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Russell Tovey

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Russell Tovey
Russell Tovey, 1981

Russell George Tovey (born 1981)[1] is an English actor with numerous television, film and stage credits. Tovey is known for playing the role of werewolf George Sands in the BBC's supernatural drama Being Human[2] which started in 2008. In November 2011, Tovey announced he would be leaving Being Human to work full-time on his BBC Three sitcom, Him & Her.[3] Tovey is also known for his portrayal of the character of Rudge in both the original London and Broadway stage version, and later the film, of The History Boys.

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  1. http://www.whatsonstage.com/interviews/theatre/london/E8821135245224/20+Questions+With...Russell+Tovey.html "20 Questions With...Russell Tovey." What's On Stage. 3 January 2006. Accessed 22 March 2011.
  2. http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/37352/being-human-returns-bbc-america-july-24th "Being Human Returns to BBC America 24 July"
  3. http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2011/nov/12/russell-tovey-why-im-leaving-being-human Nosheen Iqbal. "Russell Tovey: Why I'm Leaving Being Human (and Loving Him & Her)." The Guardian. 11 November 2011. Accessed 12 November 2011.