Simon Russell Beale
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1961-01-12
Place of Birth
Penang, Malaysia
Simon Russell Beale
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.
Also Known For
Lava Land - Glowing Hawaii
Nov 25, 2013
The Mysterious Mr Webster
May 24, 2014
Orlando
Dec 11, 1992
The Hour
Aug 19, 2020
Persuasion
May 01, 1995
The Deep Blue Sea
Nov 25, 2011
The Young Visiters
Dec 26, 2003
My Week with Marilyn
Nov 23, 2011
Firebrand
Mar 27, 2024
Into the Woods
Dec 24, 2014
Legacy
Nov 28, 2013
Hamlet
Dec 25, 1996
National Theatre Live: King Lear
May 01, 2014
Thor: Love and Thunder
Jul 06, 2022
Time and the Conways
Apr 07, 1985
The Legend of Tarzan
Jun 29, 2016
The Gathering
Feb 23, 2003
BBC Proms: Sondheim's 80th Birthday
Apr 19, 2010
Home! Home!
Mar 01, 2024
Monteverdi in Mantua - The Genius of the Vespers
Mar 27, 2015
An Easter Celebration
Mar 23, 2008
The Choral
Nov 07, 2025
Deep Water
Dec 15, 2006
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Mar 29, 1999
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Sep 10, 2025
De Gaulle: Tilting Iron (Film 1)
Jun 10, 2026
The Magic Faraway Tree
Mar 26, 2026
Cunk on Shakespeare
May 11, 2016
The Death of Stalin
Oct 20, 2017
Alice in Wonderland
Feb 28, 1999
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Apr 23, 2016
De Gaulle: The Sovereign Edge (Film 2)
Jul 03, 2026
Muse of Fire
Sep 26, 2013
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Nov 02, 2013
RSC Live: The Tempest
Jan 11, 2017
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
Dec 01, 2011
National Theatre Live: London Assurance
Jun 24, 2010
Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Apr 23, 2011
National Theatre Live: Timon of Athens
Nov 01, 2012
Museo
Aug 23, 2018
My Cousin Rachel
Jun 08, 2017
An Ideal Husband
Jan 14, 1999
Radioactive
Mar 11, 2020
Operation Finale
Aug 29, 2018
Mary Queen of Scots
Dec 07, 2018
A Christmas Carol
Dec 04, 2020
National Theatre Live: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second
Jan 15, 2019
Sacred Music: A Christmas History
Dec 24, 2010
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy
Jul 25, 2019
Operation Mincemeat
Apr 01, 2022
Benediction
Dec 23, 2021
Shakespeare's Sonnets
Jul 18, 2012
The Outfit
Feb 25, 2022
A Musical Nativity with John Rutter
Dec 25, 2011
Sacred Music: God's Composer
Dec 02, 2011
The Temptation of Franz Schubert
Dec 28, 1997
Prima Facie
Dunkirk
Feb 18, 2004
A Dance to the Music of Time
Oct 09, 1997
Penny Dreadful
May 11, 2014
American Experience
Oct 04, 1988
Simon Schama's Shakespeare
Jun 22, 2012
Vanity Fair
Sep 02, 2018
The Hollow Crown
Jun 30, 2012
Symphony
Nov 03, 2011
Spooks
May 13, 2002
Mary & George
Mar 05, 2024
Spooks
May 13, 2002
House of the Dragon
Aug 21, 2022
Douglas Is Cancelled
Jun 27, 2024
The Mushroom Picker
Feb 03, 1993
Sacred Music
Mar 21, 2008
