Acting

Simon Russell Beale

Titles: 54movies16TV shows

Career: Active from 1993 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles: 23
top three billing

Average score: 69/100

Highest rated: National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy
87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Simon Russell Beale Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.2, average 5.2
Pop Culture
1.1, average 2.2
Physical Comedy
1.4, average 2.5
Scare
1.7, average 2.6

Main genres

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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.

Movies and TV shows

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2020s

3 titles · average score 76

Poster for Douglas Is Cancelled

TV show · as Bently

Poster for Mary & George

TV show · as Sir George Villiers

Poster for House of the Dragon

TV show · as Ser Simon Strong

2010s

5 titles · average score 81

Poster for Vanity Fair

TV show · as John Sedley

Poster for Penny Dreadful

TV show · as Ferdinand Lyle

Poster for Simon Schama's Shakespeare

TV show

Poster for The Hollow Crown

TV show · as Falstaff

Poster for Symphony

TV show

2000s

2 titles · average score 74

Poster for Dunkirk

TV show · as Winston Churchill

Poster for Spooks

TV show · as William Towers / Home Secretary

1990s

3 titles · average score 66

Poster for A Dance to the Music of Time

TV show · as Widmerpool

Poster for The Mushroom Picker

TV show · as Anthony

Poster for Downtown Lagos

TV show · as Heron

1980s

2 titles · average score 78

Poster for American Experience

TV show · as John Adams (voice)

Poster for A Very Peculiar Practice

TV show · as Mark Stibbs

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