Simon Russell Beale
Simon Russell Beale
Simon Russell Beale has appeared in 20 movies on CringeMDb. 9 contain sex scenes, nudity or sexual violence, and 11 do not.
- Most recent parent-safe movie: The Magic Faraway Tree (2026)
- Most recent with adult content: The Choral (2025)
Born January 12, 1961 · Known for acting
45.0% Featured Movie Cringe Score (20 movies)
Simon Russell Beale Movie Credits
Certified Parent-Safe
Orlando
...as Earl of Moray
Persuasion
...as Charles Musgrove
My Week with Marilyn
...as Cotes-Preedy
Into the Woods
...as Baker's Father
The Legend of Tarzan
...as Mr. Frum
The Gathering
...as Luke Fraser
Deep Water
...as Donald Crowhurst (voice)
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
...as Sir Hector Moreland
The Magic Faraway Tree
...as Know All
Operation Finale
...as David Ben-Gurion
The Outfit
...as Roy Boyle
Certified Cringeworthy
The Deep Blue Sea
...as Sir William Collyer
Firebrand
...as Stephen Gardiner
Hamlet
...as Second Gravedigger
Thor: Love and Thunder
...as Dionysus
The Choral
...as Sir Edward Elgar
The Death of Stalin
...as Lavrenti Beria
My Cousin Rachel
...as Couch
Operation Mincemeat
...as Winston Churchill
Benediction
...as Robbie Ross
About 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.
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