Trivia

He was educated in the Steiner system, which includes movement, singing and musical instruments every day.

Was an expert swordsman.

The name "Menzies" is Scottish and according to Tobias, was originally pronounced "Mingis.".

His mother was a follower of the infamous "love guru," Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. She took Tobias and his baby brother, Luke, to India where they lived six months at a time in an ashram.

Tennis, not acting was Tobias's first love. He wanted to be a professional tennis player, not an actor, and still unwinds with tennis.

Tobias' father, Peter Menzies, was a BBC radio producer. His mother, Gillian (Simpson) Menzies, was an English literature and drama teacher,.

Though he competently portrays Prince Philip (the Duke of Edinburgh) in season three of The Crown (2016), he confesses he has no particular affection for the British monarchy.

One of his first auditions was for the lead role eventually played by Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge! (2001).

Tobias was born in North London and is the son of a teacher and a BBC producer.

He attended Stratford-upon-Avon College's Year-out drama course in 1993-94.

Tobias Menzies, the self-described dreamy kid who grew up in Canterbury playing tennis, zips through London on a Triumph Bonneville motorcycle. "I had to ride a motorbike as a character for the BBC crime drama The Shadow Line (2011). I got the bug and did the full bike test.".

He has worked with Charles Dance in Foyle's War (2002), Secret State (2012), The Door (2011), Game of Thrones (2011) and Underworld: Blood Wars (2016).

Tobias displayed his guitar-playing ability in two films, ten years apart, The Low Down (2000) and Forget Me Not (2010).

Tobias became friends with Sally Hawkins when they were students at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. They performed a comedy skit as Laurel & Hardy. Tobias portrayed Stan Laurel and Sally played Oliver Hardy in a fat suit.

In Casino Royale (2006) he was M's (Judi Dench's ) sidekick. He played Hamlet to rave notices in Northampton in 2005 but he only got a three-week run because he had to get back to filming Rome (2005). That series was his big break, but even then he wasn't its out-and-out star.

Tobias was drawn to acting after frequently attending theater productions with his mom as a teen.

Tobias attended Frensham Heights School.

Tobias and his frequent co-star Charles Dance both portrayed author Ian Fleming in different productions, Dance in Goldeneye (1989), Tobias in Any Human Heart (2010).

Ciarán Hinds, Tobias's co-star in Rome (2005) and future Game of Thrones (2011), reunites with him in The Terror (2018).

He is a distant relative of botanist Archibald Menzies (1754-1842).

Tobias appeared in Any Human Heart (2010) with future Outlander (2014) co-stars Sam Heughan and Stanley Weber, but he had no screen time with either actor.

Originally wanted to study mime at the Lecoq Academy, however did not have the funds for tuition.

Tobias has been a tennis enthusiast since he was a child.

He is a supporter of Arsenal FC.

Both Tobias and his Eternal Law (2012) costar, Samuel West have played the role of William Elliot in different adaptations of Jame Austen's Persuasion.

Tobias co-starred in the feature film The Low Down (2000) with future Game of Thrones (2011) co-star Aidan Gillen.

His favorite authors include Karl Ove Knausgard and Alain De Botton.

Has a younger brother named Luke.

His parents divorced when Tobias was six years old.

No relation to Heather Menzies-Urich (The Sound of Music (1965) and Logan's Run (1977)), despite a popular misconception.

Has expressed an interest with working with Joanna Hogg and Paul Thomas Anderson.