British Actors You Should Know: Russell Tovey

This month I’ve chosen to profile one of those British actors that I've been following so long he sort of feels like family. At just 37, he's tackled stage, film and television and tried his hand at sci-fi, comedy, thrillers, animation and period pieces always with his trademark vulnerablity. And though Russell Tovey might not be a name that you recognize immediately, you’re sure to have seen him (and his signature “sticky-out” ears) in action.

Inspired by movies such as Dead Poet’s Society, The Goonies and Stand by Me, the Essex-born Tovey started out as a child actor appearing in television commercials like this one at age 11.