Hanan Tobias Simpson Menzies was born on March 7, 1974 in London, England. Eldest son of Gillian (née Simpson) a teacher and Peter Menzies, a BBC radio producer, his parents divorced when Tobias was 6 years old. He has a younger brother, Luke, who is a lawyer. He attended Frensham Heights School, where he was taught in the Steiner system, which includes daily lessons in movement, singing, and musical instruments.
His career took off, when he began appearing on some of the most popular series on British television but in no time did he become a popular actor with the audience. Some of his early work in which he had lead roles include Foyle’s war (2002), Midsomer murders (2000), Casualty (1998-2000) and the feature film The Low Down (2000).
From 2014 to 2017, he has been a co-star in the television series, Outlander in a double role; What Frank randall, a 20th century historian, and Jonathan “Black Jack” Randall, his brutal 18th-century ancestor, a role for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination and won the 2015 EWwy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
In addition to his work on film and television screens, Menzies He has also worked extensively on stage, building an impressive resume. His credits are in works such as The History Boys at the Royal National Theater, Three sisters at the Playhouse theater for which he was nominated for the Ian Charleson Award, The cherry orchard at the Crucible Theater in Sheffield, The Children’s Hour with Elizabeth Moss, and the lead role in the production of Hamlet by Rupert Goold, at the Royal Theater, Northampton, for which he received rave reviews.