British actor, writer and comedian
Toby Williams is a British actor, writer and award-winning[ 1] stand-up comedian[ 2] [ 3] performing both as himself and Dr George Ryegold.[ 4] He is known for a number of appearances on television including regular or recurring roles on Vanity Fair , Porters and Sex Education .
Career
His stand-up accolades include Dave 's 'Top 10 Funniest Jokes of the Fringe' 2012,[ 5] winner of 'Best Show' at The Leicester Comedy Festival 2011,[ 1] winner of a Three Weeks Editors' Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2011[ 6] (for 'The Fudge Shop') and a nomination for 'The Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality' for his debut Edinburgh 2009 show as George Ryegold, 'Trample The Weak, Hurdle The Dead'.
He appears in the movies High-Rise ,[ 7] Paddington [ 8] and The Drowning of Arthur Braxton .[ 9] He has appeared in Holby City [ 10] (BBC 1), Morgana Robinson's The Agency [ 11] (BBC 2) and in the sitcoms Bull [ 12] (UKTV GOLD), Raised By Wolves [ 13] (Channel 4), Trying Again [ 14] (Sky Living), Carters Get Rich [ 15] (Sky 1) and Benidorm (ITV). He appears in Island Queen [ 16] – nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film [ 17] – and is known as the voice of Rumple the Rhino in Iconicles [ 18] (CBeebies). He also appears in the popular Specsavers TV commercial as the short-sighted vet.[ 19]
In 2019 he appeared as Tim in the second episode of Sex Education (Netflix),[ 20] reprising the role in the second series in 2020.
Also in 2019 he appeared as 'Doctor' Davey Scholes in an episode of Doctors (BBC1), and Colin in Eastenders (BBC1), a man delivering a gazebo to Jean Slater (Gillian Wright ) at the caravan park where she is staying, who is convinced by Stacey Fowler (Lacey Turner ) and Martin Fowler (James Bye ) to let their daughter Lily Fowler (Aine Garvey) hide in the gazebo box to gain entry to Jean's caravan. He also reprised the role of Terry Grimm in Series 2 of Porters (Dave) whom he originally portrayed in Series 1.[ 21]
Williams appeared as a panellist on the 2016 pilot episode of ITV show Sorry, I Didn't Know , presented by Jimmy Akingbola , returning for the series in October 2020.[ 22]
Filmography
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2000
Martian Gothic: Unification
Additional Voices
Video game, voice
2006
The Ship
Video game, voice
2007
Rocket Science!
Jack Hersey
Short film
2009
IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey
English Voice, American Voices, Russian Voices
Video game, voice
2010
Grime City P.D.
Jack Hersey
Short film
2011
Iconicles
Rumple the Rhino
6 episodes
2012
Celebrity Bedlam
Fame Simulator Roadie
Episode: "Fame"
Step Right Up
Alex the Clown
Short film
Island Queen
Fisherman
Short film
2013
The Day They Came to Suck Out Our Brains!
Snake Charmer / Assorted Characters
Web series, 3 episodes
Battlecock!
Timothy Dukinson
Short film
Saving Santa
Nutcracker
Voice
2014
Trying Again
Shopkeeper
1 episode
Paddington
Geographer (Present Day)
Agatha Raisin
Postman
Episode: "The Quiche of Death"
Games Night
Steve
TV movie
2015
Moody Good: Musicbx (Feat. Eryn Allen Kane)
The Addict
Music video
Milk!
Timothy Dukinson
Short film
High-Rise
Bobby
Bull
Desmond
Episode: "A Faberge Egg (1905)"
S-Band
Mr. Barrett
TV Short
Guy and Doll
Short film
2016-2020
Sorry, I Didn't Know
Panellist
2 episodes
2016
Raised by Wolves
Headmaster
Episode: "The Old School"
Holby City
Richard 'Dickie' Bliss
Episode: "It Tolls for Thee"
Jack and Dean of All Trades
Bank Manager
Episode: "Baking Bad"
Morgana Robinson's the Agency
Planning Officer
1 episode
The Baby's Crying
Father
Short film
Elderflower
Patrick
Short film
2017-2019
Porters
Terry Grimm
2 episodes
2017
Benidorm
Wolfgang
1 episode
Carters Get Rich
Mr. Summers
Episode: "The Launch"
The Current War
Fort Worth Investment Banker
ManDate
Matt
Short film
2018
Unspun with Matt Forde
Jonny - Department for Brexit
Episode: "Lord Andrew Adonis"
Damned
Dentist
1 episode
There Are No Dividends
Darren Hobbs
Short film
In the Long Run
Coach
1 episode
Urban Myths
Mike
Episode: "Johnny Cash and the Ostrich"
Vanity Fair
Hicks
5 episodes
2019-2020
Sex Education
Tim
2 episodes
2019
Total War: Warhammer II
Ikit Claw
Video game - The Prophet & The Warlock DLC
Doctors
'Doctor' Davey Scholes
Episode: "Magic Bus"
EastEnders
Colin
1 episode
Britannia
The Innkeeper
1 episode
The Mallorca Files
Mike Fowler
Episode: "Mallorca's Most Wanted"
2020
Don't Walk
John
Short film
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Eadred / The Ash-Spear (Gifle) / Reeve Derby
Video game, voice
2021
Dreaming Whilst Black
Tom
Television pilot
Please Help
Eddie
Television pilot
The Drowning of Arthur Braxton
Mr. Worrell
[ 23]
The Emily Atack Show
Various
2 episodes
2022
Babylon's Fall
Galenos / Background Voices
Video game, voice
Breeders
Pharmacist 1
1 episode
2023
Django
Walter Breaver
1 episode
Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria
Bolgagk / Troll King / Gundabad Orc / Red Eye Uruk / Goblin / Red Eye Orc / Deep Orc
Video Game
Borrowed Time
Shane Woodley
Short film
Andy and the Band
Farmer McFellows
Episode: "Ninja Pig"[ 24]
Immune
Philip
Short film
2024
Father Brown
Dr. Geoffrey Fleming
Episode: "The Kembleston Olimpicks"[ 25]
We Are Lady Parts
Dr. Saunders
Episode: "Villain Era"[ 26]
References
^ a b "Leicester Comedy Festival" . comedy-festival.co.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2016 .
^ Kettle, James (20 August 2010). "This week's new comedy" . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 10 October 2016 .
^ "London's new comedy talent – Time Out Comedy" . Time Out London . Retrieved 10 October 2016 .
^ "George Ryegold – Adulterated (Toby Williams) | ThreeWeeks Edinburgh" . www.threeweeksedinburgh.com . Retrieved 10 October 2016 .
^ "Beckhams the butt of Fringe's 'funniest joke' " . ITV News . Retrieved 10 October 2016 .
^ "ED2011 | Editors' Awards | ThreeWeeks Edinburgh" . www.threeweeksedinburgh.com . Retrieved 10 October 2016 .
^ "Toby Williams in High Rise | Ebdon Management" . ebdonmgt.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016 .
^ "Paddington" . Retrieved 10 October 2016 .
^ Cutforth, Luke (6 August 2016), The Drowning of Arthur Braxton , retrieved 10 October 2016
^ "It Tolls For Thee, Series 18, Holby City – BBC One" . BBC. Retrieved 10 October 2016 .
^ "Episode 2, Morgana Robinson's The Agency – BBC Two" . BBC. Retrieved 10 October 2016 .
^ Earnshaw, Jessica (23 July 2015). "Robert Lindsay and Maureen Lipman to star in new antiques shop sitcom Bull" . Daily Express . Retrieved 10 October 2016 .
^ "Raised By Wolves Series 2, episode 3 – The Old School" . British Comedy Guide . Retrieved 10 October 2016 .
^ "Trying Again Series 1, episode 5" . British Comedy Guide . Retrieved 10 October 2016 .
^ "Sky orders dotcom millionaire comedy : News 2016" . Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide . Retrieved 10 October 2016 .
^ Watch Island Queen online – Amazon Video , retrieved 10 October 2016
^ "Film in 2014 | BAFTA Awards" . awards.bafta.org . Retrieved 10 October 2016 .
^ "Actor Biographies | Iconicles" . www.iconicles.com . Retrieved 10 October 2016 .
^ "Shortsighted vet the star of new Specsavers ad" . The Drum . Retrieved 10 October 2016 .
^ "Sex Education Series 1, episode 2" . Retrieved 31 March 2019 .
^ "Porters Series 2, episode 3" . British Comedy Guide . Retrieved 31 March 2019 .
^ "Sorry, I Didn't Know Pilot - I'm Sorry, I Didn't Know" . British Comedy Guide . Retrieved 24 December 2020 .
^ Cutforth, Luke, The Drowning of Arthur Braxton , retrieved 7 November 2021
^ Andy and the Band - Series 3: 9. Ninja Pig . Retrieved 22 October 2024 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
^ Father Brown - Series 11: 1. The Kembleston Olimpicks . Retrieved 22 October 2024 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
^ Guide, British Comedy. "Toby Williams" . British Comedy Guide . Retrieved 22 October 2024 .
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