Simon Russell Beale
Acting
Born January 12, 1961 · Penang, Malaysia
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 stag…
Known For · 40 titles
House of the Dragon
American Experience
Spooks
Thor: Love and Thunder
Penny Dreadful
Remembers…
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
The Hollow Crown
The Legend of Tarzan
De Gaulle: Résistance
The Magic Faraway Tree
De Gaulle: Liberté
Mary & George
The Outfit
The Death of Stalin
Vanity Fair
The Choral
A Dance to the Music of Time
Into the Woods
Operation Mincemeat
A Very Peculiar Practice
Mary Queen of Scots
Hamlet
Alice in Wonderland
My Week with Marilyn
Operation Finale
Firebrand
Douglas Is Cancelled
Radioactive
Persuasion
Dunkirk
Orlando
BBC Proms: Sondheim's 80th Birthday
My Cousin Rachel
The Deep Blue Sea
An Ideal Husband
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Simon Schama's Shakespeare
The Gathering
Benediction