1961-01-12 Penang, Malaysia
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.
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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale | 2025-09-10 | |
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Home! Home! | Self (narrator) | 2024-03-01 |
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Firebrand | Stephen Gardiner | 2024-03-27 |
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Thor: Love and Thunder | Dionysus | 2022-07-06 |
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The Outfit | Roy Boyle | 2022-02-25 |
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Operation Mincemeat | Winston Churchill | 2022-04-01 |
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Benediction | Robbie Ross | 2021-12-23 |
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The Hour | Himself | 2020-08-19 |
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A Christmas Carol | Scrooge's voice (voice) | 2020-12-04 |
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Radioactive | Professor Lippmann | 2020-03-11 |
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National Theatre Live: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second | Richard II | 2019-01-15 |
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National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy | Henry Lehman | 2019-07-25 |
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Mary Queen of Scots | Robert Beale | 2018-12-07 |
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Museo | Frank Graves | 2018-08-23 |
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Operation Finale | David Ben-Gurion | 2018-08-29 |
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My Cousin Rachel | Couch | 2017-06-08 |
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The Death of Stalin | Lavrenti Beria | 2017-10-20 |
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RSC Live: The Tempest | Prospero | 2017-01-11 |
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Shakespeare Live! From the RSC | Richard II | 2016-04-23 |
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Cunk on Shakespeare | Self - Actor | 2016-05-11 |
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The Legend of Tarzan | Mr. Frum | 2016-06-29 |
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Monteverdi in Mantua - The Genius of the Vespers | presenter | 2015-03-27 |
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National Theatre Live: King Lear | Lear, King of Britain | 2014-05-01 |
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The Mysterious Mr Webster | Self - Interviewee | 2014-05-24 |
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Into the Woods | Baker's Father | 2014-12-24 |
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National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage | Hamlet | 2013-11-02 |
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Muse of Fire | Self | 2013-09-26 |
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Legacy | Hookey | 2013-11-28 |
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Lava Land - Glowing Hawaii | Narrator | 2013-11-25 |
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Shakespeare's Sonnets | 2012-07-18 | |
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National Theatre Live: Timon of Athens | Timon | 2012-11-01 |
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National Theatre Live: Collaborators | Joseph Stalin | 2011-12-01 |
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House) | The Duchess / Introduced by | 2011-04-23 |
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My Week with Marilyn | Cotes-Preedy | 2011-11-23 |
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The Deep Blue Sea | Sir William Collyer | 2011-09-11 |
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BBC Proms: Sondheim's 80th Birthday | Himself - Performer | 2010-04-19 |
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A Christmas History | Presenter | 2010-12-24 |
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National Theatre Live: London Assurance | Sir Harcourt Courtly | 2010-06-24 |
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An Easter Celebration | presenter | 2008-03-23 |
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Deep Water | Donald Crowhurst (voice) | 2006-12-15 |
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The Gathering | Luke Fraser | 2003-02-23 |
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The Young Visiters | Prince of Wales | 2003-12-26 |
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An Ideal Husband | Sir Edward | 1999-01-14 |
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Alice in Wonderland | King Cedric of Hearts | 1999-02-28 |
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Blackadder: Back & Forth | Wellington | 1999-03-29 |
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Hamlet | Second Gravedigger | 1996-12-25 |
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Persuasion | Charles Musgrove | 1995-05-01 |
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Orlando | Earl of Moray | 1992-12-11 |
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Time and the Conways | Party Guest | 1985-04-07 |
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The Magic Faraway Tree | ||
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The Choral | ||
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De Gaulle – Partie 1 : La France Libre | Winston Churchill | |
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De Gaulle – Partie 2 | Winston Churchill |
