Simon Russell Beale

Simon Russell Beale

Acting · bekannt aus Serien

* 1961Penang, Malaysia

Wer ist 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 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 described by The Independent as "the greatest stage actor of his generation".

Beale made his film debut in Sally Potter's period drama Orlando (1992). He continued acting in films such as Persuasion (1995), Hamlet (1996), My Week with Marilyn (2011), The Deep Blue Sea (2011), Into the Woods (2014), and Mary Queen of Scots (2018). In 2017, he starred in Armando Iannucci's dark comedy The Death of Stalin playing Lavrentiy Beria for which he received the British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has also appeared in the television projects The Young Visiters (2003), Dunkirk (2004), and as Falstaff in the BBC made-for-television films Henry IV, Part I and Part II (2012). He was part of the main cast of Showtime's Penny Dreadful.

TV-Filmografie

House of the Dragon

House of the Dragon

als Ser Simon Strong

2022

6 Ep.

American Experience

American Experience

als John Adams (voice)

1988

1 Ep.

Spooks – Im Visier des MI5

Spooks – Im Visier des MI5

als William Towers

2002

6 Ep.

Spooks – Im Visier des MI5

Spooks – Im Visier des MI5

als Home Secretary

2002

7 Ep.

Penny Dreadful

Penny Dreadful

als Ferdinand Lyle

2014

14 Ep.

Remembers…

Remembers…

als Self

2022

1 Ep.

The Hollow Crown

The Hollow Crown

als Falstaff

2012

3 Ep.

Mary & George

Mary & George

als Sir George Villiers

2024

1 Ep.

A Dance to the Music of Time

A Dance to the Music of Time

als Widmerpool

1997

4 Ep.

A Very Peculiar Practice

A Very Peculiar Practice

als Mark Stibbs

1986

1 Ep.

Vanity Fair - Jahrmarkt der Eitelkeiten

Vanity Fair - Jahrmarkt der Eitelkeiten

als John Sedley

2018

7 Ep.

Douglas Is Cancelled

Douglas Is Cancelled

als Bently

2024

4 Ep.

Dünkirchen

Dünkirchen

als Winston Churchill

2004

3 Ep.

The Mushroom Picker

als Anthony

1993

3 Ep.

Simon Schama's Shakespeare

Simon Schama's Shakespeare

2012

2 Ep.

Symphony

Symphony

2011

4 Ep.

Sacred Music

Sacred Music

als Presenter

2008

8 Ep.