Simon Russell Beale

Simon Russell Beale Movies and TV Shows

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.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 1/12/1961 (63 years old)
  • Place of birth: Penang, Malaysia
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
Douglas Is Cancelled
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 75%
role:
Bently
Not available
2024

Comedy

Drama

7.0
75%
Not available
Firebrand
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 64%
role:
Stephen Gardiner
2024

Drama

History

6.2
64%
Mary & George
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 74%
role:
Sir George Villiers
2024

Drama

6.9
74%
2022

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.2
64%
Benediction
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 62%
role:
Robbie Ross
2022

Drama

History

War & Politics

6.6
62%
Operation Mincemeat
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 66%
role:
Winston Churchill
2022

Drama

History

War & Politics

6.6
66%
The Outfit
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 71%
role:
Roy Boyle
2022

Crime

Drama

7.2
71%
Radioactive
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 66%
role:
Professor Lippmann
2020

Drama

History

Romance

6.3
66%
Mary Queen of Scots
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 66%
role:
Robert Beale
2018

Drama

History

6.3
66%
Vanity Fair
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 73%
role:
John Sedley
2018

Comedy

Drama

7.2
73%
Operation Finale
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 67%
role:
David Ben-Gurion
2018

Drama

History

Thriller

6.6
67%
Museo
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 66%
role:
Frank Graves
2018

Crime

Drama

6.8
66%
The Death of Stalin
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 70%
role:
Lavrenti Beria
2017

Comedy

Drama

History

7.3
70%
2017

Drama

Romance

6.0
57%
2016

Action

Adventure

Drama

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.2
59%
Into the Woods
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 58%
role:
Baker's Father
2014

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.9
58%
Penny Dreadful
IMDB 8.2
TMDB 78%
role:
Ferdinand Lyle
2014

Drama

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.2
78%
Legacy
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 50%
role:
Hookey
Not available
2013

Drama

TV Movie

Thriller

5.7
50%
Not available
My Week with Marilyn
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 67%
role:
Cotes-Preedy
2011

Drama

6.9
67%
The Deep Blue Sea
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 59%
role:
Sir William Collyer
2011

Drama

Romance

6.2
59%
The Gathering
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 55%
role:
Luke Fraser
2001

Horror

Thriller

5.6
55%
An Ideal Husband
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 64%
role:
Sir Edward
1999

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.8
64%
Alice in Wonderland
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 64%
role:
King Cedric of Hearts
Not available
1999

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
64%
Not available
Hamlet
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 75%
role:
Second Gravedigger
1996

Drama

7.7
75%
Orlando
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 69%
role:
Earl of Moray
1992

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.1
69%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Simon Russell Beale are, for example, Firebrand, Mary & George and Thor: Love and Thunder.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, iTunes and Google Play.
The best StreamFat ratings are Penny Dreadful (8.0), Hamlet (7.6) and Vanity Fair (7.3).