Acting
Simon Russell Beale
- Titles
- 56movies17TV shows
- Career
Active from 1993 to 2026, busiest in 2011 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 27top 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 0.9
- Warfare3.0average 1.2
- Wit & Wordplay5.4average 3.7
- Social Commentary6.4average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism4.8average 3.3
- Pathos6.4average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.3, average 5.2
- Pop Culture1.0, average 2.2
- Physical Comedy1.3, average 2.5
- Uncanny1.4, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character Study 5
- Sharp Dialogue 4
- Political Intrigue 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Patriotic Narrative 2
- Shakespearean Tragedy 2
- British Theatre 2
- Live Performance 2
- Historical Setting 2
- Psychological Drama 2
- Social Satire 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
Terence DaviesDirectorThe Deep Blue Sea, Benediction, Home! Home!, Home! Home!
Mark AddyActorThe Choral, National Theatre Live: London Assurance, National Theatre Live: Collaborators
Geraldine JamesActorBenediction, Legacy
Rachel WeiszActorThe Deep Blue Sea, My Cousin Rachel
Niels SchneiderActorDe Gaulle: Résistance, De Gaulle: Liberté
Loïc CorberyActorDe Gaulle: Résistance, De Gaulle: Liberté
Alan BennettActorThe Choral, National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Simon AbkarianActorDe Gaulle: Résistance, De Gaulle: Liberté
Andrew ScottActorSimon Schama's Shakespeare, Legacy
Adam GodleyActorNational Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy, The Young Visiters- JJoe Hill-GibbinsActorNational Theatre Live: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second, This Is Your Five Minute Call
Movies and TV shows
67Upcoming
2 titles
as Narrator
as Malcolm
2020s
16 titles · average score 70
78
as Winston Churchill
79
as Winston Churchill
69
as Know All
63
as Sir Edward Elgar
74
TV show · as Bently
58
as Stephen Gardiner
76
as Roy Boyle
77
TV show · as Ser Simon Strong
58
as Dionysus
76
as Robbie Ross
57
as Professor Lippmann
60
as Scrooge's voice (voice)
2010s
29 titles · average score 70
85
as Henry Lehman
82
as Lavrenti Beria
62
as Couch
as Prospero
73
as Lear, King of Britain
70
as Sir William Collyer
TV show
as Joseph Stalin
as Sir Harcourt Courtly
2000s
7 titles · average score 63
TV show · as Presenter
as presenter
76
as Donald Crowhurst (voice)
68
TV show · as Winston Churchill
34
as Luke Fraser
59
as Prince of Wales
80
TV show · as William Towers / Home Secretary
1990s
10 titles · average score 70
72
as Sir Edward
41
as King Cedric of Hearts
75
as Wellington
66
TV show · as Widmerpool
as Franz Schubert
87
as Second Gravedigger
74
as Charles Musgrove
TV show · as Anthony
76
as Earl of Moray
TV show · as Heron
1980s
3 titles · average score 78
75
TV show · as John Adams (voice)
82
TV show · as Mark Stibbs
as Party Guest