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Toby Kebbell

Actor

Toby Kebbell

Born July 9, 1982 in Pontefract, England, UK43 films

Tobias Alistair Patrick Kebbel (born 9 July 1982) is an English actor. He is known for his roles in films such as Dead Man's Shoes (2004), Control (2007), RocknRolla (2008), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010), War Horse (2011), Wrath of the Titans (2012), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), Fantastic Four (2015), Warcraft (2016), A Monster Calls (2016), Ben-Hur (2016), and Gold (2016). He is also known for his work in the Black Mirror episode "The Entire History of You" (2011) and starred in the second film of the MonsterVerse film series, Kong: Skull Island (2017), and the Apple TV+ series Servant (2019–2023) and For All Mankind (2023–2024).

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Kebbell, the fourth of five children, was born in Pontefract, Yorkshire, but grew up in Nottinghamshire where he attended The Grove School (now the Newark Academy) in Balderton. He was brought up by his mother, Michelle (née Mathers), a cook and landscape gardener and his father, Robert Kebbell, an engineer from Zimbabwe. He was raised Catholic and attended a Catholic primary school.

Kebbell trained in acting at the Central Junior Television Workshop in Nottingham along with Andrew Shim and Vicky McClure.

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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes posterFirst watchDawn of the Planet of the Apes20147.3as KobaA group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of…View film

Essential films

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War for the Planet of the Apes poster7.2War for the Planet of the Apes2017Match Point poster7.4Match Point2005Kong: Skull Island poster6.6Kong: Skull Island2017War Horse poster7.3War Horse2011A Monster Calls poster7.3A Monster Calls2016Warcraft poster6.4Warcraft2016Bloodshot poster6.7Bloodshot2020RocknRolla poster7.0RocknRolla2008

Filmography

43 films as actor
  1. TBAThe Sword of ThyrusSir Maddox
  2. TBAMidday SunLiam
  3. TBAViolent Talent
  4. 2026I Play RockyRobert Chartoff
  5. 2025SalvableSal
  6. 2020BecomingAlex
  7. 2020BloodshotMartin Axe
  8. 2019Held for RansomJames Foley
  9. 2018DestroyerSilas
  10. 2018The AngelDanny Ben Aroya
  11. 2018A Wizard's TaleTerry Dexter (voice)
  12. 2018The Hurricane HeistWill
  13. 2018SalvageJimmy Hill
  14. 2017War for the Planet of the ApesKoba
  15. 2017The Female BrainKevin
  16. 2017Kong: Skull IslandMaj. Jack Chapman / Kong Mo-Cap Services
  17. 2016A Monster CallsDad
  18. 2016Ben-HurMessala Severus
  19. 2016WarcraftDurotan / Antonidas
  20. 2016GoldJennings
  21. 2015Buddha's Little FingerPjotr
  22. 2015Fantastic FourVictor von Doom / Dr. Doom
  23. 2014Dawn of the Planet of the ApesKoba
  24. 2013The CounselorTony
  25. 2013The EastDoc
  26. 2012Wrath of the TitansArgenor
  27. 2011War HorseGeordie Soldier
  28. 2011The VeteranRobert Miller
  29. 2011The ConspiratorJohn Wilkes Booth
  30. 2010The Sorcerer's ApprenticeDrake Stone
  31. 2010Prince of Persia: The Sands of TimeGarsiv
  32. 2009ChériPatron
  33. 2009Tea and BiscuitsBilly
  34. 2008The GermanBarton
  35. 2008RocknRollaJohnny Quid
  36. 2007ControlRob Greton
  37. 2006Born EqualBeggar 2
  38. 2006WildernessCallum
  39. 2005ShakespeaRe-Told: MacbethMalcolm
  40. 2005Match PointPoliceman
  41. 2004AlexanderPausanius
  42. 2004Northern SoulMark Sherbert
  43. 2004Dead Man's ShoesAnthony