Simon Russell Beale

Simon Russell Beale

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 m…

Filmography

House of the Dragon
House of the Dragon
2022 · TV
as Ser Simon Strong
American Experience
American Experience
1988 · TV
as John Adams (voice)
Spooks
Spooks
2002 · TV
as William Towers
Spooks
Spooks
2002 · TV
as Home Secretary
Penny Dreadful
Penny Dreadful
2014 · TV
as Ferdinand Lyle
Thor: Love and Thunder
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022 · Movie
as Dionysus
The Magic Faraway Tree
The Magic Faraway Tree
2026 · Movie
as Know All
The Legend of Tarzan
The Legend of Tarzan
2016 · Movie
as Mr. Frum
The Hollow Crown
The Hollow Crown
2012 · TV
as Falstaff
Into the Woods
Into the Woods
2014 · Movie
as Baker's Father
The Death of Stalin
The Death of Stalin
2017 · Movie
as Lavrenti Beria
Mary & George
Mary & George
2024 · TV
as Sir George Villiers
Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots
2018 · Movie
as Robert Beale
The Outfit
The Outfit
2022 · Movie
as Roy Boyle
Remembers…
Remembers…
2022 · TV
as Self
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025 · Movie
as Sir Hector Moreland
De Gaulle: Résistance
De Gaulle: Résistance
2026 · Movie
as Winston Churchill
A Dance to the Music of Time
A Dance to the Music of Time
1997 · TV
as Widmerpool
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair
2018 · TV
as John Sedley
Radioactive
Radioactive
2020 · Movie
as Professor Lippmann
Operation Mincemeat
Operation Mincemeat
2022 · Movie
as Winston Churchill
A Very Peculiar Practice
A Very Peculiar Practice
1986 · TV
as Mark Stibbs
Operation Finale
Operation Finale
2018 · Movie
as David Ben-Gurion
The Choral
The Choral
2025 · Movie
as Sir Edward Elgar