Toby Huss

Huss is the platonic ideal of the character actor whose face and voice you know instantly even if his name escapes you. As the voices of Cotton Hill and Dale Gribble on King of the Hill, he is responsible for some of the most quotable, weirdly specific comedy in animation history. But it is his live-action work, especially the soulful, scene-stealing John Bosworth on Halt and Catch Fire, that proves his real depth as a dramatic performer. He brings this lived-in, slightly off-kilter authenticity to everything he touches. I genuinely perk up whenever he turns up in a cast; he never phones it in.

Toby Huss (born December 9, 1966, in Marshalltown, Iowa) is an American actor, voice actor and writer who studied at the University of Iowa. A prolific character actor, he is known for live-action roles in series such as Halt and Catch Fire and Carnivale, and for iconic voice work on King of the Hill, where he voiced Cotton Hill and Dale Gribble. His career spans television, film and animation across several decades.

Name (English)

Toby Huss

Name (Japanese)

トビー・ハス

Reading

とびー・はす

Born

December 9, 1966 (age 59)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Horse

Origin

Marshalltown, Iowa, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

Film actor / Television actor / Voice actor / Screenwriter / Actor

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

University of Iowa

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%82%B9

Tags

• From Iowa
• Film actor
• Television actor
• Voice actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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