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Simon Russell Beale is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed talents in British theatre. He spent his early years abroad as his father was Surgeon General to the British Army (his mother is also a doctor), but aged 8 was relocated to England and became a pupil at St Paul's Cathedral School... See full bio »

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2012 The Hollow Crown (TV mini-series)
Falstaff
– Henry V (2012) … Falstaff
– Henry IV, Part 2 (2012) … Falstaff
– Henry IV, Part 1 (2012) … Falstaff
 
2010-2011 National Theatre Live (TV series)
Joseph Stalin / Sir Harcourt Courtly
– Collaborators (2011) … Joseph Stalin
– London Assurance (2010) … Sir Harcourt Courtly
 
2010-2011 MI-5 (TV series)
Home Secretary / Home Secretary William Towers
– Episode #10.6 (2011) … Home Secretary William Towers
– Episode #10.5 (2011) … Home Secretary William Towers
– Episode #10.4 (2011) … Home Secretary William Towers
– Episode #10.3 (2011) … Home Secretary William Towers
– Episode #10.2 (2011) … Home Secretary William Towers
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2011 My Week with Marilyn
Cotes-Preedy
 
2011 The Deep Blue Sea
Sir William Collyer
 
2011 1320
Chuff Henry
 
2011 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (TV movie)
The Duchess / Introduced by
 
2006 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
John Adams
– John & Abigail Adams (2006) … John Adams
 
2004 Dunkirk (TV documentary)
Winston Churchill
 
2003 The Young Visiters (TV movie)
Prince of Wales
 
2003/III The Gathering
Luke Fraser
 
1999 Blackadder Back & Forth (short)
Napoleon (as Simon Russell-Beale)
 
1999 An Ideal Husband
Sir Edward
 
1999 Alice in Wonderland (TV movie)
King Cedric of Hearts / Society Man
 
1997 The Temptation of Franz Schubert (TV movie)
Franz Schubert
 
1997 A Dance to the Music of Time (TV mini-series)
Widmerpool
– Post War (1997) … Widmerpool
– The War (1997) … Widmerpool
– The Thirties (1997) … Widmerpool
– The Twenties (1997) … Widmerpool
 
1996 Hamlet
Second Gravedigger
 
1995 Persuasion
Charles Musgrove
 
1993 The Mushroom Picker (TV mini-series)
Anthony
 
1992 Downtown Lagos (TV mini-series)
 
1992 Orlando
Earl of Moray
 
1988 A Very Peculiar Practice (TV series)
Mark Stibbs
– Art and Illusion (1988) … Mark Stibbs
 
1985 Time and the Conways (TV movie)
Party Guest
 
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2001 John Betjeman: The Last Laugh (documentary) (narrator)
 
Show ShowSelf (14 titles)
2013 Muse of Fire: A Documentary (documentary) (post-production)
 
2013 Richard Briers: A Tribute (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Fry's Planet Word (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Power and the Glory (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Being Alice: Adventures in Wonderland (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Mark Lawson Talks to... (TV series)
Himself
– Simon Russell Beale (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Ancient Worlds (TV series documentary)
Himself - Readings
– Republic of Virtue (2010) … Himself - Readings (voice)
– The Greek Thing (2010) … Himself - Readings (voice)
– The Age of Iron (2010) … Himself - Readings (voice)
– Come Together (2010) … Himself - Readings (voice)
 
2010 BBC Proms (TV series)
Himself - Vocalist
– Prom 19: Sondheim at 80 (2010) … Himself - Vocalist
 
2008 Time Shift (TV series documentary)
Himself
– How to Solve a Cryptic Crossword (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Independent Lens (TV series documentary)
– Deep Water (2008) (voice)
 
2007 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– The Nutcracker Story (2007) … Narrator (voice)
 
2006 Deep Water (documentary)
Donald Crowhurst (voice)
 
2006 Imagine (TV series)
Himself
– Being Hamlet (2006) … Himself
 
2005 2nd Annual Directors Guild of Great Britain DGGB Awards (video)
Himself - Presenter
 
2004 The 58th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Play
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Played King Arthur in the musical "Monty Python's Spamalot" - Broadway (2005)/ London (2007). See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Interviews  | 1 Article  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

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Personal Quote:

I hate my body. I hate it. I hate my looks. I hate my voice. So much of what I do on stage is really saying, 'Love me, despite the fact that I'm ugly.' See more »

Trivia:

For his performance in "Hamlet" at the Royal National Theatre, he won the 2000 John and Wendy Trewin Award at London Critics Circle Theater Award for Best Shakespearian Performance and the 2000 London Evening Standard Theater Award for Best Actor, as well as being nominated for the following awards: a Laurence Olivier Theater Award in 2001 (2000 season) for Best Actor. See more »

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Capricorn