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 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.
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
as Sir Hector Moreland
Age 64 (now 65)
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy
as Henry Lehman
Age 58 (now 65)
National Theatre Live: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second
as Richard II
Age 58 (now 65)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
as Richard II
Age 55 (now 65)
Monteverdi in Mantua - The Genius of the Vespers
as presenter
Age 54 (now 65)
National Theatre Live: King Lear
as Lear, King of Britain
Age 53 (now 65)
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
as Hamlet
Age 52 (now 65)
National Theatre Live: Timon of Athens
as Timon
Age 51 (now 65)
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
as Joseph Stalin
Age 50 (now 65)
Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as The Duchess / Introduced by
Age 50 (now 65)
Sacred Music: A Christmas History
as Presenter
Age 49 (now 65)
National Theatre Live: London Assurance
as Sir Harcourt Courtly
Age 49 (now 65)
BBC Proms: Sondheim's 80th Birthday
as Himself - Performer
Age 49 (now 65)
The Temptation of Franz Schubert
as Franz Schubert
Age 36 (now 65)
A Dance to the Music of Time
as Widmerpool
Age 36 (now 65)
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Also Known As
사이몬 러셀 빌, Simon Russell-Beale, Simon Russell Beale CBE
IMDB
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