Young Steve Jones in Pistol
Toby Woolf is an actor whose screen roles include young Steve Jones in Pistol, Larch in Rare Beasts and Sasha Petrukhin in Summer of Rockets.[1]
Toby Woolf
Toby Woolf’s credits include Pistol, Summer of Rockets, Rare Beasts and The Last Post.
Biography
Toby Woolf is an actor whose screen roles include young Steve Jones in Pistol, Larch in Rare Beasts and Sasha Petrukhin in Summer of Rockets.
Young Steve Jones in Pistol.
Known for
Career highlights
- Career 1
A newspaper casting call
Woolf entered an open audition advertised in a newspaper. He did not win that particular role, but the casting director subsequently asked him to audition for George Markham in The Last Post.[1]
- Career 2
Sasha in Summer of Rockets
He played Sasha Petrukhin in the BBC period drama Summer of Rockets. The programme’s cast also included Toby Stephens as Samuel Petrukhin, Lucy Cohu as Miriam and Lily Sacofsky as Hannah.[3]
- Career 3
Billie Piper’s Rare Beasts
As Larch in Rare Beasts, Woolf worked with writer-director Billie Piper. He described the angry character as a challenge, particularly during public-location scenes and the independent production’s six-week shoot.[1]
- Career 4
Preparing for Pistol
To play young Steve Jones for Danny Boyle, Woolf read Jones’s autobiography Lonely Boy and listened to Jonesy’s Jukebox. He also explored the musician’s childhood neighbourhood to prepare for the period setting.[1]
- Career 5
A short film with Bella Ramsey
Woolf played David opposite Bella Ramsey in On the Beaches. The small production filmed in Dorset, with the actors portraying siblings whose beach games lead them to encounter Albert Einstein.[1]
