Toby Williams (comedian)
Toby Williams is a British actor, writer and award-winning[1] stand-up comedian[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] (performing both as himself and as Dr George Ryegold). His stand-up accolades include Dave's 'Top 10 Funniest Jokes of the Fringe' 2012,[13] winner of 'Best Show' at The Leicester Comedy Festival 2011,[1] winner of a Three Weeks Editors' Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2011[14] (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,[15] Paddington[16] and The Drowning of Arthur Braxton.[17] He has appeared in Holby City[18] (BBC 1), Morgana Robinson's The Agency[19] (BBC 2) and in the sitcoms Bull[20] (UKTV GOLD), Raised By Wolves[21] (Channel 4), Trying Again[22] (Sky Living), Carters Get Rich[23] (Sky 1) and Benidorm (ITV). He appears in Island Queen[24] – nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film[25] – and is known as the voice of Rumple the Rhino in Iconicles[26] (CBeebies). He also appears in the popular Specsavers TV commercial as the short-sighted vet.[27]
In 2019 he appeared as Tim in the second episode of Sex Education (Netflix)[28], as 'Doctor' Davey Scholes in an episode of Doctors (BBC1), and Colin in Eastenders (BBC1). He also reprised the role of Terry Grimm in Series 2 of Porters (Dave) whom he originally portrayed in Series 1.[29]
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 | 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 | Sex Education | Tim | 1 episode |
| 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" |
References
- ^ a b "Leicester Comedy Festival". comedy-festival.co.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "George Ryegold: Iron Face in a Velvet Beard". WOW247. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "Comedy review: George Ryegold: Adulterated". WOW247. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "George Ryegold – Adulterated (Toby Williams) | ThreeWeeks Edinburgh". www.threeweeksedinburgh.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "George Ryegold's God-in-a-Bag". Edinburgh Festival. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "The Fudge Shop | ThreeWeeks Edinburgh". www.threeweeksedinburgh.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ Kettle, James (20 August 2010). "This week's new comedy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ Solutions, Powder Blue Internet Business. "George Ryegold's News : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ carpoolUK (20 July 2011), Toby Williams | Carpool, retrieved 10 October 2016
- ^ "Toby Williams brings Dr George Ryegold back to Fringe". Edinburgh Festival. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "London's new comedy talent – Time Out Comedy". Time Out London. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ COMCOMEDY (31 July 2014), Toby Williams – AKA Dr George Rygold – Edinburgh 2014 | ComComedy, 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.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Raised By Wolves Series 2, Episode 3 – The Old School – British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Trying Again Series 1, Episode 5 – British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ Solutions, Powder Blue Internet Business. "Sky orders dotcom millionaire comedy : News 2016 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ 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.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Sex Education Series 1, Episode 2". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Porters Series 2, Episode 3". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 31 March 2019.