Tobias Menzies’ performance as Prince Philip in the worldwide Netflix sensation, The Crown earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series, a 2021 BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actor and his performance in the third season earned him further critical acclaim.
He is well known for his dual role as Frank Randall, a 20th-century historian, and Jonathan “Black Jack” Randall, his brutal 18th-century ancestor in Starz’s runaway hit TV series Outlander (2014–2017). Based on Diana Gabaldon’s historical time travel book series, Outlander achieved globa
Tobias Menzies’ performance as Prince Philip in the worldwide Netflix sensation, The Crown earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series, a 2021 BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actor and his performance in the third season earned him further critical acclaim.
He is well known for his dual role as Frank Randall, a 20th-century historian, and Jonathan “Black Jack” Randall, his brutal 18th-century ancestor in Starz’s runaway hit TV series Outlander (2014–2017). Based on Diana Gabaldon’s historical time travel book series, Outlander achieved global success, with Menzies receiving a Golden Globe nomination for his performance. Menzies is also well known for playing Edmure Tully Game of Thrones (2013–2016 and Brutus in Rome (2005–2007), both for HBO. Other notable television work includes The Terror (AMC/BBC), Catastrophe (C4), King Lear (BBC), The Night Manager (BBC), The Honourable Woman (BBC) and The Shadow Line (BBC).
In 2019 Menzies returned to stage in David Farr’s adaptation of the hit Danish thriller The Hunt, directed by Rupert Goold at the Almeida Theatre. Also at the Almeida, he played ASTROV in Uncle Vanya, directed and adapted by Robert Icke. Other notable theatre productions are Irwin in Alan Bennett’s The History Boys (2006), which Nicholas Hytner directed at the Royal National Theatre, and Michael Blakemore’s West End production of Three Sisters (2003), for which he was nominated for the Ian Charleson Award. Menzies played the title role in Rupert Goold’s production of Hamlet (2005) at the Royal Theatre, Northampton, to an appreciative critical reception. Menzies is repped by Conway van Gelder Grant and WME.
Notable films include Carmilla, Black Sea, Hysteria, Persuasion and Casino Royale.
