Toby Jones
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- For the artist, see Toby Jones (artist).
Toby Jones (born September 7, 1967) is a British actor from London.
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[edit] Career
Due to his diminutive stature, he is often cast in supporting character roles, and has recently found success in mainstream theatre and film[citation needed]. In 2001 he starred in the London West End comedy The Play What I Wrote, which was directed by Kenneth Branagh. His comic turn as Arthur earned him the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, and when the play moved to Broadway in 2003, he was nominated for a Tony Award.
Jones has appeared in more than twenty films since his first role in 1992 in the film adaptation of Orlando. He voiced Dobby, the house-elf, in the Harry Potter films and played Oblomov in the 2005 BBC Radio 4 adaptation of the novel. He also appeared as Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, one of Queen Elizabeth I's councilmen in the HBO/Channel 4 production Elizabeth I.
He played the role of Truman Capote in the biopic Infamous.
[edit] Trivia
- He is the son of famed character actor Freddie Jones. They appeared together in Ladies in Lavender (2004).
- He trained at Ecole Internationale du theatre in Pair under supervision of Jacques Lecoq.
[edit] Filmography
- The Mist (2007)
- Amazing Grace (2007)
- The Painted Veil (2006)
- Infamous (2006)
- Elizabeth I (2006)
- Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
- Finding Neverland (2004)
- Ladies in Lavender (2004)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
- Ever After (1998)
