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Toby Jones

Toby Edward Heslewood Jones (born 7 September 1966) is an English actor. He is known for his extensive character actor roles on stage and screen. From 1989 to 1991, Jones trained at L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq. 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 Chekov's ''Uncle Vanya''.

Jones made his film debut in Sally Potter's 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 portrayed Truman Capote in the biopic ''Infamous'' (2006). He has since acted in ''Amazing Grace'' (2006), ''The Painted Veil'' (2006), ''W.'' (2008), ''Frost/Nixon'' (2008), ''Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' (2011), ''My Week with Marilyn'' (2011), ''Berberian Sound Studio'' (2012), ''Dad's Army'' (2016), ''Journey's End'' (2017), and ''Empire of Light'' (2022).

Jones is also known for his voice roles as Dobby in the ''Harry Potter'' films (2002–2010), Aristides Silk in ''The Adventures of Tintin'' (2011) and Owl in Disney's ''Christopher Robin'' (2018). He is also known for his blockbuster roles as Claudius Templesmith in ''The Hunger Games'' franchise (2012–2013), Arnim Zola in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films ''Captain America: The First Avenger'' (2011) and ''Captain America: The Winter Soldier'' (2014), Mr. Eversoll in ''Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom'' (2018), and Basil Shaw in ''Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny'' (2023).

Jones's television credits include ''Doctor Who'' (2010), Julian Fellowes's ''Titanic'' miniseries (2012), MCU's ''Agent Carter'' (2015), ''Sherlock'' (2017) and ''What If...?'' (2021) and ''Wayward Pines'' (2015–2016). 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 2024, Jones starred as Alan Bates in the acclaimed series ''Mr Bates vs The Post Office'', a biographical drama about the Horizon Post Office scandal. Provided by Wikipedia