The point is, in Hollywood, if you can act, you can act. Tobias Edward Heslewood Jones (7 september 1966) is een Engelse acteur geboren in Oxford. But it's not wholly surprising. On 7-9-1966 Toby Jones (nickname: Toby ) was born in Hammersmith, London, England. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment. He's keen to emphasise the normality of his upbringing – "We were never late for school, we always did out homework on time" – and the "romance" of Freddie's flamboyant attitude to acting. Hij kreeg deze prijs voor zijn rol in The Play What I Wrote. 'Marvellous' (BBC2) airs later this month and 'The Detectorists' (BBC4) begins on 30 September at 10pm, Truman Capote: Author and journalist ('Infamous', 2005), Karl Rove: Political strategist ('W', 2008), Swifty Lazar: Talent agent ('Frost/Nixon', 2008), Alfred Hitchcock: Film director ('The Girl', 2012), Dobby the House Elf: House elf ('Harry Potter', 2002/10), Arnim Zola: Evil Nazi genius, later an antique computer ('Captain America: The First Avenger', 2011 & 'The Winter Soldier', 2014), Aristides Silk: Pickpocketing, retired civil servant ('The Adventures of Tintin', 2011), Claudius Templesmith: Commentator on The Hunger Games ('The Hunger Games'/ 'THG: Catching Fire', 2012/13), Now the chameleon actor is returning to the small screen for two new TV shows, Jones, left, with Neil Baldwin, whose life was the basis for Jones's new film Marvellous, Toby Jones, left, starred as Truman Capote opposite Daniel Craig as Perry Smith in Infamous (Rex), Man of many faces: 'I used to think, am I really so 'bizarre' and 'weirdlooking', says Jones. "Then you think, OK, the way Neil's always scavenging food, the belly, the speech defect – I can work on those. ", He and Lawrence worked together on The Hunger Games – Jones played the bouffanted Claudius Templesmith. As everyone says, Jennifer is about as unaffected as a person can be in that strange environment.". What attracted Jones to the part? You can just go off and do something new.". ", You're in dangerous territory here, I say, dealing with learning difficulties and clowns. I read the script. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? "You always get a feeling of dread when somebody whom you like hands you a script. Jones is simply amazing as Capote. He said, 'Any part, apparently. Infamous was Jones's first Hollywood film and first leading role. In 2015, Jones played the part of Roger Yount, a banker, in the three-part BBC series Capital based on John Lanchester's novel of the same name. He's been in Tintin, Captain America and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. "No. "I went to Keele University to meet him, with the director, Julian Farino, and the writer, Peter Bowker, and tried to work out the person behind the persona, but it was hard. The girls haven't yet demanded that parts be found for them in Hunger Games 3. Jones plays a town sheriff called McDowell – yes, a US marshal, like Gary Cooper in High Noon or John Wayne in El Dorado. It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss real-world solutions, and more. Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? Next month, Jones will appear in his first TV sitcom, a BBC4 six-parter called Detectorists, co-starring, written and directed by Mackenzie Crook, the gull-eyed, hyperactive droll who played Gareth in The Office, and Ragetti, the alarming cut-throat in Pirates of the Caribbean. Has he seen Ricky Gervais acting his creation Derek, a nursing home care-worker with his head permanently tilted sideways as though expecting to be attacked? "Oh yes," says Jones with a touch of weariness. Not that Jones is without ego. Jones is in demand all over the place, for Hollywood blockbusters, small-screen dramas and art-house cinema. ", The Jones family (Karen, a barrister, and two daughters, Holly and Madeleine) now live in Stockwell, south London. How had it happened? You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. I'd come off a long scene, and he'd look at me, and say, 'Marvellous, absolutely marvellous, you're going to win massive awards with this,' as if he was saying, 'I'm going to win...'. But of course, those are just the crutches in building the part." "But I can think of few riskier jobs than becoming an actress.