Toby Kebbell

Toby Kebbell
Kebbell at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International promoting Fantastic Four.
Born	Tobias Alistair Patrick Kebbell (1982-07-09) 9 July 1982 (age 34) Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England
Alma mater	Central Junior Television Workshop
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2000–present
Home town	Nottingham, England

Tobias Alistair Patrick "Toby" Kebbell (born 9 July 1982) is an English stage and film actor. He is known for his roles in films such as Dead Man's Shoes (2004), RocknRolla (2008), 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), and Gold (2016). He is also known for his work in the Black Mirror episode, "The Entire History of You". He most recently starred in the second film of the MonsterVerse film series, Kong: Skull Island, which was released in March, 2017.

Kebbell, the fourth of five children, was born in South Elmsall, on the A638 between Doncaster and Wakefield, Yorkshire, but grew up in Nottingham. He was brought up by his mother, Michelle (née Mathers), a cook and landscape gardener, after his parents divorced. His father, Robert Kebbell, is an engineer. 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.