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Simon Russell Beale
Acting

Simon Russell Beale
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1961-01-12,Penang, Malaysia
Gender
Male
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

6.9

Orlando
1992-12-11

7.06

Persuasion
1995-05-01

The Deep Blue Sea

5.9

The Deep Blue Sea
2011-09-11

The Young Visiters

5.1

The Young Visiters
2003-12-26

My Week with Marilyn

6.686

My Week with Marilyn
2011-11-23

5.755

Into the Woods
2014-12-24

5.1

Legacy
2013-11-28

7.379

Hamlet
1996-12-25

5.375

The Gathering
2003-02-23

BBC Proms: Sondheim's 80th Birthday

10

BBC Proms: Sondheim's 80th Birthday
2010-04-19

7.269

Deep Water
2006-12-15

Cunk on Shakespeare

7.571

Cunk on Shakespeare
2016-05-11

Alice in Wonderland

6.3

Alice in Wonderland
1999-02-28

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

7.5

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016-04-23

The Legend of Tarzan

5.902

The Legend of Tarzan
2016-06-29

6.5

Muse of Fire
2013-09-26

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

7

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013-11-02

National Theatre Live: King Lear

6.9

National Theatre Live: King Lear
2014-05-01

RSC Live: The Tempest

9

RSC Live: The Tempest
2017-01-11

National Theatre Live: Collaborators

0

National Theatre Live: Collaborators
2011-12-01

National Theatre Live: London Assurance

7

National Theatre Live: London Assurance
2010-06-24

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

7.6

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House)
2011-04-23

The Death of Stalin

7.007

The Death of Stalin
2017-10-20

National Theatre Live: Timon of Athens

0

National Theatre Live: Timon of Athens
2012-11-01

6.612

Museo
2018-08-23

My Cousin Rachel

5.7

My Cousin Rachel
2017-06-08

An Ideal Husband

6.402

An Ideal Husband
1999-04-15

6.615

Radioactive
2020-03-11

Operation Finale

6.697

Operation Finale
2018-08-29

Mary Queen of Scots

6.6

Mary Queen of Scots
2018-12-07

A Christmas Carol

7.2

A Christmas Carol
2020-12-04

National Theatre Live: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second

10

National Theatre Live: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second
2019-01-15

A Christmas History

0

A Christmas History
2010-12-24

National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy

8.7

National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy
2019-07-25

Operation Mincemeat

6.522

Operation Mincemeat
2022-04-01

5.983

Benediction
2021-12-23

Shakespeare's Sonnets

0

Shakespeare's Sonnets
2012-07-18

7.115

The Outfit
2022-02-25

6.4

Firebrand
2024-03-27

Thor: Love and Thunder

6.467

Thor: Love and Thunder
2022-07-06

Time and the Conways

0

Time and the Conways
1985-04-07

Monteverdi in Mantua - The Genius of the Vespers

0

Monteverdi in Mantua - The Genius of the Vespers
2015-03-27

An Easter Celebration

0

An Easter Celebration
2008-03-23

Blackadder: Back & Forth

7.054

Blackadder: Back & Forth
1999-03-29

Lava Land - Glowing Hawaii

0

Lava Land - Glowing Hawaii
2013-11-25

The Mysterious Mr Webster

6

The Mysterious Mr Webster
2014-05-24

0

The Hour
2020-08-19

10

Home! Home!
2024-03-01

0

The Choral

Downton Abbey 3

0

Downton Abbey 3

A Dance to the Music of Time

5.3

A Dance to the Music of Time
1997-10-09

6.4

Dunkirk
2004-02-18

7.84

Penny Dreadful
2014-05-11

A Very Peculiar Practice

7.75

A Very Peculiar Practice
1986-05-21

American Experience

7.5

American Experience
1988-10-04

Simon Schama's Shakespeare

0

Simon Schama's Shakespeare
2012-06-22

7.467

Vanity Fair
2018-09-02

8

Symphony
2011-11-03

7.963

Blackadder
1983-06-15

The Hollow Crown

7.368

The Hollow Crown
2012-06-30

7.61

Spooks
2002-05-13

7.61

Spooks
2002-05-13

7.5

Mary & George
2024-03-05