Toby Stephens

[hal9000]

Toby Stephens, sexy red-head, frequently cast lip-curling villain and Maggie Smith's son, is interviewed here about his new role in a Jane Eyre adaptation, playing my all time favourite literary crush - Edward. Fairfax. Rochester!

[proper stranger]

I've had a little crush on Toby ever since Twelfth Night. I didn't know he was playing Rochester! I hope PBS picks up this up for broadcast in the US. (A few years ago, A&E would've shown this for sure, but now their timeslots are full of reality shows and re-runs of CSI Miami.)

My favorite Jane Eyre adaptation is the 1983 BBC version with Timothy Dalton, so hopefully the BBC does right by Jane again. I liked Toby's brief analysis of the character; it gives me hope that he won't play Rochester too gruff and jackassy. I'm really looking forward to seeing his performance. The clip they showed looked promising.

Edward Fairfax Rochester. *sigh*

[Mutagen]

So hot. I also sat up and took notice of him in Twelfth Night. But it was Onegin, in which he gets to be all broody and impulsive, that really sealed the deal. (Also, that movie co-starred Ralph Fiennes, so I was very happy indeed.)

[Augustus]

I had a little crush on him when I saw that movie about fearies? And have ever since paid attention to anything with him in it. Not to mention his momma is Magge Smith! How cool is that?

[Deleted]

I know and love Toby Stephens from The Camomile Lawn. Simply great mini-series, not just in itself but for the little things of a past era FEEL it invoked.

Sucks that the Sophie and him only finally got together when they were fricking senior citizens (oh ok, middle aged, but older enough that they actors were even different, wasn't just a case of make-up adding a few more wrinkles) because he was too obsessed with Jennifer Ehle's character (name began with 'C'?) before that (although those 2 also had good chemistry i'll admit). Cos shallow being that i am, i couldn't really enjoy the 'delayed gratification' of my ship as much as i could have it it had happened when they were still young and gorgeous.

Never thought why he isn't more famous. Christ he's got enough looks and talent to make it if he came - as my beloved Sean Bean did - from a working class mining village, let alone when his mother is DAME MAGGIE SMITH.

Who's his father btw, are he and Mags still together? And is he an only child?

[bitsygirl]

His father's Robert Stephens. I think he played the art teacher in the Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and I could be wrong, but I think he might be dead. Don't know about the siblings.

[indygirl]

He is dead. I was watching the clip of TS being interviewed and I could not figure out where I had seen him. Two minutes later, it hit me--Cousin Bette!

[kanding]

He has the most disdainful nostrils. Just like his mother.

That's all.

[billkenobi]

I wish Richard Armitage was playing Rochester but Toby Stephens does brood very well indeed too. I'm sure ovaries were exploding across the country when Sean Bean and Toby Stephens appeared together in Sharpe's Challenge.

[Chenoeh]

He was in out now (in the UK) horror/comedy movie Severance too, which was very good, and he was good in it.