Toby Stephens Biography

Fast Facts

• Won the Ian Charleson Award and the Sir John Gielgud Award for his role in "Coriolanus․"
• Won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films for "Die Another Day" in 2003
• Graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
• His first stage role was the title character in Shakespeare's "Coriolanus" for the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1994
• Quote: "Theatre has a lot to say about the emotions and politics of simply being a human being and there's a lot of power in what it has to say․"
• Quote: "We all as human beings go through periods of disillusionment with life, with humanity․․․And then at the same time one can have great optimism, you can turn a corner and go, actually, it's all fantastic, I want to live and I want to carry on․"
• Best known for his roles on the London stage and in TV and film, most notably the films "Die Another Day" and "Jane Eyre" (2006)
• When asked what he would have done if he hadn't become an actor, he said that he would have tried to become a novelist but would have "failed miserably at it․"
• He regularly narrates audio books and performs in broadcast radio dramas