Tony Way
Tony Way | |
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Born | (1978-10-07) 7 October 1978 Rochford, Essex, England |
Other names | Tony Pantene Tony Paul Way |
Occupation | Actor, writer, comedian |
Years active | 1995–present |
Tony Paul Way (born 7 October 1978) is an English actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for playing characters on British comedies, most notably Dave in the film Ali G Indahouse. He has since moved into drama, appearing as Plague in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Dontos Hollard in HBO's Game of Thrones, and Thomas Nashe in Anonymous.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Personal life
4 Filmography
4.1 Film
4.2 Television
4.3 Radio
4.4 Stage
5 References
6 External links
Early life
Way was born in Rochford, Essex and grew up in Wickford, Essex, where he attended the Beauchamps School.[citation needed]
Career
Way started his career in comedy and acting at the age of 17 when he, Rhys Thomas, Stephen Burge, and Glynne Wiley started making comedy videos as sketch group Stay Alive Pepi while at college. The videos were noticed by Bob Mortimer and Charlie Higson, who gave Way his first television appearances in a sketch on The Fast Show and in several sketches in Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer. Way went on to write for and perform in more comedy shows, including Mongrels, Extras, Spaced, and Tittybangbang.
Way has also performed in many television shows and feature films, including The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Anonymous,[1]Tunnel of Love, Finding Neverland, Cheeky, Ali G Indahouse, Fairytales, Down Terrace[2] and Sightseers. From 2012 to 2014, Way appeared as Ser Dontos Hollard on HBO's Game of Thrones.[3][4] In 2014, he co-starred in the sci-fi film Edge of Tomorrow,[5] and made an appearance on Doctor Who.[6] Since 2013 he has played Terry in BBC Radio 4 sitcom Seekers, written by his friend and collaborator Stephen Burge. Way also still regularly works with Rhys Thomas on the Thomas and Way Podcast, which they have been recording irregularly since 2011.
Personal life
Way lives in Hackney, London.[citation needed]
Filmography
Film
Mindhorn (2016)
Aaaaaaaah! (2015)
High-Rise (2015) – Robert
Gus and His Dirty Dead Dad (2013) – Taxi Gavin
Trespass Against Us (2015) – Norman
Convenience (2015) – Stoner 2
Brand New-U (2015) – Gun Dealer / Santa
Edge of Tomorrow (2014) – Kimmel
The Riot Club (2014)
Sightseers (2012)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) – Plague
Anonymous – Thomas Nashe
London Boulevard – Lone Pap
Down Terrace (2009) – Garvey (winner Fantastic Fest – Best Feature and Best Screenplay & Best British Film at London's Raindance Film Festival)[citation needed]
Legend of the Golden Fishcake (2014) – Gavin
Trimming the Fat – James "Hendy" Henderson
Beyond the Pole – Landlord
Finding Neverland – set mover
Ali G Indahouse – Dave
Cheeky – Rick
Television
After Life (2019)
Collateral (2018) - Conor
Tracey Breaks the News (2017) - Various
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (2017) - Carmichael
Tracey Breaks the News (2017)
Brian Pern: 45 Years of Prog and Roll (2016) – Ned
Jekyll and Hyde (2015) – Silas
SunTrap (2015) – Glenn
Murder in Successville (2015) – "Harry Styles"
Inside No. 9 (2015) – Michael, episode "Cold Comfort"- House of Fools (2015) – Punter / Butcher Brother 1
Drunk History (2015) – various characters
Pompidou (2015) – Merrick
Asylum (2015) – Alan
The Life of Rock with Brian Pern (2014) – Ned / Captain Cupnutz/ Rick Parfitt
Not Going Out (2014) – Tony
Doctor Who (2014) – Alf
Derek (2014)
Game of Thrones (2012–2014) – Ser Dontos Hollard
Sherlock (2012)
Life's Too Short (2011)
Mongrels – Gary
Money – Fat Paul- 2009 Unwrapped with Miranda Hart – Arthur
The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson – various characters, also writer
Shooting Stars – various characters, also writer
Above Their Stations – Techno Benson
The Wall – various characters, also writer
No Heroics – Praying Mantis
Torn Up Tales – Clint "The Beast" Beastwood
Fairy Tales – Rapunzel (Boris Stojkovic)
Tittybangbang – performer
Blunder – writer
Extras – Chef
Tunnel of Love – Spiff
Monkey Trousers – various characters- My Family
The All Star Comedy Show – various characters- Swiss Toni
Crash – various characters, also writer
Hardware – Cliff
Eleven O'Clock Show – writer
Small Potatoes – Elwood
Fun at the Funeral Parlour – Gwynne Thomas
Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer – various characters
Black Books – Cinema Clerk / Burger Boy
Randall and Hopkirk – Hammer of God
Spaced – Paper Boy
Barking – performer, also writer
The Fast Show – New Boy
Zapped - Chestnut
Radio
Seekers (BBC Radio 4) – Terry- Thomas and Way Podcast
The Don't Watch With Mother Sketchbook – Various characters, also writer- Loose Ends
Stage
Richard Sandlings Perfect Movie – Queen's Head, London
Lenny Beige's Night of Legends – Pigalle Club, London
Oram and Meeten's Club Fantastico – Lowdown, The Albany, London
Stay Alive Pepi – Canal Cafe, London
Stay Alive Pepi – Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh
Stay Alive Pepi – De Hems, London
References
^ Fordy, Tom (31 October 2011). "Anonymous: Interview With Tony Way". The Hollywood News. Retrieved 30 September 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Down Terrace (2010) Review". workingauthor.com. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
^ Ortiz, Jen (21 April 2014). "The Game of Thrones Exit Interview: The Drunk Knight Who Saved Sansa (and Maybe Killed Joffrey) Talks Postmortem". gq.com. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
^ "Tony Way talks Ser Dontos, Purple Wedding, Sansa & Littlefinger". flicksandthecity.com. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
^ "'Edge of Tomorrow' Review". screenrant.com. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
^ "Tony Way's Appointment With The Doctor". The Velvet Onion. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
External links
- Official website
Tony Way on IMDb
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