Tobias Menzies

Tobias Menzies is a British actor known for his roles on the stage and in world cinema. Since childhood I dreamed of fame, only in another field - in sports. I wanted to be a tennis star. Attachment to the racket still retains and considers the fascination with tennis the greatest love in life. He can be seen racing on a motorcycle, but the actor tries not to take risks. In his spare time, he prefers to relax with a book in his hand or watching paintings in an art gallery.

Tobayas was born on March 7, 1974 in London. He was the first son of teacher Gillian Simpson and BBC radio producer Peter Menzies. The actor's surname has Scottish roots and originally sounded like Mingis. Tobayas has a younger brother, Luke. It is known that the parents divorced when the eldest son was 6 years old.

As a child, the future actor was fond of tennis. His idols were John McEnroe and Boris Becker, Bjorn Borg and Jimmy Connors. In addition, he was actively engaged in fencing.

The boy attends the Perry Court Rudolf Steiner experimental school in Canterbury and later attends Frensham Heights School in Surrey. In 1993-1994 he was studying for an acting course at Stratford-upon-Avon College. Among his famous alumni, in addition to Menzies, such British actors as Simon Pegg, Leo Bill, Joseph Mole, Joyner and others.

In the interview, the man says that he did not think about the artist's career as a child. But a big role in this choice was played by his mother, who constantly attended theatrical productions. He froze with delight when before the start of the performance the light was extinguished in the hall. The actor, remembering his feelings, called it a mystery, in which something beautiful and magical was born.

Even after school, he was not completely sure of the correctness of his choice in favor of acting, but the teachers were able to reveal it and interest him in creativity. The college still remembers the student Menzies. The head of the acting course Deborah Moody remembers how in his youth Tobayas gave out the texts of plays, as if they were born in his head. This quality possessed on the course only he.

The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, which he successfully graduated from in 1998, played a major role in Menzies' professional development. For some time he worked in the famous British show The Spontaneity Shop, where he got a good practice in acting improvisation.

Telling his biography, the actor jokes how worried the mother was when she learned that the eldest son wants to become an artist, not a lawyer. And exactly the same situation, but on the contrary, he watched when younger brother Luke went to study law. She was again surprised by his decision. Tobayas considers the younger Menzies the most important person in his life. Luke works in his specialty and lives in Australia.

Since 2000, the actor regularly appears in British films and TV series. Among them are Foyle's War, The Elite of Special Forces, Pure English Killings. Tobayas has a permanent role in Catastrophe. He starred in seasons 13 and 14. His hero was the drug addict son of one of the main characters of the series Max Gallagher.

The big screen debut is a supporting role in director Jamie Treves's film "Under the Hood." The film features actors such as Kate Ashfield and Aidan Gillen. Menzies, in addition to filming, has time to take part in theatrical productions. The artist made his debut in 1999 on the stage of the London Gate Theatre as deaf actor Khacho Ivanov in the tragicomedy "Colonel-Bird".

After his performance of Tusenbach in Chekhov's play "Three Sisters", in 2003, Menzies was awarded the Ian Charleston Prize. In 2005, Tobayas was invited to play the role of The Roman Senator Brutus in the historical tv series "Rome". After the premiere, he becomes famous outside the country.

In the same year, the artist gets the main role on the stage of the theater. He plays Hamlet in a production by Rupert Gould. The director's work causes a lot of criticism, but Menzies' play receives positive reviews from theater critics.

In 2006, during a break between the filming of the TV series "Rome", Tobayas takes part in the Bondian "Casino Royale", where he plays Villiers, assistant head of Mi-6 played by Judi Dench. Menzies' voice is voiced by Bond's dossier on the film's official website.

Another successful role of the actor is the zoologist von Koren in the Chekhov novel "Duel", shot by American filmmakers in 2008. Tobayas continues to star in cameo roles in British TV series Excavation, Law and Order: London, The Thick of Events, as well as in the films "The Abyss", "The Frontier of Shadow", "Eternal Law".

In 2013, work began on the cult TV series "Doctor Who." Menzies plays a Russian character, Lieutenant Stepashin, in the Cold War series. The events take place in 1983, during the Cold War, on a Soviet nuclear boat. In this episode, an ice warrior returns to life from Mars to continue the war against humanity.

Another cult series is available in the filmography of Tobayas. This is "Game of Thrones," in which he got the role of Sir Edmur Tully.

Together with Menzies in the saga participated actor Kyaran Hinds, with whom they met again in the project "Terror". The series was filmed in 2018. Tobayas plays Captain James Fitzjaims and Hinds plays Commodore John Franklin.

In 2014, the actor is invited to star in the TV series "Stranger Things", with him here starring Katrina Balfe. Her heroine - Claire. Interestingly, Menzies plays two roles at once - Frank Randall and Captain Jack Randall. The first lives in 1945 and is Claire's husband, the second - a brutal captain of the English army of 1743, who keep the main character.

In 2017, a fantasy horror film "Another World: Blood Wars" is released on the big screen, where he played the leader of the lycans Marius.

In 2018, the actor stars in the television movie "King Lear" as duke Cornwell.

There is almost no information about the actor's personal life. He is known to have no wife and children. After the convincing role of rapist Jack Randall in "Stranger Things" rumors of his unconventional sexual orientation.

The man is credited with an affair with Kristin Scott Thomas, which happened in 2005. The tabloids reported that because of this connection was destroyed the long-term marriage of the movie star. The actress herself refuses to discuss this topic, as well as Tobayas Menzies.

Now the British actor is starring in the TV series "The Crown". The new series will be seen by viewers in the autumn and winter of 2019. Menzies will replace Paul Bettany as Prince Philip.

Getty Images' Instagram posted a photo of the actor after the casting. Subscribers thought the message was great news.

1998 - "Catastrophe"

2000 - "Pure English Murders"

2002 - "War"

2005 - "Rome"

2006 - Casino Royale

2008 - "Excavations"

2009 - "Ghosts"

2010 - "The Abyss"

2011 - "Eternal Law"

2013 - Doctor Who

2013 - "Game of Thrones"

2014 - "Stranger Things"

2017 - "Another World: Blood Wars"

2018 - "King Lear"

2019 - "The Crown"

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