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Simon Russell Beale

Acting

0.4 Popularity Jan 12, 1961 (64 years old) Penang, Malaysia

Sir Simon Russell Beale CBE (born January 12, 1961) is an English actor. He is known for his appearances in film, television and theatre, and work on radio, on audiobooks and as a narrator. For his services to drama, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in 2019.

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Biography

Sir Simon Russell Beale CBE (born January 12, 1961) is an English actor. He is known for his appearances in film, television and theatre, and work on radio, on audiobooks and as a narrator. For his services to drama, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in 2019.

He has spent much of his theatre career working in productions for both the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre. He has received ten Laurence Olivier Award nominations, winning three awards for his performances in Volpone (1996), Candide (2000), and Uncle Vanya (2003). For his work on the Broadway stage he has received a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nomination for his performance as George in the Tom Stoppard play Jumpers in 2004. For his role as Henry Lehman in The Lehman Trilogy, he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play and was nominated for an Olivier Award. Beale has been described by The Independent as "the greatest stage actor of his generation".

Beale made his film debut in Sally Potter's period drama Orlando (1992). He continued acting in films such as Persuasion (1995), Hamlet (1996), My Week with Marilyn (2011), The Deep Blue Sea (2011), Into the Woods (2014), and Mary Queen of Scots (2018). In 2017, he starred in Armando Iannucci's dark comedy The Death of Stalin playing Lavrentiy Beria for which he received the British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has also appeared in the television projects The Young Visiters (2003), Dunkirk (2004), and as Falstaff in the BBC made-for-television films Henry IV, Part I and Part II (2012). He was part of the main cast of Showtime's Penny Dreadful.

Filmography 69

2025
2025
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Movie

as Sir Hector Moreland

2024
2024
Firebrand Movie

as Stephen Gardiner

2024
Mary & George TV

as Sir George Villiers

2024
Home! Home! Movie

as Narrator (voice)

2022
House of the Dragon TV

as Ser Simon Strong

2022
Thor: Love and Thunder Movie

as Dionysus

2022
Operation Mincemeat Movie

as Winston Churchill

2022
The Outfit Movie

as Roy Boyle

2021
Benediction Movie

as Robbie Ross

2020
A Christmas Carol Movie

as Scrooge's voice (voice)

2020
The Hour Movie

as Himself

2020
Radioactive Movie

as Professor Lippmann

2018
Mary Queen of Scots Movie

as Robert Beale

2018
Vanity Fair TV

as John Sedley

2018
Operation Finale Movie

as David Ben-Gurion

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Not specified
Birthday January 12, 1961 (64 years old)
Place of Birth Penang, Malaysia
Also Known As 사이몬 러셀 빌, Simon Russell-Beale, Simon Russell Beale CBE
Years Active 1985 - 2025
Popularity 0.4
Career Stats
69 Total Credits
54 Movie Roles
15 TV Roles
4 Photos