Toby Jones
Born	September 7, 1967 (1967-09-07) (age 40) Oxford, England

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Biography

Early life

Jones was born in Oxford, England, the son of Jennifer (née Heslewood) and famed character actor Freddie Jones, with whom he appeared in the film Ladies in Lavender. Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, Freddie Jones (born 12 September 1927) is an English Character actor. Ladies in Lavender is a 2004 British Drama film written and directed by Charles Dance, who based his Screenplay on ^[1] His brothers are Rupert Jones, a director, and Casper Jones, who is also an actor. He attended Abingdon School in Oxfordshire in the early 1980s, alongside Tom Hollander and the members of Radiohead. Abingdon School is an independent day and Boarding school for boys in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, previously known as Roysse's School Tom Hollander (born 25 August, 1967 is an award-winning English Actor who has appeared in productions such as Enigma, Gosford Radiohead

Career

Jones has appeared in more than twenty films since his first role in 1992 in the film adaptation of Orlando. Orlando is a 1992 film based on Virginia Woolf 's novel Orlando A Biography, starring Tilda Swinton as Orlando He voiced Dobby, the house-elf, in the Harry Potter films and played Oblomov in the 2005 BBC Radio 4 adaptation of the novels. Harry Potter is a series of seven Fantasy novels written by British author J 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. Robert Cecil 1st Earl of Salisbury, KG, PC ( 1 June 1563 &ndash 24 May 1612) son of William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley Elizabeth I is a 2005 British Television Miniseries directed by Tom Hooper. In 2006 he portrayed Truman Capote in the biopic Infamous. Truman Capote (ˈtruːmən kəˈpoʊti ( 30 September, 1924, New Orleans Louisiana – 25 August, 1984, Los Angeles Infamous is a 2006 American Drama film written and directed by Douglas McGrath. He most recently appeared in the film adaptation of Stephen King's The Mist. Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American Author, Screenwriter, Musician, Columnist, The Mist (also known as Stephen King's The Mist) is a 2007 American Horror film based on the 1980

Aside from a successful film career, Jones is well known for his work on the stage. In 2001, he starred in the London West End comedy The Play What I Wrote, which was directed by Kenneth Branagh. West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London 's "Theatreland" The Play Wot I Wrote or The Play What I Wrote is a musical Farce written by Hamish McColl, Sean Foley and Eddie Braben Kenneth Charles Branagh (born 10 December 1960) is an Emmy Award -winning Academy Award -nominated Northern Irish Actor His comic 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. The Laurence Olivier Award is regarded as the most prestigious award in British theatre and is presented in recognition of artistic achievement in London theatre Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented

Filmography

References

External links

• Toby Jones at the Internet Movie Database