017
5.8
Morgan
2016
7.1
Anthropoid
2016
7.2
The Man Who Knew Infinity
2016
5.0
Dad's Army
2016
6.9
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
2015
5.5
By Our Selves
2015
6.4
Tale of Tales
2015
5.6
Serena
2014
4.2
By the Gun
2014
7.1
Marvellous
2014
0.0
The Cask of Amontillado
2014
0.0
The Dark
2014
7.7
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014
6.3
Muppets Most Wanted
2014
7.5
Honey Badgers: Masters of Mayhem
2014
7.4
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013
6.4
Leave to Remain
2013
7.0
Murder on the Victorian Railway
2013
6.1
The Girl
2012
6.0
Berberian Sound Studio
2012
6.0
Snow White and the Huntsman
2012
7.2
The Hunger Games
2012
6.2
Red Lights
2012
6.7
My Week with Marilyn
2011
6.9
The Adventures of Tintin
2011
6.6
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2011
7.0
Captain America: The First Avenger
2011
5.3
Your Highness
2011
6.3
Christopher and His Kind
2011
6.1
The Rite
2011
7.7
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
5.2
Virginia
2010
5.8
Mo
2010
6.2
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
2010
5.6
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
2009
0.0
Digital Theatre: Parlour Song
2009
6.4
Creation
2009
6.1
W.
2008
7.3
Frost/Nixon
2008
6.4
City of Ember
2008
6.8
Rembrandt's J'Accuse...!
2008
8.2
When Darkness Came: The Making of The Mist
2008
7.0
The Man Inside Dame Edna
2008
5.0
The Old Curiosity Shop
2007
5.9
St Trinian's
2007
7.0
The Mist
2007
6.2
Nightwatching
2007
4.5
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Willesden
2007
6.9
Amazing Grace
2007
7.3
The Painted Veil
2006
4.7
A Harlot's Progress
2006
6.7
The Sickie
2006
6.5
Infamous
2006
6.6
Scoop
2006
6.7
Mrs. Henderson Presents
2005
6.4
Ladies in Lavender
2004
7.3
Finding Neverland
2004
7.7
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
7.2
In Love and War
2001
8.0
Love or Money
2001
5.7
Hotel Splendide
2000
6.6
The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz
2000
6.4
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
1999
7.4
Simon Magus
1999
7.5
EverAfter
1998
5.5
Cousin Bette
1998
7.2
Les Misérables
1998
6.4
Death of a Salesman
1996
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The Sanctuary Sparrow
1994
7.3
Naked
1993
7.0
Orlando
1992
TV Shows
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The Hack
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MobLand
6.5
A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story
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Mr Bates vs The Post Office
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The Long Shadow
7.5
Hijack
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Hidden Treasures of the National Trust
7.3
The English
2.8
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
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What If...?
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A Wild Year
7.3
My Grandparents' War
7.8
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
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Looking for Rembrandt
6.9
Don't Forget the Driver
6.9
The Witness for the Prosecution
5.8
The Secret Agent
7.1
Capital
6.9
Wayward Pines
6.9
Wayward Pines
7.0
The Last Days Of...
7.5
Marvel's Agent Carter
8.2
Detectorists
5.9
Titanic
8.5
Sherlock
6.4
10 Days to War
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
7.2
Elizabeth I
7.6
Doctor Who
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Who Do You Think You Are?
5.7
Coming Up
8.1
15 Storeys High
7.7
The Way We Live Now
Out of Hours
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Out of Hours
7.5
Midsomer Murders
7.5
Cadfael
8.2
Agatha Christie's Poirot
7.4
Lovejoy
7.4
Natural World
6.1
Great Performances
7.5
Horizon
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Untitled Roald Dahl Series
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