Toby Flood was born in Frimley, Surrey. Both of his grandfathers were actors.
His paternal grandfather, Gerald Flood, voiced the robot companion Kamelion in Doctor Who.
His maternal grandfather was German actor Albert Lieven, who appeared in The Guns of Navarone,and his maternal grandmother was English actress Susan Shaw.
Flood’s father, Tim, was the programme and marketing manager of the Customs House Theatre, South Shields.
Flood was brought up in Morpeth, Northumberland where he attended Chantry School. He also went to the Kings School in Tynemouth.
Flood graduated from ...