Born in 1969, British actor Toby Stephens is best known for playing villainous Sir Gustav Graves in the 2002 Bond movie Die Another Day, starring Pierce Brosnan and Halle Berry.
Predominately a stage actor, Toby Stephens has had numerous TV and movie roles, including a part in the 2000 movie Space Cowboys, and in Series 3 of the TV show Robin Hood (playing Prince John of England).
Going back to Toby's role in Die Another Day, the movie celebrated the Bond franchise's 40th anniversary (Dr. No having premiered in 1962), and included many tie-ins to the previous movies, including the storyline. Toby played the role of Sir Gustav Graves (loosely based on previous Bond villain Sir Hugo Drax in Moonraker), who used his fortune in diamonds to create Icarus, an Earth satellite used to re-create the Sun's rays, in an attempt to take control of North Korea for his own personal means.
Since his time as megavillain Sir Gustav Graves, Toby's work on TV and in movies has increased, and he has also returned to the stage, and has completed numerous audio plays for BBC radio. He's also my tip to play the next Doctor Who. Good luck with that.
Now onto the autograph, about a year after Die Another Day was released I wrote a fan letter to Toby Stephens, and in April 2004 I received a signed postcard and letter from Toby apologising for the delay. Unfortunately he signed the back of the card in blue ballpoint pen, which didn't scan very well (so I haven't included this in my post).
Until next time!
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