Toby Stephens began his acting career while a stagehand at the Chichester Festival Theatre, in end-of-season productions mounted by the crew. In his brief professional career, he has already won the Sir John Gielgud prize for Best Actor and the Ian Charleson Award for his performance in the title role of "Coriolanus" at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1994. His other work at the RSC includes "Measure for Measure," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Antony and Cleopatra," "Wallenstein," "All's Well That Ends Well" and "Unfinished Business." Stephens also starred in Peter Hall's production of "Tartuffe" at the Aldwych Theatre and has just finished filming The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. His television appearances include "A View from the Bridge" and "The Camomile Lawn." He made his screen debut in Sally Potter's Orlando.


Son of the late Sir Robert Stephens and Dame Maggie Smith Brother of Chris Larkin In 1999, appeared on Broadway in "Ring Round the Moon". Was considered for the role of "Robin" in Batman Forever (1995). After his parents' divorce when he was four years old, Stephens and his brother (actor Chris Larkin) grew up traveling back and forth across the Atlantic with their mother for her numerous acting engagements. Toby and his wife welcomed their first child in May 2007. A son named Eli Alistair Stephens. His family has been involved in three of Britain's most successful literary and film franchises. Toby played a James Bond villain in Die Another Day (2002), and later went on to play Bond himself on the radio. His father, Robert Stephens, played Aragorn from The Lord of the Rings on the radio. His mother, Maggie Smith, plays Professor McGonogall in the Harry Potter films.