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Tobias Alistair Patrick Kebbell''Births, Marriages & Deaths: Toby is married to Arielle Wyatt. They got married in 2020 and they have one child together. Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.''; at ancestry.com (born 9 July 1982) is an English film, television and stage 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), ''
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'' (2016), '' A Monster Calls'' (2016), '' Ben-Hur'' (2016), and ''
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'' episode " The Entire History of You" (2011) and starred in the second film of the MonsterVerse film series, '' Kong: Skull Island'' (2017) and the
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series '' Servant'' (2019–present).


Early life

Kebbell, the fourth of five children, was born in
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, Yorkshire, but grew up in
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where he attended The Grove School (now the
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) in
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. He was brought up by his mother, Michelle (née Mathers), a cook and landscape gardener and his father, Robert Kebbell, an engineer from
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. He was raised Catholic, and went to a Catholic primary school. Kebbell trained in acting at the Central Junior Television Workshop in
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along with Andrew Shim and Vicky McClure.


Career

Kebbell's first movie appearance was as Anthony, a young man with a learning difficulty, in the
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directed '' Dead Man's Shoes''. He was nominated for Most Promising Newcomer at the
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The same year, Kebbell appeared in Oliver Stone's ''
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''. In 2007, Kebbell played
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, the manager of
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in Anton Corbijn's award-winning biopic of Ian Curtis, '' Control'', for which his performance won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the British Independent Film Awards 2007. He was also nominated for the
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Best Supporting British Actor Award. In December 2007, Kebbell took the lead in an episode of season 2 of
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'', which subsequently won the BAFTA for Best Drama series. His other work for the BBC included a modern retelling of '' Macbeth'' alongside James McAvoy, while his theatre roles included spells at the
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in David Hare's reworking of
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's ''Enemies'' and at the Playhouse in R.C. Sherriff's classic, ''Journey's End''. In September 2008, Kebbell was featured in the
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'' RocknRolla'', written and directed by
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, alongside actors Tom Wilkinson,
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and
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. Kebbell played a heroin-addicted musician, Johnny Quid, for which he was nominated for BAFTA Orange Rising Star Award of the 2009 BAFTA Awards, an award voted for by the public. Kebbell was also nominated for the
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, but lost out to his friend Gemma Arterton. Kebbell appeared in the 2009 film '' Cheri'', directed by
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, in which he took a small role alongside Michelle Pfeiffer. He filmed in
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and London with
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for '' Prince of Persia: Sands of Time''. In 2011, Kebbell played a leading role in " The Entire History of You", the finale of the first series of
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's
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'', which was written by Jesse Armstrong.
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has since bought the rights to adapt the script for a forthcoming film. In 2014, Kebbell took over the role of Koba in the sequel ''
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''. Kebbell played the Marvel antagonist, Doctor Doom, in the 2015 '' Fantastic Four'' film, and an orc, Durotan, in the 2016 ''
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''. He played Jack Chapman in the fantasy action film '' Kong: Skull Island'' (2017), while also providing guidance for Kong's motion capture sequences.


Personal life

Toby has been married to Arielle Wyatt since 2020 and they have one child together.


Filmography


Film


Television


Video games


Music videos


Awards and nominations


References


External links

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