British actor
Toby Kebbell
Born Tobias Alistair Patrick Kebbell
(1982-07-09 ) 9 July 1982 (age 42) Alma mater Central Junior Television Workshop Occupation Actor Years active 2000–present Spouse
Arielle Wyatt
(
m. 2020)
Children 1
Tobias Alistair Patrick Kebbell [ 2] [ 3] (born 9 July 1982) is an English actor. He is known for his roles in films such as Dead Man's Shoes (2004), Control (2007), RocknRolla (2008), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010), War Horse (2011), Wrath of the Titans (2012), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), Fantastic Four (2015), Warcraft (2016), A Monster Calls (2016), Ben-Hur (2016), and Gold (2016). He is also known for his work in the Black Mirror episode "The Entire History of You " (2011) and starred in the second film of the MonsterVerse film series, Kong: Skull Island (2017) and the Apple TV+ series Servant (2019–2023) and For All Mankind (2023–2024).
Early life
Kebbell, the fourth of five children, was born in Pontefract , Yorkshire, but grew up in Nottinghamshire where he attended The Grove School (now the Newark Academy ) in Balderton . He was brought up by his mother, Michelle (née Mathers), a cook and landscape gardener and his father, Robert Kebbell, an engineer[ 4] from Zimbabwe .[ 5] He was raised Catholic and attended a Catholic primary school.[ 6] [ 1]
Kebbell trained in acting at the Central Junior Television Workshop in Nottingham along with Andrew Shim and Vicky McClure .[ 7]
Career
Kebbell's first movie appearance was as Anthony, a young man with a learning difficulty, in the Shane Meadows directed Dead Man's Shoes . He was nominated for Most Promising Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards 2004 [ 8] The same year, Kebbell appeared in Oliver Stone 's Alexander and Woody Allen 's Match Point .[ 9]
In 2007, Kebbell played Rob Gretton , the manager of Joy Division in Anton Corbijn 's award-winning biopic of Ian Curtis , Control ,[ 10] for which his performance won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the British Independent Film Awards 2007 .[ 8] He was also nominated for the London Film Critics Circle Awards 2007 Best Supporting British Actor Award.[ 11]
Kebbell at the Orange British Academy Film Awards in February 2009
In December 2007, Kebbell took the lead in an episode of season 2 of Jimmy McGovern 's BBC series The Street ,[ 12] which subsequently won the BAFTA for Best Drama series. His other work for the BBC included a modern retelling of Macbeth [ 9] alongside James McAvoy , while his theatre roles included spells at the Almeida Theatre in David Hare 's reworking of Maxim Gorky 's Enemies [ 9] and at the Playhouse in R.C. Sherriff 's classic, Journey's End .
In September 2008, Kebbell was featured in RocknRolla (winner of the Empire Award for Best British Film ),[ 13] written and directed by Guy Ritchie ,[ 13] alongside actors Tom Wilkinson , Gerard Butler and Thandiwe Newton . Kebbell played a heroin-addicted musician, Johnny Quid,[ 14] for which he was nominated for BAFTA Orange Rising Star Award of the 2009 BAFTA Awards ,[ 15] an award voted for by the public. Kebbell was also nominated for the Empire Award for Best Newcomer ,[ 16] but lost out to his friend Gemma Arterton .[ 16] Kebbell appeared in the 2009 film Cheri , directed by Stephen Frears , in which he took a small role alongside Michelle Pfeiffer . He filmed in Morocco and London with Jake Gyllenhaal for Prince of Persia: Sands of Time .[ 9]
In 2011, Kebbell played a leading role in "The Entire History of You ",[ 9] the finale of the first series of Charlie Brooker 's anthology series Black Mirror ,[ 9] which was written by Jesse Armstrong . Robert Downey Jr. has since bought the rights to adapt the script for a forthcoming film.[ 17]
In 2014, Kebbell took over the role of Koba in the sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes .[ 18]
Kebbell played the Marvel antagonist, Doctor Doom , in the 2015 Fantastic Four film,[ 19] and an orc, Durotan, in the 2016 Warcraft .[ 20] He played Jack Chapman in the fantasy action film Kong: Skull Island (2017), while also providing guidance for Kong's motion capture sequences.[ 21]
Acting credits
Film
Television
Video games
Music videos
Awards and nominations
References
^ a b "Online exclusive: Toby Kebbell in control as acting career takes off" . The Herald . 3 October 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2020 .
^ Births, Marriages & Deaths: Toby is married to Arielle Wyatt. They got married in 2020 and they have one child together. Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005. ; at ancestry.com
^ "NorthAmerica importer MR TOBIAS ALISTAIR PATRICK KEBBELL" . Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2014 .
^ Marianne Macdonald (5 February 2009). "Toby Kebbell: the new boy" . London Evening Standard . Retrieved 29 May 2014 .
^ "Toby Kebbell and Rupert Grint LOVE working with each other on Apple TV+'s "SERVANT" " . YouTube. 19 November 2019. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2019 .
^ "Toby Kebbell, the reluctant star finally shining" . Bangkokpost.com . Retrieved 7 April 2018 .
^ "About: The Television Workshop" . Thetelevisionworkshop.co.uk . Retrieved 7 April 2018 .
^ a b c d "Toby Kebbell - BIFA Awards Won" . bifa.org.uk. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2008 .
^ a b c d e f "Toby Kebbell actor" . independenttalent.com . Retrieved 12 September 2022 .
^ a b Wiseman, Andreas (2 May 2018). " 'Vampire Diaries' Actress Penelope Mitchell, Jason Patric Join Toby Kebbell in Thriller 'Becoming' " . Retrieved 30 May 2018 .
^ a b "Control, Atonement lead London Critics' Circle nominations" . screendaily.com/. 14 December 2008.
^ "The Street - Toby Kebbell plays Paul" . bbc.co.uk. 19 October 2007.
^ a b "Empire Awards 2009 BestBritish Film" . empireonline.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011 .
^ a b "BAFTA Orange Rising Star Award Nomination Announcement" . gettyimages.fi. 14 December 2008.
^ "The Orange Rising Star Award 2009" . BAFTAs. 11 February 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2014 .
^ a b c "Empire Awards 2009 Best Newcomer" . empireonline.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011 .
^ "Robert Downey Jr to make movie based on Charlie Brooker's 'Black Mirror' " . Digital Spy . 11 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013 .
^ Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub (April 2014). "Toby Kebbell Talks about His Character Koba, The Physicality of His Performance, and More on the Set of DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES" . Collider. Retrieved 29 May 2014 .
^ "Toby Kebbell to Play 'Fantastic Four' Villain Doctor Doom (EXCLUSIVE)" . Variety. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014 .
^ Collura, Scott (4 December 2013). "Ben Foster and Dominic Cooper Head for Warcraft" . IGN . Retrieved 5 December 2013 .
^ Sullivan, Kevin (11 May 2016). "Toby Kebbell clears up Kong: Skull Island rumors" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 11 May 2016 .
^ a b c d e "Toby Kebbell Awards" . IMDB (Index source only). Retrieved 12 September 2022 .
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