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'''Russell Tovey''' portrayed [[Titanic (spaceship)|Titanic]] Midshipman, [[Alonzo Frame]] in ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]''. In his book, [[The Writer's Tale]], [[Russell T Davies]] suggests that he could imagine himself casting Tovey to play the 11th Doctor, though the role later went to [[Matt Smith]].
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| image          = Russell Tovey2.jpg
| aka            =
| birth date    = [[14 November (people)|14 November]] [[1981 (people)|1981]]
| role          = [[Alonso Frame]]
| job title      = 2007, 2010, 2017
| story          = ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', ''[[One Enchanted Evening (audio story)|One Enchanted Evening]]''
| time          =
| non dwu        = ''Being Human'', ''[[Sherlock]]''
| imdb          = 0869871
| official site  =
| twitter        = russelltovey
| clip          = Russell Tovey Big Questions
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'''Russell Tovey''' (born [[14 November (people)|14 November]] [[1981 (people)|1981]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/4Lg3q7drCjXpFmRQZyS1CDT/george|title=Being Human - George|website name=BBC|accessdate=17 June 2017}}</ref>) portrayed ''[[Titanic (spaceship)|Titanic]]'' midshipman [[Alonso Frame]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'' and ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''.


==External Links==
In 2017, Tovey returned to the role of Alonso alongside [[John Barrowman]]'s [[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack]], in the [[Big Finish]] audio story ''[[One Enchanted Evening (audio story)|One Enchanted Evening]]''.
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[[Category:Doctor Who guest actors|Tovey, Russell]]
In his book ''[[The Writer's Tale]]'', [[Russell T Davies]] suggested that the young actor would be one of his choices to play the [[Eleventh Doctor]], and [[DWM 403]] contains an article suggesting Tovey was a strong candidate.
[[Category:LGBT cast|Tovey, Russell]]
 
Tovey read ''[[The Doctor Trap (novel)|The Doctor Trap]]'' and ''[[The Eyeless (novel)|The Eyeless]]'' for their [[BBC Audio]] releases. He also provided the narration for the sixth series of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]''.
 
== Career ==
Tovey took the role of George the werewolf in [[Toby Whithouse]]'s ''Being Human'' and appeared in ''The Hounds of Baskerville'', an episode of [[Steven Moffat]] and [[Mark Gatiss]]' ''[[Sherlock]]'' series, as Henry Knight. He has appeared onstage in ''The History Boys'', with [[Samuel Barnett]], [[Samuel Anderson]], [[James Corden]], [[Jamie Parker]], and [[Sacha Dhawan]]; and ''Angels in America'' with [[Susan Brown]], [[Amanda Lawrence]], [[Nathan Stewart-Jarrett]], and [[Andrew Garfield]]. In 2019, Tovey worked with [[Russell T Davies]] again in ''Years and Years'', alongside [[Anne Reid]], [[Jessica Hynes]], [[T'Nia Miller]], [[Lydia West]], and [[Ruth Madeley]].
 
== Personal life ==
Tovey is openly gay.<ref>http://www.afterelton.com/node/12883</ref>
 
== External links ==
{{imdb name|id=0869871}}
{{twitter|russelltovey}}
{{instagram|russelltovey}}
 
== Footnotes ==
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Latest revision as of 15:39, 14 September 2024

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Russell Tovey (born 14 November 1981[1]) portrayed Titanic midshipman Alonso Frame in the Doctor Who stories Voyage of the Damned and The End of Time.

In 2017, Tovey returned to the role of Alonso alongside John Barrowman's Captain Jack, in the Big Finish audio story One Enchanted Evening.

In his book The Writer's Tale, Russell T Davies suggested that the young actor would be one of his choices to play the Eleventh Doctor, and DWM 403 contains an article suggesting Tovey was a strong candidate.

Tovey read The Doctor Trap and The Eyeless for their BBC Audio releases. He also provided the narration for the sixth series of Doctor Who Confidential.

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

Tovey took the role of George the werewolf in Toby Whithouse's Being Human and appeared in The Hounds of Baskerville, an episode of Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss' Sherlock series, as Henry Knight. He has appeared onstage in The History Boys, with Samuel Barnett, Samuel Anderson, James Corden, Jamie Parker, and Sacha Dhawan; and Angels in America with Susan Brown, Amanda Lawrence, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, and Andrew Garfield. In 2019, Tovey worked with Russell T Davies again in Years and Years, alongside Anne Reid, Jessica Hynes, T'Nia Miller, Lydia West, and Ruth Madeley.

Personal life[[edit] | [edit source]]

Tovey is openly gay.[2]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Being Human - George. BBC. Retrieved on 17 June 2017.
  2. ↑ http://www.afterelton.com/node/12883
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