Russell Tovey Shares Hot New Shirtless Selfie After Landing Lead Role in 'Doctor Who' Spinoff Series

Russell Tovey is putting his buff body on display ahead of filming for his next project!

The 42-year-old English actor shared a shirtless selfie on his Instagram Stories over the weekend after attending Comic-Con to announce his role in the new Doctor Who spinoff series.

Russell will star alongside Gugu Mbatha-Raw in the upcoming five-part series The War Between The Land And The Sea, focusing on military organization UNIT. The series will air on BBC and Disney+.

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Deadline reports that in the show, “when a fearsome and ancient species emerges from the ocean, dramatically revealing themselves to humanity, an international crisis is triggered. With the entire population at risk, UNIT steps into action as the land and sea wage war.”

Russell is best known to American audiences for his work on TV shows like HBO’s Looking and FX’s American Horror Story and Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans.