Acting
Simon Russell Beale
- Titles
- 55movies17TV shows
- Career
Active from 1993 to 2026, busiest in 2011 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 26top three billing
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.2average 2.6
- Politics5.9average 2.6
- Biographical4.0average 1.0
- Warfare3.0average 1.2
- Wit & Wordplay5.3average 3.7
- Social Commentary6.4average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism4.8average 3.3
- Pathos6.4average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.3, average 5.4
- Pop Culture0.9, average 2.2
- Uncanny1.4, average 2.5
- Crime2.6, average 3.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character Study 5
- Sharp Dialogue 4
- Character-Driven 3
- Political Intrigue 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Historical War Drama 2
- Patriotic Narrative 2
- Biographical Drama 2
- Shakespearean Tragedy 2
- Intellectual 2
- Thought-Provoking 2
- Academic 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Nicholas HytnerDirectorThe Choral, National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage, National Theatre Live: Collaborators, National Theatre Live: London Assurance, National Theatre Live: Timon of Athens
Mark AddyActorThe Choral, National Theatre Live: Collaborators, National Theatre Live: London Assurance
Terence DaviesDirectorThe Deep Blue Sea, Benediction, Home! Home!
Simon AbkarianActorDe Gaulle: Résistance, De Gaulle: Liberté
Andrew ScottActorSimon Schama's Shakespeare, Legacy
Adam GodleyActorNational Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy, The Young Visiters
Geraldine JamesActorBenediction, Legacy
Rachel WeiszActorMy Cousin Rachel, The Deep Blue Sea
Niels SchneiderActorDe Gaulle: Résistance, De Gaulle: Liberté
Loïc CorberyActorDe Gaulle: Résistance, De Gaulle: Liberté
Alan BennettActorThe Choral, National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Anamaria VartolomeiActorDe Gaulle: Résistance, De Gaulle: Liberté
Movies and TV shows
66Upcoming
1 title
as Malcolm
2020s
16 titles · average score 70
as Winston Churchill
as Winston Churchill
as Sir Edward Elgar
as Sir Hector Moreland
as Stephen Gardiner
TV show · as Bently
as Roy Boyle
TV show · as Ser Simon Strong
as Dionysus
as Robbie Ross
as Scrooge's voice (voice)
as Professor Lippmann
2010s
29 titles · average score 70
as Henry Lehman
as Lavrenti Beria
as Couch
as Prospero
as Lear, King of Britain
as Sir William Collyer
as Joseph Stalin
TV show
as Sir Harcourt Courtly
2000s
7 titles · average score 63
as presenter
TV show · as Presenter
as Donald Crowhurst (voice)
TV show · as Winston Churchill
as Luke Fraser
as Prince of Wales
TV show · as William Towers / Home Secretary
1990s
10 titles · average score 70
as Sir Edward
as King Cedric of Hearts
as Wellington
TV show · as Widmerpool
as Franz Schubert
as Second Gravedigger
as Charles Musgrove
TV show · as Anthony
as Earl of Moray
TV show · as Heron
1980s
3 titles · average score 78
TV show · as John Adams (voice)
TV show · as Mark Stibbs
as Party Guest