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Simon Russell Beale‌

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Birthday

calendar1961-01-12

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Simon Russell Beale

Penang, Malaysia

Simon Russell Beale

Penang, Malaysia

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1961-01-12

Popularity

star5.5

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.

Movie Credits

Lava Land - Glowing Hawaii

Lava Land - Glowing Hawaii‌
star0.0
calendar 2013

The Mysterious Mr Webster

The Mysterious Mr Webster‌
star6.0
calendar 2014

Orlando

Orlando‌
star6.9
calendar 1992

The Hour

The Hour‌
star0.0
calendar 2020

Persuasion

Persuasion‌
star7.1
calendar 1995

The Deep Blue Sea

The Deep Blue Sea‌
star5.9
calendar 2011

The Young Visiters

The Young Visiters‌
star5.1
calendar 2003

My Week with Marilyn

My Week with Marilyn‌
star6.7
calendar 2011

Firebrand

Firebrand‌
star6.4
calendar 2024

Into the Woods

Into the Woods‌
star5.8
calendar 2014

Legacy

Legacy‌
star5.1
calendar 2013

Hamlet

Hamlet‌
star7.3
calendar 1996

National Theatre Live: King Lear

National Theatre Live: King Lear‌
star6.9
calendar 2014

Thor: Love and Thunder

Thor: Love and Thunder‌
star6.4
calendar 2022

Time and the Conways

Time and the Conways‌
star0.0
calendar 1985

The Legend of Tarzan

The Legend of Tarzan‌
star5.9
calendar 2016

The Gathering

The Gathering‌
star5.4
calendar 2003

BBC Proms: Sondheim's 80th Birthday

BBC Proms: Sondheim's 80th Birthday‌
star10.0
calendar 2010

Home! Home!

Home! Home!‌
star10.0
calendar 2024

Monteverdi in Mantua - The Genius of the Vespers

Monteverdi in Mantua - The Genius of the Vespers‌
star0.0
calendar 2015

An Easter Celebration

An Easter Celebration‌
star0.0
calendar 2008

The Choral

The Choral‌
star0.0
calendar

Deep Water

Deep Water‌
star7.2
calendar 2006

Blackadder: Back & Forth

Blackadder: Back & Forth‌
star7.0
calendar 1999

Downton Abbey 3

Downton Abbey 3‌
star0.0
calendar 2025

De Gaulle – Partie 1 : La France Libre

De Gaulle – Partie 1 : La France Libre‌
star0.0
calendar

The Magic Faraway Tree

The Magic Faraway Tree‌
star0.0
calendar

Cunk on Shakespeare

Cunk on Shakespeare‌
star7.6
calendar 2016

The Death of Stalin

The Death of Stalin‌
star7.0
calendar 2017

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland‌
star6.3
calendar 1999

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC‌
star7.5
calendar 2016

De Gaulle – Partie 2

De Gaulle – Partie 2‌
star0.0
calendar

Muse of Fire

Muse of Fire‌
star6.5
calendar 2013

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage‌
star7.0
calendar 2013

RSC Live: The Tempest

RSC Live: The Tempest‌
star9.0
calendar 2017

National Theatre Live: Collaborators

National Theatre Live: Collaborators‌
star0.0
calendar 2011

National Theatre Live: London Assurance

National Theatre Live: London Assurance‌
star7.0
calendar 2010

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House)

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House)‌
star7.7
calendar 2011

National Theatre Live: Timon of Athens

National Theatre Live: Timon of Athens‌
star0.0
calendar 2012

Museo

Museo‌
star6.6
calendar 2018

My Cousin Rachel

My Cousin Rachel‌
star5.7
calendar 2017

An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband‌
star6.4
calendar 1999

Radioactive

Radioactive‌
star6.6
calendar 2020

Operation Finale

Operation Finale‌
star6.7
calendar 2018

Mary Queen of Scots

Mary Queen of Scots‌
star6.6
calendar 2018

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol‌
star7.4
calendar 2020

National Theatre Live: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second

National Theatre Live: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second‌
star10.0
calendar 2019

A Christmas History

A Christmas History‌
star0.0
calendar 2010

National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy

National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy‌
star8.7
calendar 2019

Operation Mincemeat

Operation Mincemeat‌
star6.5
calendar 2022

Benediction

Benediction‌
star6.1
calendar 2021

Shakespeare's Sonnets

Shakespeare's Sonnets‌
star0.0
calendar 2012

The Outfit

The Outfit‌
star7.1
calendar 2022

Home! Home!

Home! Home!‌
star0.0
calendar

Tv Credits

Dunkirk

Dunkirk‌
star6.4
calendar 2004

A Dance to the Music of Time

A Dance to the Music of Time‌
star5.3
calendar 1997

Penny Dreadful

Penny Dreadful‌
star7.8
calendar 2014

A Very Peculiar Practice

A Very Peculiar Practice‌
star7.8
calendar 1986

American Experience

American Experience‌
star7.4
calendar 1988

Simon Schama's Shakespeare

Simon Schama's Shakespeare‌
star0.0
calendar 2012

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair‌
star7.5
calendar 2018

The Hollow Crown

The Hollow Crown‌
star7.4
calendar 2012

Symphony

Symphony‌
star8.0
calendar 2011

Spooks

Spooks‌
star7.6
calendar 2002

Mary & George

Mary & George‌
star7.5
calendar 2024

Spooks

Spooks‌
star7.6
calendar 2002

Blackadder

Blackadder‌
star8.0
calendar 1983

House of the Dragon

House of the Dragon‌
star8.4
calendar 2022

Douglas Is Cancelled

Douglas Is Cancelled‌
star7.5
calendar 2024

The Mushroom Picker

The Mushroom Picker‌
star1.0
calendar 1993