Simon Russell Beale

Info

Role

Actor

Date of birth

01/12/1961

Place of birth

Penang, Malaysia

Simon Russell Beale

Biography

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.

Known For

Filmography

Sort by
Popularity
Movies

0% (You've watched 0 of 41)

Acting
Role: Sir Hector Moreland
Acting
Role: Dionysus
Acting
Role: Winston Churchill
Acting
Role: Mr. Frum
Acting
Role: Lavrenti Beria
Acting
Role: David Ben-Gurion
Into the Woods

Into the Woods

6.5
6.5
Acting
Role: Baker's Father
The Outfit

The Outfit

7.2
7.2
Acting
Role: Roy
Acting
Acting
Role: Cotes-Preedy
Acting
Role: Robert Beale
Hamlet

Hamlet

7.0
7.0
Acting
Role: Second Gravedigger
Radioactive

Radioactive

6.7
6.7
Acting
Role: Professor Lippmann
Acting
Role: Couch
Orlando

Orlando

7.2
7.2
Acting
Role: Earl of Moray
Acting
Role: Sir Edward
Acting
Role: Sir William Collyer
The Gathering

The Gathering

5.6
5.6
Acting
Role: Luke Fraser
Load more
Series

0% (You've watched 0 of 28)

Shows

0% (You've watched 0 of 27)

FAILED