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Simon Russell Beale

Simon Russell Beale

Acting·1961·57 films

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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Filmography

Thor: Love and Thunder
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)Dionysus
The Legend of Tarzan
The Legend of Tarzan (2016)Mr. Frum
Into the Woods
Into the Woods (2014)Baker's Father
The Death of Stalin
The Death of Stalin (2017)Lavrenti Beria
Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots (2018)Robert Beale
The Outfit
The Outfit (2022)Roy Boyle
My Week with Marilyn
My Week with Marilyn (2011)Cotes-Preedy
Operation Finale
Operation Finale (2018)David Ben-Gurion
Radioactive
Radioactive (2020)Professor Lippmann
Operation Mincemeat
Operation Mincemeat (2022)Winston Churchill
My Cousin Rachel
My Cousin Rachel (2017)Couch
Hamlet
Hamlet (1996)Second Gravedigger
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1999)King Cedric of Hearts
Orlando
Orlando (1992)Earl of Moray
The Deep Blue Sea
The Deep Blue Sea (2011)Sir William Collyer
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)Sir Hector Moreland
An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband (1999)Sir Edward
The Gathering
The Gathering (2003)Luke Fraser
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Blackadder: Back & Forth (1999)Wellington
Firebrand
Firebrand (2024)Stephen Gardiner
Museo
Museo (2018)Frank Graves
Persuasion
Persuasion (1995)Charles Musgrove
Benediction
Benediction (2021)Robbie Ross
Deep Water
Deep Water (2006)Donald Crowhurst (voice)
De Gaulle: Résistance
De Gaulle: Résistance (2026)Winston Churchill
The Magic Faraway Tree
The Magic Faraway Tree (2026)Know All
Cunk on Shakespeare
Cunk on Shakespeare (2016)Self - Actor
The Choral
The Choral (2025)Sir Edward Elgar
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol (2020)Scrooge's voice (voice)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016)Richard II
The Young Visiters
The Young Visiters (2003)Prince of Wales
Legacy
Legacy (2013)Hookey
National Theatre Live: King Lear
National Theatre Live: King Lear (2014)Lear, King of Britain
Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (2011)The Duchess / Introduced by
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage (2013)Hamlet
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy (2019)Henry Lehman
Muse of Fire
Muse of Fire (2013)Self
RSC Live: The Tempest
RSC Live: The Tempest (2017)Prospero
BBC Proms: Sondheim's 80th Birthday
BBC Proms: Sondheim's 80th Birthday (2010)Himself - Performer
National Theatre Live: London Assurance
National Theatre Live: London Assurance (2010)Sir Harcourt Courtly
The Temptation of Franz Schubert
The Temptation of Franz Schubert (1997)Franz Schubert
The Mysterious Mr Webster
The Mysterious Mr Webster (2014)Self - Interviewee
National Theatre Live: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second
National Theatre Live: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second (2019)Richard II
Home! Home!
Home! Home! (2024)Narrator (voice)
De Gaulle: Liberté
De Gaulle: Liberté (2026)Winston Churchill
Prima Facie
Prima Facie
Shakespeare's Sonnets
Shakespeare's Sonnets (2012)
The Hour
The Hour (2020)Himself
An Easter Celebration
An Easter Celebration (2008)presenter
A Musical Nativity with John Rutter
A Musical Nativity with John Rutter (2011)
National Theatre Live: Timon of Athens
National Theatre Live: Timon of Athens (2012)Timon
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
National Theatre Live: Collaborators (2011)Joseph Stalin
Lava Land - Glowing Hawaii
Lava Land - Glowing Hawaii (2013)Narrator
Sacred Music: A Christmas History
Sacred Music: A Christmas History (2010)Presenter
This Is Your Five Minute Call
This Is Your Five Minute CallMalcolm
Monteverdi in Mantua - The Genius of the Vespers
Monteverdi in Mantua - The Genius of the Vespers (2015)presenter
Sacred Music: God's Composer
Sacred Music: God's Composer (2011)Presenter