Tobias Alistair Patrick Kebbell (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), 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". He also starred in the second film of the
MonsterVerse film series, Kong: Skull Island, which was released in
March 2017, and the Apple TV+ series Servant in 2019.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, after his
parents divorced. His father, Robert Kebbell, an engineer from
Zimbabwe. He was raised Catholic, and went to a Catholic primary
school.Kebbell trained in acting at the Central Junior Television
Workshop in Nottingham along with Andrew Shim and Vicky McClure. first
came to notice when director Shane Meadows cast him in the role of
Anthony in the film Dead Man's Shoes. He was nominated for Most
Promising Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards and was
widely lauded for his sensitive, moving portrayal of a young man with
a learning difficulty. Kebbell then appeared in Oliver Stone's
Alexander and Match Point, which Woody Allen cast him in without
audition after being impressed with his performance in Dead Man's
Shoes.
television and stage actor. He is known for his roles in films such as
Dead Man's Shoes (2004), 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". He also starred in the second film of the
MonsterVerse film series, Kong: Skull Island, which was released in
March 2017, and the Apple TV+ series Servant in 2019.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, after his
parents divorced. His father, Robert Kebbell, an engineer from
Zimbabwe. He was raised Catholic, and went to a Catholic primary
school.Kebbell trained in acting at the Central Junior Television
Workshop in Nottingham along with Andrew Shim and Vicky McClure. first
came to notice when director Shane Meadows cast him in the role of
Anthony in the film Dead Man's Shoes. He was nominated for Most
Promising Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards and was
widely lauded for his sensitive, moving portrayal of a young man with
a learning difficulty. Kebbell then appeared in Oliver Stone's
Alexander and Match Point, which Woody Allen cast him in without
audition after being impressed with his performance in Dead Man's
Shoes.
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