Biography
Simon Russell Beale
Acting
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…
Career works
74
Movies
58
Series
16
Career average
7.0/10
Birth date
01/12/1961
Place of birth
Penang, Malaysia
Filmography highlights
Movies
Prima Facie
2026
De Gaulle: Liberté
2026 · 7.8
De Gaulle: Résistance
2026 · 7.8
The Magic Faraway Tree
2026 · 6.2
The Choral
2025 · 6.4
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025 · 7.0
Firebrand
2024 · 6.3
Home! Home!
2024 · 10.0
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022 · 6.4
Operation Mincemeat
2022 · 6.5
The Outfit
2022 · 7.1
Benediction
2021 · 6.2
A Christmas Carol
2020 · 7.5
The Hour
2020
Radioactive
2020 · 6.6
Series
Douglas Is Cancelled
2024 · 7.2
Mary & George
2024 · 7.0
House of the Dragon
2022 · 8.4
Remembers…
2022 · 7.0
Vanity Fair
2018 · 7.2
Penny Dreadful
2014 · 7.8
The Hollow Crown
2012 · 7.4
Simon Schama's Shakespeare
2012 · 10.0
Symphony
2011 · 8.0
Sacred Music
2008
Dunkirk
2004 · 6.4
Spooks
2002 · 7.7
A Dance to the Music of Time
1997 · 5.9
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The Mushroom Picker
1993 · 4.0
American Experience
1988 · 6.5