Acting
Simon Russell Beale
- Titles
- 54movies16TV shows
- Career
Active from 1993 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 23top three billing
- Average score
69/100
- Highest rated
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.9average 2.6
- Politics5.7average 2.6
- Biographical3.6average 0.9
- Wit & Wordplay5.6average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism5.0average 3.3
- Social Commentary6.5average 4.9
- Pathos6.3average 5.2
- Melancholy5.8average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.2, average 5.2
- Pop Culture1.1, average 2.2
- Physical Comedy1.4, average 2.5
- Scare1.7, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character Study 4
- Sharp Dialogue 4
- Character-Driven 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Political Intrigue 2
- Shakespearean Tragedy 2
- Intellectual 2
- Thought-Provoking 2
- Academic 2
- British History 2
- British Theatre 2
- Live Performance 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: London Assurance, National Theatre Live: Collaborators, National Theatre Live: Timon of Athens
Mark AddyActorThe Choral, National Theatre Live: London Assurance, National Theatre Live: Collaborators
Terence DaviesDirectorBenediction, The Deep Blue Sea, Home! Home!
Rachel WeiszActorThe Deep Blue Sea, My Cousin Rachel
Geraldine JamesActorBenediction, Legacy
Alan BennettActorThe Choral, National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Niels SchneiderActorDe Gaulle: Résistance, De Gaulle: Liberté
Loïc CorberyActorDe Gaulle: Résistance, De Gaulle: Liberté
Benedict CumberbatchActorDunkirk, National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Sam RileyActorRadioactive, Firebrand
Adam GodleyActorThe Young Visiters, National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy
Andrew ScottActorSimon Schama's Shakespeare, Legacy
Movies and TV shows
212020s
4 titles · average score 67
57
Firebrand (2024)
as Stephen Gardiner
77
House of the Dragon (2022)
TV show · as Ser Simon Strong
76
Benediction (2021)
as Robbie Ross
57
Radioactive (2020)
as Professor Lippmann
2010s
10 titles · average score 71
87
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy (2019)
as Henry Lehman
58
Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
as Robert Beale
62
Operation Finale (2018)
as David Ben-Gurion
75
Vanity Fair (2018)
TV show · as John Sedley
62
Into the Woods (2014)
as Baker's Father
84
The Hollow Crown (2012)
TV show · as Falstaff
70
The Deep Blue Sea (2011)
as Sir William Collyer
71
My Week with Marilyn (2011)
as Cotes-Preedy
2000s
3 titles · average score 78
85
Deep Water (2006)
as Donald Crowhurst (voice)
68
Dunkirk (2004)
TV show · as Winston Churchill
80
Spooks (2002)
TV show · as William Towers / Home Secretary
1990s
3 titles · average score 79
87
Hamlet (1996)
as Second Gravedigger
74
Persuasion (1995)
as Charles Musgrove
76
Orlando (1992)
as Earl of Moray
1980s
1 title · average score 75
75
American Experience (1988)
TV show · as John Adams (voice)