Tobias Alistair Patrick Kebbell (born 9 July 1982) is an English stage and film actor. He is known for his roles in films such as Dead Man\'s Shoes (2004), RocknRolla (2008), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010), War Horse (2011), Wrath of the Titans (2012), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), Fantastic Four (2015), Warcraft (2016), A Monster Calls (2016), Ben-Hur (2016), and Gold (2016). He is also known for his work in the Black Mirror episode, "The Entire History of You".\n', 'He most recently starred in the second film of the MonsterVerse film series, Kong: Skull Island, which was released in March 2017.\n', '

Kebbell, the fourth of five children, was born in South Elmsall, on the A638 between Doncaster and Wakefield, Yorkshire, but grew up in Nottinghamshire where he attended The Grove School (now the Newark Academy) in Balderton. He was brought up by his mother, Michelle (née Mathers), a cook and landscape gardener, after his parents divorced. His father, Robert Kebbell, is an engineer. He was raised Catholic, and went to a Catholic primary school.\n', '

Kebbell trained in acting at the Central Junior Television Workshop in Nottingham along with Andrew Shim and Vicky McClure. first came to notice when director Shane Meadows cast him in the role of Anthony in the film Dead Man\'s Shoes. He was nominated for Most Promising Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards and was widely lauded for his sensitive, moving portrayal of a young man with a learning difficulty. Kebbell then appeared in Oliver Stone\'s Alexander and Match Point, which Woody Allen cast him in without audition after being impressed with his performance in Dead Man\'s Shoes.[citation needed]\n', '

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