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My Take
Toby Jones is, to my mind, the gold standard of the character actor: a performer who makes every frame he occupies more interesting without ever demanding the spotlight. His training at Jacques Lecoq's school in Paris shows in everything he does; the man acts with his whole body, even in stillness. From his scene-stealing villain in Captain America: The First Avenger to delicate work in Finding Neverland, he disappears into roles with almost unsettling completeness. The Olivier Award and OBE are deserved, but his real achievement is decades of directors trusting him with their trickiest parts. Quiet mastery like his is what I respect most in this profession.
Overview
Toby Edward Heslewood Jones (born 7 September 1966) is an English actor. He is known for his extensive character actor roles on stage and screen. From 1989 to 1991, Jones trained at L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Toby Jones
- Name (Japanese)
- トビー・ジョーンズ
- Reading
- とびー・じょーんず
- Born
- September 7, 1966 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Horse
- Origin
- Hammersmith, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / voice actor / stage actor / film actor / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Manchester
Awards & achievements
- 2002 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- 2012 British Independent Film Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film
- 2015 Golden Nymph for Outstanding Actor in a Television Film
- 2021 Officer of the Order of the British Empire
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | — | |
| Notable work | Finding Neverland | — | |
| Notable work | The Painted Veil | — | |
| Notable work | Captain America: The First Avenger | — | |
| Notable work | Naked Normandy | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.