Simon Russell Beale

Simon Russell Beale

Sir Simon Russell Beale CBE (born 12 January 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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Penang, Malaysia
    Birthday
    1/12/1961
National Theatre Live: King Lear
National Theatre Live: King Lear
6.9
RSC Live: The Tempest
RSC Live: The Tempest
9
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
0
National Theatre Live: Timon of Athens
National Theatre Live: Timon of Athens
0
National Theatre Live: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second
National Theatre Live: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second
10
A Christmas History
A Christmas History
0
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy
8.7
Shakespeare's Sonnets
Shakespeare's Sonnets
0
Monteverdi in Mantua - The Genius of the Vespers
Monteverdi in Mantua - The Genius of the Vespers
0
An Easter Celebration
An Easter Celebration
0
Lava Land - Glowing Hawaii
Lava Land - Glowing Hawaii
0
The Hour
The Hour
0
Deep Water
Deep Water
7.233
Cunk on Shakespeare
Cunk on Shakespeare
7.909
The Death of Stalin
The Death of Stalin
7.01
The Deep Blue Sea
The Deep Blue Sea
5.858
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
7.5
National Theatre Live: London Assurance
National Theatre Live: London Assurance
7
Benediction
Benediction
6.564
Firebrand
Firebrand
0
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
6.8
Legacy
Legacy
6.5
BBC Proms: Sondheim's 80th Birthday
BBC Proms: Sondheim's 80th Birthday
10
Radioactive
Radioactive
6.615
The Outfit
The Outfit
7.128
The Young Visiters
The Young Visiters
4.6
The Gathering
The Gathering
5.396
My Cousin Rachel
My Cousin Rachel
5.675
The Mysterious Mr Webster
0
Museo
Museo
6.653
The Legend of Tarzan
The Legend of Tarzan
5.887
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House)
7.6
Time and the Conways
0
Persuasion
Persuasion
7.064
My Week with Marilyn
My Week with Marilyn
6.684
Operation Mincemeat
Operation Mincemeat
6.513
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
7.4
An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband
6.408
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Blackadder: Back & Forth
7
Operation Finale
Operation Finale
6.718
Into the Woods
Into the Woods
5.749
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
6.317
Muse of Fire
Muse of Fire
7
Hamlet
Hamlet
7.406
Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots
6.582
Orlando
Orlando
6.946
Thor: Love and Thunder
Thor: Love and Thunder
6.521
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