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Simon Russell Beale

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Simon Russell Beale
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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. He then attended Clifton College in Bristol on a choral scholarship before studying English at the University of Cambridge (also on a music scholarship). He began a course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, initially as a singer, later switching to acting, but left unsatisfied. He was spotted in a student play at the Edinburgh Festival, which led to starting a professional acting career.

He was first noticed in comic roles at the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he forged collaborations with Sam Mendes whom he has continued to work with. Since 1995 he has been a regular player at the National Theatre.

Beale is an associate of the National Theatre and the Almeida Theatre in London, and an associate artist at the RSC.
BornJanuary 12, 1961
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    • Won 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 6 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Known for

    The Death of Stalin (2017)
    The Death of Stalin
    7.3
    • Lavrenti Beria
    • 2017
    Nikki Amuka-Bird, Simon Russell Beale, Mark Rylance, Johnny Flynn, Zoey Deutch, Dylan O'Brien, Michael Addo, Alan Mehdizadeh, and Chiedu Agborh in The Outfit (2022)
    The Outfit
    7.2
    • Roy
    • 2022
    Operation Finale (2018)
    Operation Finale
    6.6
    • David Ben-Gurion
    • 2018
    Meryl Streep in Into the Woods (2014)
    Into the Woods
    5.9
    • Baker's Father
    • 2014

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    • Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • De Gaulle Partie 2
      • Winston Churchill
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • De Gaulle Partie 1: La France Libre
      • Winston Churchill
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • The Magic Faraway Tree
      • Post-production
    • The Choral
      • Post-production



    • Olivia Cooke and Emma D'Arcy in House of the Dragon (2022)
      House of the Dragon
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Ser Simon Strong
      • 2024
    • Hugh Bonneville and Karen Gillan in Douglas Is Cancelled (2024)
      Douglas Is Cancelled
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Bently
      • 2024
    • Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine in Mary & George (2024)
      Mary & George
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Sir George Villiers
      • 2024
    • Home Home! (2024)
      Home Home!
      Short
      • Narrator
      • 2024
    • Jude Law and Alicia Vikander in Firebrand (2023)
      Firebrand
      6.3
      • Bishop Stephen Gardiner
      • 2023
    • Russell Crowe, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Taika Waititi, Chris Hemsworth, and Tessa Thompson in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
      Thor: Love and Thunder
      6.2
      • Dionysus
      • 2022
    • Nikki Amuka-Bird, Simon Russell Beale, Mark Rylance, Johnny Flynn, Zoey Deutch, Dylan O'Brien, Michael Addo, Alan Mehdizadeh, and Chiedu Agborh in The Outfit (2022)
      The Outfit
      7.2
      • Roy
      • 2022
    • Colin Firth, Jason Isaacs, Kelly Macdonald, Matthew Macfadyen, Penelope Wilton, and Johnny Flynn in Operation Mincemeat (2021)
      Operation Mincemeat
      6.6
      • Winston Churchill
      • 2021
    • Jack Lowden in Benediction (2021)
      Benediction
      6.6
      • Robbie Ross
      • 2021
    • A Christmas Carol (2020)
      A Christmas Carol
      5.3
      • Scrooge (voice, as Simon Russell-Beale)
      • 2020
    • Rosamund Pike in Radioactive (2019)
      Radioactive
      6.3
      • Professor Lippmann
      • 2019
    • The Lehman Trilogy (2019)
      The Lehman Trilogy
      8.9
      • Henry Lehman
      • 2019
    • Simon Russell Beale, Nina Toussaint-White, and Gwyneth Keyworth in Ambition (2019)
      Ambition
      Short
      • 2019
    • Simon Russell Beale in The Tragedy of King Richard the Second (2019)
      The Tragedy of King Richard the Second
      6.8
      • King Richard II
      • 2019
    • Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie in Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
      Mary Queen of Scots
      6.3
      • Robert Beale
      • 2018

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    • King George VI in Reputations (1994)
      Reputations
      7.8
      TV Series
      • narrator
      • 2001

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    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Sir Simon Russell Beale
    • Height
      • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
    • Born
      • January 12, 1961
      • Penang, Malaysia
    • Parents
        Peter Beale
    • Relatives
        Eileen Beale(Grandparent)
    • Other works
      Stage plays: Vanya in Anton Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya", Malvolio in William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" at London's Donmar Warehouse, UK. In 2003, the productions transferred to NYC.
    • Publicity listings
      • 3 Interviews
      • 2 Articles
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    • Trivia
      He was nominated for Broadway's 2004 Tony Award as Best Actor (Play) for a revival of Tom Stoppard's "Jumpers".
    • Quotes
      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.'
    • Trademark
        Rich, aristocratic voice

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