Tobias Edward Heslewood Jones OBE born September 7 1966 is an English actor Jones made his film debut in Sally Potters period drama Orlando in 1992 He appeared in minor roles in films such as Naked 1993 Les Misérables 1998 Ever After 1998 Finding Neverland 2005 and Mrs Henderson Presents 2005 He won critical acclaim for his leading role as Truman Capote in the biopic Infamous 2006 Since then he has worked as a character actor in films such as Michael Apteds biographical drama Amazing Grace 2006 John Currans drama The Painted Veil 2006 Oliver Stones political satire W 2008 Ron Howards political drama FrostNixon 2008 the Cold War spy thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 2011 Simon Curtis My Week with Marilyn 2011 the psychological drama Berberian Sound Studio 2012 the war comedy Dads Army 2016 and the war drama Journeys End 2017 He is also known for his vocal performances as Dobby the House elf in the Harry Potter films 20022011 Aristides Silk in The Adventures of Tintin 2011 and Owl in Disneys Christopher Robin 2018 He is also known for his performances in blockbuster franchises such as Claudius Templesmith in The Hunger Games 2012 and The Hunger Games Catching Fire 2013 Arnim Zola in the Marvel Cinematic Universe MCU films Captain America The First Avenger 2011 and Captain America The Winter Soldier 2014 also voicing the character in the Disney television series What If 2021 and as Mr Eversoll in Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom 2018 Joness television credits include Doctor Who 2010 Julian Fellowess Titanic miniseries 2012 the MCUs Agent Carter 2015 and Wayward Pines 20152016 He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor Miniseries or Television Film for his role as Alfred Hitchcock in the HBO television film The Girl 2012 and won a Best Male Comedy BAFTA for his role in Detectorists 2018 In 2017 he portrayed Culverton Smith in The Lying Detective an episode of the BBC crime drama Sherlock Jones is also known for his work in the theatre He made his stage debut in 2001 in the comedy play The Play What I Wrote which played in the West End and on Broadway earning him a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role In 2020 he was nominated for his second Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in a revival of Anton Chekovs Uncle Vanya Description above from the Wikipedia article Toby Jones licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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