Actor

Russell Tovey

62 credited titles on WatchWise

Russell George Tovey (born 14 November 1981) is an English actor with numerous television, film and stage credits. Tovey is best known for playing the role of a werewolf, George Sands in the BBC's supernatural drama Being Human. His other notable roles include Rudge in both the stage and film version of The History Boys, Steve in the BBC Three sitcom Him & Her, Kevin Matheson in the HBO original series Looking and as Henry Knight on BBC TV series Sherlock.

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Latest release

The War Between the Land and the Sea

Released 7 Dec 2025

Strongest genre

Comedy

$31M · 67% hit rate

Highest grossing

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

$123M

Standout efficiency

6.9x

The Lady in the Van · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$62M

Combined reported budget

$29M

Gross / budget

2.1x

Bankability Index

54 / 100

All figures are associated, not attributed — box-office numbers are sourced from TMDB and Wikipedia (reused under CC BY-SA), shown in US$, and weighted by billing prominence. Coverage varies by title; figures are estimates, not audited trade data.

What drives the index

2.0x return · 53% of films profitable · trending up. Weighted toward recent releases (a film counts half as much every 6 years) and toward titles they actually carried.

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