Toby Williams is a British actor, writer and award-winning[1] stand-up comedian[2][3] performing both as himself and Dr George Ryegold.
[4] He is known for a number of appearances on television including regular or recurring roles on Vanity Fair, Porters and Sex Education.
His stand-up accolades include Dave's 'Top 10 Funniest Jokes of the Fringe' 2012,[5] winner of 'Best Show' at The Leicester Comedy Festival 2011,[1] winner of a Three Weeks Editors' Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2011[6] (for 'The Fudge Shop') and a nomination for 'The Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality' for his debut Edinburgh 2009 show as George Ryegold, 'Trample The Weak, Hurdle The Dead'.
He appears in Island Queen[16] – nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film[17] – and is known as the voice of Rumple the Rhino in Iconicles[18] (CBeebies).
[21] Williams appeared as a panellist on the 2016 pilot episode of ITV show Sorry, I Didn't Know, presented by Jimmy Akingbola, returning for the series in October 2020.