Toby Stephens

Birth Name:

Toby Stephens

Birth Place:

London, England, United Kingdom

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

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)
He regularly narrates audio books and performs in broadcast radio dramas
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․"

2003Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2006Popular Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2007Satellite Award - Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated

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