Toby Stephens April 2018. Stephens, the younger son of actors Dame Maggie Smith and Sir Robert Stephens, was born at the Middlesex Hospital in Fitzrovia, London. He was educated at Aldro and Seaford College where he was remarkably unhappy. He trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Stephens began his film career with the role of Othello in 1992, in Sally Potter's "Orlando". He has since made regular appearances on television (including in "The Camomile Lawn", 1992) and on stage. He played the title role in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of "Coriolanus" shortly after graduation from LAMDA;
Martin Stephens (actor) Martin Stephens (actor) Martin Stephens (born 19 July 1949) is a former child actor and architect from England, best known for his performances in the films "Village of the Damned" and "The Innocents". Stephens appeared in 14 films between 1954 and 1966, then chose to drop out of acting and made his adult career outside the profession. Stephens was born in Southgate, Middlesex in 1949 and made his first film appearance aged 5 in the 1954 tug-of-love drama "The Divided Heart". In 1958 he featured as the young David Copperfield in three episodes of the TV series "Tales from Dickens".