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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Leicester Comedy Festival". comedy-festival.co.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  2. ^ Kettle, James (20 August 2010). "This week's new comedy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  3. ^ "London's new comedy talent – Time Out Comedy". Time Out London. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  4. ^ "George Ryegold – Adulterated (Toby Williams) | ThreeWeeks Edinburgh". www.threeweeksedinburgh.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Beckhams the butt of Fringe's 'funniest joke'". ITV News. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  6. ^ "ED2011 | Editors' Awards | ThreeWeeks Edinburgh". www.threeweeksedinburgh.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Toby Williams in High Rise | Ebdon Management". ebdonmgt.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Paddington". Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  9. ^ Cutforth, Luke (6 August 2016), The Drowning of Arthur Braxton, retrieved 10 October 2016
  10. ^ "It Tolls For Thee, Series 18, Holby City – BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Episode 2, Morgana Robinson's The Agency – BBC Two". BBC. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  12. ^ Earnshaw, Jessica (23 July 2015). "Robert Lindsay and Maureen Lipman to star in new antiques shop sitcom Bull". Daily Express. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  13. ^ "Raised By Wolves Series 2, episode 3 – The Old School". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  14. ^ "Trying Again Series 1, episode 5". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  15. ^ "Sky orders dotcom millionaire comedy : News 2016". Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  16. ^ Watch Island Queen online – Amazon Video, retrieved 10 October 2016
  17. ^ "Film in 2014 | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  18. ^ "Actor Biographies | Iconicles". www.iconicles.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  19. ^ "Shortsighted vet the star of new Specsavers ad". The Drum. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  20. ^ "Sex Education Series 1, episode 2". Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  21. ^ "Porters Series 2, episode 3". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  22. ^ "Sorry, I Didn't Know Pilot - I'm Sorry, I Didn't Know". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  23. ^ Cutforth, Luke, The Drowning of Arthur Braxton, retrieved 7 November 2021
  24. ^ Andy and the Band - Series 3: 9. Ninja Pig. Retrieved 22 October 2024 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  25. ^ Father Brown - Series 11: 1. The Kembleston Olimpicks. Retrieved 22 October 2024 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  26. ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Toby Williams". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
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