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Name: Toby Jones
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Date of Birth:
September 07, 1967
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Place of Birth:
Not available
Mini-bio:
ue to his diminutive stature, he is often cast in supporting character roles, and has recently found success in mainstream theatre and film. In 2001 he starred in the London West End comedy The Play W...( read more)hat I Wrote, which was directed by Kenneth Branagh. His comedic 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 will soon be seen playing the title role in the Truman Capote biopic Infamous.