Toby Rugbo is a young and very promising actor. Particular success brought him a role in the television series "The Kingdom." In addition, Toby played the young Albus Dumbledore in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Part One" and in "Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Green de Wald."
In 1991, Toby Finn Rugbo was born in London. His birthday: October 18th. The boy's father is Norwegian. Mother was born in the UK, but has Italian and Austrian roots. Toby is not the only child; he has a younger brother named Louis.
Toby Rugbo Biography
In early childhood, Toby did not demonstrate his natural acting talent. One of the boy's hobbies was wildlife films, which he watched with his younger brother.
Toby Rugbo received his basic education at the Latymer Upper School, this institution is located in the western part of London. And only after going to school, little Toby thought about his acting career. He enrolled in a theater club, classes in which were held mainly on weekends. Having become a famous actor, Toby recalls that in the first lesson he was ordered to depict a plant, standing in front of a mirror. This aroused bewilderment and inner protest in the boy, it was difficult for him, but in the end Toby did the job.
Despite his interest in art, Toby Rugbo was initially very reluctant to attend classes on stage art. He did not like to memorize the texts, he was not attracted by the need to quickly pack up and play some scene in a few minutes. However, gradually, receiving constant support from his parents and especially his mother, Toby became involved in the learning process, and his acting talent began to unfold more and more.
Gradually, Toby began to go on stage more and more, where at one moment he was noticed by people from "The Young Blood Theater Company". This company was committed to helping young actors "break into people." Starting to work with them, Toby Rugbo began to frequent various castings and selections. As a result, in 2006, the boy was able to get his first role. He starred in a television movie called The Trial of Sharp Shooter. And already in 2007, the aspiring actor was invited to the children's and teenage series Secret Agents, where he starred in the same series, playing the character of Chad Turner.
Acting way
The active career of the young Toby Rugbo began in 2009. Then two successful films were released at once: "Mr. Nobody" and "1939". In addition, in 2009, Toby made his debut not only in feature films, but also on the professional theater stage. He joined the Royal Court Theater troupe and took part in the production of "Fang." For the game in this play, Toby Rugbo received a lot of positive reviews from critics.
In 2010, the young actor was waiting for new success. He passed the casting and got into the cast of the movie "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Part One." Toby was honored to play young Albus Dumbledore.
In the next few years, the already sought after and famous young actor appeared in a number of full-length and television projects. For example, you can see Toby Rugbo in: “One Day” (2011), “Treasure Island” (2012), “Do you want me to kill him?” (2013), "Heart of the Unknown" (2013, short film).
In 2013, Toby returned to television. He was enrolled in the cast of the series "The Kingdom." The role in this project brought the artist even more fame. Toby starred in this television series until 2017, playing a character named Francis II.
In 2014, the filmography of the actor replenished with the role in another quite successful series - "The Last Kingdom". Toby also worked on this project until the end of 2017.
In 2018, Toby again "tried on" the image of the young Dumbledore. He starred in the acclaimed movie "Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Green de Wald." At the moment, this picture is the last in the filmography of Rugbo. In the future, the television film "Long Night" is due out, where Toby has got one of the central roles. However, the exact date of the premiere of the television movie to date has not been announced.
