About
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...
Known for
House of the DragonSeries • 2022
American ExperienceSeries • 1988
SpooksSeries • 2002
Thor: Love and ThunderMovie • 2022
Penny DreadfulSeries • 2014
De Gaulle: RésistanceMovie • 2026
The Hollow CrownSeries • 2012
The Legend of TarzanMovie • 2016
Mary Queen of ScotsMovie • 2018
De Gaulle: LibertéMovie • 2026
Mary & GeorgeSeries • 2024
Into the WoodsMovie • 2014
The ChoralMovie • 2025
The OutfitMovie • 2022
The Magic Faraway TreeMovie • 2026
The Death of StalinMovie • 2017
Downton Abbey: The Grand FinaleMovie • 2025
My Week with MarilynMovie • 2011
Vanity FairSeries • 2018
Operation MincemeatMovie • 2022
Operation FinaleMovie • 2018
Douglas Is CancelledSeries • 2024
BenedictionMovie • 2021
My Cousin RachelMovie • 2017