Tony Way

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

Television

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