Tobias Menzies  Hanan Tobias Simpson Menzies (born 7 March 1974) is an English stage, television and film actor. He is best known for his dual roles of Frank and Jonathan "Black Jack" Randall in STARZ's "Outlander," which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination, in addition to his roles as Brutus in HBO's "Rome" and Edmure Tully in HBO's "Game of Thrones". Menzies portrays Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in the third and upcoming fourth season of Netflix's popular original series "The Crown". Menzies was born in North London, England, the son of Gillian (née Simpson), a teacher, and Peter Menzies, a BBC radio producer. He has one younger brother, Luke, who is a solicitor. Menzies attended the Perry Court Rudolf Steiner School in Canterbury, Kent, where he was trained in the Steiner System, which includes movement, singing and instrumental music. From there he attended the Frensham Heights School, near Farnham in Surrey, at the same time as Hattie Morahan and Jim Sturgess. He went on to attend Deborah Moody's Year Out Drama Company in Stratford-Upon-Avon, from 1993 to 1994, before enrolling in the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, eventually graduating with a BA Degree in Acting (1998). Upon completion of his BA, Menzies participated in improvisation workshops through The Spontaneity Shop, a British improvisation comedy company, as part of a graduate program through RADA. Menzies' first professional television role, beginning in 1998, was an eleven episode stint on BBC's long running medical drama "Casualty". From there he featured in director David Attwood's made for TV film "Summer in the Suburbs" and a series three episode of ITV's crime drama "Midsomer Murders". In 2002, Menzies portrayed Vince in ITV's romantic comedy series "I Saw You", appeared in three episodes of SAS drama "Ultimate Force", and featured in a series one episode of WWII drama "Foyle's War". He also appeared in made for television film "A Very Social Secretary," directed by Jon Jones, which launched UK Channel 4's spin-off station, More4. From 2005 to 2007, Menzies portrayed Marcus Junius Brutus, Julius Caesar's friend and later co-assassin, in the HBO/BBC historical drama series "Rome" (2005–07).