Simon Russell Beale
Actor
Born Jan 12, 1961 · Penang, Malaysia
Active 1985–present · Awards: Laurence Olivier Awards, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Knight Bachelor, honorary doctorate
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.
Filmography
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) — Sir Hector MorelandThe Magic Faraway Tree (2026) — Know AllDe Gaulle: Résistance (2026) — Winston ChurchillDe Gaulle: Liberté (2026) — Winston ChurchillThe Choral (2025) — Sir Edward ElgarHouse of the Dragon (2022) — Ser Simon StrongThor: Love and Thunder (2022) — DionysusPenny Dreadful (2014) — Ferdinand LyleThe Death of Stalin (2017) — Lavrenti BeriaThe Legend of Tarzan (2016) — Mr. FrumThe Outfit (2022) — Roy BoyleMary Queen of Scots (2018) — Robert BealeInto the Woods (2014) — Baker's FatherMy Week with Marilyn (2011) — Cotes-PreedyOperation Finale (2018) — David Ben-GurionHamlet (1996) — Second GravediggerRadioactive (2020) — Professor LippmannOperation Mincemeat (2022) — Winston ChurchillOrlando (1992) — Earl of MoraySpooks (2002) — Home Secretary · William TowersAlice in Wonderland (1999) — King Cedric of HeartsBlackadder: Back & Forth (1999) — WellingtonMy Cousin Rachel (2017) — CouchPersuasion (1995) — Charles Musgrove