| Tobias Menzies | |
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| Born | March 7, 1974 London, England, UK |
Tobias Menzies, (born 7 March 1974 in London, England), is an British stage, television and film actor, best known for his role as Brutus in the 2005/2007 TV series Rome. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Marcus Junius Brutus is a historical figure who features as a character in the HBO / BBC2 original Television series ''Rome'', played by Rome is a BAFTA, Golden Globe and Emmy -nominated historical drama Television series co-created by John Milius
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Early years
Tobias attended the distinguished liberal Frensham Heights School near Farnham in Surrey at the same time as Hattie Morahan and Jim Sturgess. Frensham Heights School is an Independent school located in Surrey, England, run by the registered charity Frensham Heights Educational Trust Ltd Farnham is a Town in Surrey, England, within the Borough of Waverley. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. Hattie Morahan (born 1979 is an award-winning English actress James Anthony "Jim" Sturgess (born May 16, 1981) is an English actor who found his break-out role as Jude in 2007's Across the He went on to attend Stratford-upon-Avon College's "Year-out" drama course in 1993–94. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1998, and was trained in the Steiner System, which includes movement, singing and musical instrumentation on a daily basis. The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ( RADA) in Bloomsbury, London, is generally regarded as one of the most prestigious Drama schools in the world
Career
Early in his career, Menzies worked with The Spontaneity Shop, the UK's premiere improv comedy company. The Spontaneity Shop is an Improvisational comedy company formed in London 1996 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Improvisational theatre (also known as improv or impro) is a form of Theatre in which the Actors use Improvisational acting techniques He began his TV and film career in some of British television's most popular series, including Foyle's War, Midsomer Murders and Casualty. British television broadcasting started in 1936 and now has a collection of free and subscription services over a variety of distribution media through which there are up to 600 channels Foyle's War is a British detective Television programme created by screen-writer and author Anthony Horowitz, and commissioned Midsomer Murders is a British television Drama that has aired on ITV1 since 1997 Casualty is the longest running emergency medical Drama series in the world and the second-longest-running medical drama in the world behind America's General He also appeared in the controversial drama A Very Social Secretary directed by Jon Jones, which launched UK Channel 4's spin-off station, More4. Jon Jones is a British Television director and Screenwriter whose works include the ITV drama series Cold Feet, the Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began More4 is a Digital television channel produced by United Kingdom broadcaster Channel 4, that launched on 10 October 2005. He came to press attention in 2005 when it was confirmed by his agent that he was dating actress Kristin Scott Thomas (they are no longer together). Kristin A Scott Thomas, OBE (born 24 May 1960) is a highly acclaimed Olivier Award, BAFTA winning and Academy Award [1]
He is best known to international audiences for his starring role as Marcus Junius Brutus, Julius Caesar's friend and later co-assassin, in the award-winning but short-lived HBO/BBC epic series Rome (2005/2007). Marcus Junius Brutus is a historical figure who features as a character in the HBO / BBC2 original Television series ''Rome'', played by Rome is a BAFTA, Golden Globe and Emmy -nominated historical drama Television series co-created by John Milius The year 2005 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2005. The year 2007 in television involves some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2007.
He had a major role in The Low Down with Aidan Gillen, and featured in the 2006 "reboot" of the James Bond film franchise, Casino Royale, as M's aide, Villiers. Aidan Gillen (born Aidan Murphy on 24 April 1968) is an Irish stage and screen Actor. The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest Reboot, in serial Fiction, means a discarding of much or even all previous continuity in the series to start anew James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story A media franchise is an Intellectual property involving the characters, setting, and Trademarks of an original work of media (usually Casino Royale ( 2006) is the twenty-first film in the James Bond series; it is directed by Martin Campbell and the first to star M is a fictional character in Ian Fleming 's James Bond series as well as the films in the Bond franchise
He has worked extensively on the stage, with credits including the young teacher Irwin in Alan Bennett's The History Boys (directed at the Royal National Theatre by Nicholas Hytner), and a part in Michael Blakemore's West End production of Three Sisters for which he was nominated for the Ian Charleson Award. Alan Bennett (born 9 May 1934 is an English Author and Tony Award -winning Playwright. The History Boys is a play by English playwright Alan Bennett. The Royal National Theatre, located on the South Bank in the London Borough of Lambeth, England. Nicholas Hytner (born 7 May 1956) is an English producer and director Michael Howell Blakemore OBE (born 18 June 1928) is an Australian actor writer and Theatre director West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London 's "Theatreland" Three Sisters (Russian Три сестры - Tri sestry is a play written in 1900 and first produced in 1901 by Russian author Anton Chekhov. Of his role in The History Boys, one notable reviewer wrote:
There is a remarkable performance, too, from Tobias Menzies as the slick supply-teacher historian, who believes academic success is merely a matter of tricks and spin. But Menzies also discovers a surprisingly attractive vulnerability in the character I missed the first time around.
—Charles Spencer, The Telegraph
He was also noted for the titular role in Rupert Goold's production of Hamlet, at the Royal Theatre, Northampton to an appreciative critical reception:
One of Shakespeare's greatest innovations was to dramatise people's thought processes: the articulation of the mind's search for meaning and identity. Charles Spencer is a British Journalist and longstanding Drama critic of the Daily Telegraph. Rupert Goold (b 1972 is an English Theatre director, and current Artistic director of Headlong Theatre previously known as the Oxford Stage Company Hamlet is a Tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601 This is where Menzies's performance is most thrilling. He shows how language strives to express the self and to pin down the truth. Who am I? What do I think and feel? Menzies's delivery of the "To be or not to be. . . " speech burns with intelligence. This is one of the finest and most exciting Hamlets I’ve seen. Observe his face: it seems to mature, grow softer, more observant and expressive, and his death becomes a fulfilment as well as a failure.
The Independent further noted that Menzies, "enjoying his antic disposition . John Peter was for a period of time the name of African leader Jomo Kenyatta. The Sunday Times is a Sunday Broadsheet Newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. . . plays the fool dazzlingly: a stage natural. . . . He gives it everything, even the fight. "
In April 2007 he appeared as William Elliot in ITV's production of Jane Austen's classic, Persuasion, and also played Peter Trifimov in The Cherry Orchard with Joanna Lumley (at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield). Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Jane Austen (16 Persuasion is Jane Austen 's last completed novel She began it soon after she had finished Emma, completing it in August 1816 The Cherry Orchard (Вишнëвый сад or Vishniovy sad in Russian) is Russian Playwright Anton Chekhov 's last For the sixteenth century translator see Jane Lumley. Joanna Lamond Lumley, OBE (born 1 May 1946) is an English The Crucible Theatre is a theatre built in 1971 and located in the city centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Sheffield ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England The Yorkshire Post said, "The one who burns the brightest is Tobias Menzies as the idealistic perpetual student Trofimov. The Yorkshire Post is a daily Broadsheet Newspaper, published in Leeds, England by Yorkshire Post Newspapers, a company His performance is breathtaking. "
He is due to appear as Derrick Sington in Channel 4's dramatisation of The Relief of Belsen. The Relief of Belsen is a feature-length drama that was first shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom on 15 October 2007.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Jackboots on Whitehall | Captain English (voice) | Spoof war film using puppets. Jackboots on Whitehall is a 2008 spoof War movie about the Nazis invading England, filmed using Action Man -type dolls |
| 2007 | Atonement | ||
| 2006 | Casino Royale | Villiers | M's weasely assistant |
| 2005 | Pierrepoint | Lt. 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, Atonement is a 2007 film adaptation of Ian McEwan 's critically acclaimed novel of the same name, directed by Joe Wright, and based The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest Casino Royale ( 2006) is the twenty-first film in the James Bond series; it is directed by Martin Campbell and the first to star The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper Pierrepoint ( Pierrepoint The Last Hangman in North America) is a 2005 British film directed by Adrian Llewelyn | Known as The Last Hangman in the US |
| 2004 | Finding Neverland | Theatre Patron | |
| 2004 | Piccadilly Jim | Reg | |
| 2002 | The Knowledge | David | short film |
| 2000 | The Low Down | John |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Relief of Belsen | Derrick Sington | |
| 2007 | Persuasion | William Elliot | |
| 2007 | Rome | Marcus Junius Brutus | |
| 2005 | A Very Social Secretary | Keith | |
| 2002 | Foyle's War | Stanley Ellis | |
| 2002 | Ultimate Force | Box 500 | |
| 2002 | I Saw You | Vince | |
| 2001 | The Escapist | Policeman | |
| 2000 | Casualty | Frank Gallagher | |
| 2000 | Midsomer Murders | Jack Dorset | |
| 2000 | Summer in the Suburbs | School Psychologist | |
| 2000 | Longitude | Halleys Secretary |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Cloud Nine | Harry Bagley/Martin | Directed by Thea Sharrock at the Almeida Theatre, London |
| 2007 | The Cherry Orchard | Peter Trifimov | Directed by Jonathan Miller at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield |
| 2005 | The History Boys | Irwin | Directed by Nicholas Hytner. The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place Finding Neverland is a 2004 British / American semi- Biographical film directed by Marc Forster. The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place Piccadilly Jim is a Novel by P G Wodehouse, first published in the U The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the The year 2007 in television involves some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2007. The Relief of Belsen is a feature-length drama that was first shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom on 15 October 2007. The year 2007 in television involves some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2007. Persuasion is the newest adaptation of the classic Jane Austen novel of the same name published in 1818 The year 2007 in television involves some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2007. Rome is a BAFTA, Golden Globe and Emmy -nominated historical drama Television series co-created by John Milius Marcus Junius Brutus is a historical figure who features as a character in the HBO / BBC2 original Television series ''Rome'', played by The year 2005 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2005. The year 2002 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2002. Foyle's War is a British detective Television programme created by screen-writer and author Anthony Horowitz, and commissioned The year 2002 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2002. Ultimate Force is a British Television drama series that was shown on ITV, which deals with the activities of the fictional Red Troop The year 2002 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2002. The year 2001 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2001. The year 2000 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2000. Casualty is the longest running emergency medical Drama series in the world and the second-longest-running medical drama in the world behind America's General The year 2000 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2000. Midsomer Murders is a British television Drama that has aired on ITV1 since 1997 The year 2000 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2000. The year 2000 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2000. Longitude (ˈlɒndʒɪˌtjuːd or ˈlɒŋgɪˌtjuːd symbolized by the Greek character Lambda (λ is the east-west Geographic coordinate measurement Thea Sharrock (born 1976 is an award-winning English Theatre director. The Almeida Theatre, opened in 1980 is a 325 seat Studio theatre with an international reputation which takes its name from the street in which it is located off London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Cherry Orchard (Вишнëвый сад or Vishniovy sad in Russian) is Russian Playwright Anton Chekhov 's last Sir Jonathan Wolfe Miller, CBE (born 21 July 1934) is a British Neurologist, Theatre and Opera director The Crucible Theatre is a theatre built in 1971 and located in the city centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Sheffield ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England The History Boys is a play by English playwright Alan Bennett. Nicholas Hytner (born 7 May 1956) is an English producer and director Touring cast and Royal National Theatre, London |
| 2005 | Hamlet | Hamlet | Directed by Rupert Goold at the Royal Theatre, Northampton. The Royal National Theatre, located on the South Bank in the London Borough of Lambeth, England. Hamlet is a Tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601 Rupert Goold (b 1972 is an English Theatre director, and current Artistic director of Headlong Theatre previously known as the Oxford Stage Company The Royal Theatre is a 19th century Theatre in Northampton, England. This article is about Northampton in England for other places of the same name see Northampton (disambiguation Northampton ( is a large Market |
| 2003 | Serjeant Musgrave's Dance | Hurst | Directed by Sean Holmes. Serjeant Musgrave's Dance An Un-historical Parable is a play by English playwright John Arden, written in 1959 and premiered at the Royal Court Theatre Oxford Stage Company |
| 2003 | Three Sisters | Tusenbach | Directed by Michael Blakemore at the Playhouse Theatre, London. Three Sisters (Russian Три сестры - Tri sestry is a play written in 1900 and first produced in 1901 by Russian author Anton Chekhov. Michael Howell Blakemore OBE (born 18 June 1928) is an Australian actor writer and Theatre director The Playhouse Theatre is a West End theatre in the City of Westminster, located in Northumberland Avenue, near Trafalgar Square. Filmed by BBC Four and aired in 2004 |
| 2002 | Arcadia | Valentine Coverly | Directed by Rupert Goold at the Northampton Royal. BBC Four is a BBC Television channel available to digital television ( Freeview, IPTV, satellite and cable) viewers in the Arcadia is a 1993 play by Tom Stoppard concerning the relationship between past and present and between order and disorder and the certainty of knowledge |
| 2001 | Platonov | Sergei Voynitzev | Directed by Jonathan Kent at the Almeida. Platonov (Платонов may refer to Platonov (play, a play by Anton Chekhov Andrei Platonov (1899-1951 pen name of Andrei Platonovich Jonathan Kent (born 1946 South Africa) is an English Theatre director and opera director. |
| 2000 | The Way of the World | Witwoud | Directed by Matthew Lloyd at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. The Way of the World is a play written by British Playwright William Congreve. Matthew James Lloyd (born 16 April 1978 is an Australian rules footballer who plays for and is captain of the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football Royal Exchange Theatre is a producing theatre in St Ann's Square/Exchange Street Manchester, England. |
| 2000 | Light | Directed by Simon McBurney, Complicite, |
Awards and nominations
- Nominated for the Sunday Times-Royal National Theatre 2003 Ian Charleson Award for his performance as Tusenbach in the Michael Blakemore's production of Three Sisters (yet to win any awards). Light, or visible light, is Electromagnetic radiation of a Wavelength that is visible to the Human eye (about 400–700 Simon Montagu McBurney OBE (born 25 August 1957) is an English actor writer and director The British Experimental theatre company Complicite was founded in 1983 by Simon McBurney, Annabel Arden and Marcello Magni
References
- ^ Collins, Laura (23 October 2005). Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kristin's marriage turns to a handful of dust. Mail on Sunday. The Mail on Sunday is a British newspaper currently published in a tabloid format Daily Mail and General Trust. Daily Mail and General Trust plc ( is one of the Europe's largest media companies and has interests in national and regional Newspapers, Television
- Telegraph - The History Boys Review (6 January, 2006)
- Broadway.com - The History Boys Review (5 November, 2005)
- Guardian - College Days article (22 November 2005)
- Sunday Times - Hamlet Review (27 March, 2005)
- The Independent - Hamlet Review (25 March,2005)
- Tobias Menzies at the Internet Movie Database
- HBO's official Rome website
- BBC's official Casualty website
External links
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