Tony Paul Way (born 7 October 1978) is an English actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for playing characters in British comedy TV series including Extras, After Life, Black Books and Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer, as well as comedy movies including Sightseers and Ali G Indahouse. He has since moved into serious drama, appearing as Plague in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Dontos Hollard in HBO's Game of Thrones, and Thomas Nashe in Anonymous.
Career Way started his career in comedy and acting at the age of 17 when he, Rhys Thomas, Stephen Burge, and Glynne Wiley started making comedy videos as sketch group Stay Alive, Pepi while at college. The videos were noticed by Bob Mortimer and Charlie Higson, who gave Way his first television appearances in a sketch on The Fast Show and in several sketches in Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer. Way went on to write for and perform in more comedy shows, including Blunder, Mongrels, Extras, Spaced, and Tittybangbang.
Way has also performed in television shows and films, including The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Anonymous, Tunnel of Love, Finding Neverland, Cheeky, Ali G Indahouse, Fairytales, Down Terrace and Sightseers. From 2012 to 2014, Way appeared as Ser Dontos Hollard on HBO's Game of Thrones. In 2014, he appeared in the sci-fi film Edge of Tomorrow, and made an appearance on Doctor Who. Since 2013 he has played Terry in BBC Radio 4 sitcom Seekers, written by his college friend and collaborator Stephen Burge. Way also still regularly works with Rhys Thomas on the Thomas and Way Podcast, which they have been recording irregularly since 2011.
Personal life Way was born in Rochford, Essex, grew up in nearby Wickford, and lives in the London Borough of Hackney.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2000 Cheeky Rick 2002 Ali G Indahouse Dave2004 Finding Neverland Set Mover Tunnel of Love Spiff 2008 Trimming the Fat James "Hendy" Henderson2009 Beyond the Pole Landlord Down Terrace Garvey Winner Fantastic Fest – Best Feature and Best Screenplay & Best British Film at London's Raindance Film Festival 2010 London Boulevard Lone Pap2011 Anonymous Thomas Nashe The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Plague 2012 Sightseers Crich Tourist2013 Gus and His Dirty Dead Dad Taxi Gavin Convenience Stoner 22014 Legend of the Golden Fishcake Gavin The Riot Club Mugger Edge of Tomorrow Kimmel2015 Brand New-U Gun Dealer/Santa Aaaaaaaah! Sitcom Lee High-Rise Robert the Caretaker Trespass Against Us Norman 2016 Mindhorn Dad with Newspaper 2019 For Love or Money Tim 2024 Here Ted 2025 Red Sonja Dane the Blacksmith
Television Year Title Role Notes 1994 The Fast Show New Boy 1998–2001 Eleven O'Clock Show Writer1999 Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer Various characters Small Potatoes Elwood Spaced Paper Boy 2000–2001 Randall and Hopkirk Hammer of God 2000–2004 Black Books Cinema Clerk/Burger Boy 2000–2011 My Family Himself Guest cast 2001–2002 Fun at the Funeral Parlour Gwynne Thomas 2003–2004 Hardware Cliff 2004 EastEnders Nick2005 Monkey Trousers Various characters Extras Chef 2005–2007 Tittybangbang 2006 Blunder Writer2008 Fairy Tales Rapunzel No Heroics Praying Mantis The Wall Various characters Writer Torn Up Tales Clint "The Beast" Beastwood 2008–2009 Crash Various characters Writer2009–2011Shooting Stars Various characters Writer The Impressions Show Various characters Writer 2009 2009 Unwrapped with Miranda Hart Arthur2010 Money Fat PaulMongrels Gary Above Their Stations Techno Benson 2011 Life's Too Short 2012 Sherlock Prison Warden 2012; 2014 Game of Thrones Ser Dontos Hollard2013Fit Various2014 Derek Pete Doctor Who Alf Not Going Out Tony The Life of Rock with Brian Pern Ned/Captain Cupnutz/Rick Parfitt2015 Asylum Alan Pompidou Merrick Drunk History Various characters House of Fools Punter/Butcher Brother Inside No. 9 Michael Murder in Successville Harry Styles SunTrap Glenn Jekyll and Hyde Silas 2016 Brian Pern: 45 Years of Prog and Roll Ned 2016–2017 Zapped Chestnut2017 Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Carmichael Tracey Breaks the News Various characters2018 Collateral Conor Silent Witness Gordon Jarrow 2019–2022 After Life Lenny 2019 Giri/Haji Roy2020 Mandy Sergei Des Dyno Rod Engineer 2025 Midsomer Murders Freddy Westcott Episode: "Treasures of Darkness" 2026 Alley Cats Drug dealer cat Voice role 2026 Eastenders Nick (Cab driver)
Radio Seekers (BBC Radio 4) – Terry Thomas and Way Podcast The Don't Watch With Mother Sketchbook – Various characters, also writer
Stage Richard Sandlings Perfect Movie – Queen's Head, London Lenny Beige's Night of Legends – Pigalle Club, London Oram and Meeten's Club Fantastico – Lowdown, The Albany, London Stay Alive Pepi – Canal Cafe, London Stay Alive Pepi – Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh Stay Alive Pepi – De Hems, London
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