Toby Williams

Toby Williams is an actor, writer and award-winning stand-up comedian known for Porters, Ben Wheatley's 'High Rise' and Paul King's 'Paddington'. He appeared in both series of Dan Sefton's 'Porters' (Channel Dave) as mortician Terry Grimm and in series one and two of 'Sex Education' (Netflix) as the unpleasant, uncommunicative Tim. Drama roles include washed-up stand-up comedian Mike Fowler in 'The Mallorca Files' on BBC1 and the Osborne's loyal butler Hicks in the ITV/Amazon adaptation of 'Vanity Fair'. The online sketches he has starred in have amassed millions of views, most notably 'Where Are You From? The Game' for BBC Quickies (over 13 million) and 'Watch This Incredible Moment When This Father of Four Hears Silence For The First Time' which has garnered over 100 million views across social media. His stand-up comedy accolades, performing as the infamous Dr George Ryegold, include winner of 'Best Show' at The Leicester Comedy Festival and a nomination for 'The Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality'. In 2016 he appeared on 'Sorry, I Didn't Know' (ITV) the comedy panel show about black history and was again a guest when the show was recommissioned in 2020.