Simon Russell Beale

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102 titles

Films in Production (5 titles)	Budget	Status
La Bataille De Gaulle : J'écris ton nom (2026) Winston Churchill Winston Churchill See fewer	€38MM	Post-Prod
La Bataille De Gaulle: L'âge de fer (2026) Winston Churchill Winston Churchill See fewer	€38MM	Post-Prod
The Magic Faraway Tree (2026) Actor Actor See fewer		Completed
Prima Facie Actor Actor See fewer		Post-Prod
This Is Your Five Minute Call (Short) - Malcolm Malcolm See fewer	£30K	Post-Prod

Past Film & Video (32 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) Sir Hector Moreland Sir Hector Moreland See fewer		$18MM	$45MM	$108MM
The Choral (2025) Sir Edward Elgar Sir Edward Elgar See fewer		$18K	$791K	$8.9MM
Home! Home! (2024) (Short) - Narrator Narrator See fewer	€6K
Firebrand (2023) Bishop Stephen Gardiner Bishop Stephen Gardiner See fewer		$233K	$521K	$4.5MM
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) Dionysus Dionysus See fewer	$250MM	$144MM	$343MM	$761MM
The Outfit (2022) Roy Roy See fewer	$5MM	$1.5MM	$3.3MM	$4MM
Operation Mincemeat (2021) Winston Churchill Winston Churchill See fewer	$6.3MM			$16MM
Benediction (2021) Robbie Ross Robbie Ross See fewer		$51K	$201K	$847K
A Christmas Carol (2020) Scrooge (voice) (as Simon Russell-Beale) Scrooge (voice) (as Simon Russell-Beale) See fewer				$377K
Radioactive (2019) Professor Lippmann Professor Lippmann See fewer				$3.5MM
The Lehman Trilogy (2019) Henry Lehman Henry Lehman See fewer				$1.5MM
Ambition (2019) (Short) - Actor Actor See fewer
The Tragedy of King Richard the Second (2019) King Richard II King Richard II See fewer				$24K
Mary Queen of Scots (2018) Robert Beale Robert Beale See fewer	$25MM	$195K	$16MM	$47MM
Operation Finale (2018) David Ben-Gurion David Ben-Gurion See fewer	$24MM	$6MM	$18MM	$18MM
Museo (2018) Frank Graves Frank Graves See fewer		$17K	$149K	$762K
The Death of Stalin (2017) Lavrenti Beria Lavrenti Beria See fewer	$13MM	$185K	$8MM	$25MM
My Cousin Rachel (2017) Couch Couch See fewer		$970K	$2.7MM	$9.2MM
Royal Shakespeare Company: The Tempest (2017) Prospero Prospero See fewer
The Legend of Tarzan (2016) Mr. Frum Mr. Frum See fewer	$180MM	$39MM	$127MM	$357MM
Into the Woods (2014) Baker's Father Baker's Father See fewer	$50MM	$31MM	$128MM	$213MM
King Lear (2014) Lear Lear See fewer				$113K
Timon of Athens (2012) Timon Timon See fewer				$64K
National Theatre Live: Collaborators (2011) Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin See fewer				$85K
My Week with Marilyn (2011) Cotes-Preedy Cotes-Preedy See fewer	£6.4MM	$1.8MM	$15MM	$35MM
The Deep Blue Sea (2011) Sir William Collyer Sir William Collyer See fewer		$124K	$1.1MM	$3.1MM
National Theatre Live: London Assurance (2010) Sir Harcourt Courtly Sir Harcourt Courtly See fewer
The Gathering (2003) Luke Fraser Luke Fraser See fewer	$18MM			$1.3MM
An Ideal Husband (1999) Sir Edward Sir Edward See fewer	$14MM	$193K	$19MM	$19MM
Blackadder: Back & Forth (1999) (Short) - Napoleon (as Simon Russell-Beale) Napoleon (as Simon Russell-Beale) See fewer	£3MM
Hamlet (1996) Second Gravedigger Second Gravedigger See fewer	$18MM	$91K	$4.7MM	$6.3MM
Orlando (1992) Earl of Moray Earl of Moray See fewer	$4MM	$107K	$5.4MM	$5.4MM

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Past Television (25 titles)	Episodes
House of the Dragon (2024) (TV Series) - Ser Simon Strong (6 episodes, 2024) Ser Simon Strong (6 episodes, 2024) See fewer The Queen Who Ever Was (Aug 4, 2024) Season 2, Episode 8 - Ser Simon Strong Ser Simon Strong See fewer See more See fewer Loading	6
Douglas Is Cancelled (2024) (TV Mini-series) - Bently (4 episodes, 2024) Bently (4 episodes, 2024) See fewer Episode 4 (Mar 13, 2025) Season 1, Episode 4 - Bently Bently See fewer See more See fewer Loading	4
Mary & George (2024) (TV Mini-series) - Sir George Villiers (1 episode, 2024) Sir George Villiers (1 episode, 2024) See fewer The Second Son (Apr 5, 2024) Season 1, Episode 1 - Sir George Villiers Sir George Villiers See fewer	1
Vanity Fair (2018) (TV Mini-series) - Mr. John Sedley (6 episodes, 2018) Mr. John Sedley (6 episodes, 2018) See fewer Endings and Beginnings (Dec 21, 2018) Season 1, Episode 7 - Mr. John Sedley Mr. John Sedley See fewer See more See fewer Loading	6
Penny Dreadful (2014–2016) (TV Series) - Ferdinand Lyle (14 episodes, 2014) Ferdinand Lyle (14 episodes, 2014) See fewer No Beast So Fierce (Jun 5, 2016) Season 3, Episode 6 - Ferdinand Lyle Ferdinand Lyle See fewer See more See fewer Loading	14
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (TV Movie) - Richard II Richard II See fewer
Legacy (2013) (TV Movie) - Hookey Hookey See fewer
Fifty Years on Stage (2013) (TV Movie) - Hamlet (segment "Hamlet") Hamlet (segment "Hamlet") See fewer
The Hollow Crown (2012) (TV Series) - Falstaff (3 episodes, 2012) Falstaff (3 episodes, 2012) See fewer Henry V, Part 1 (Oct 11, 2013) Season 1, Episode 8 - Falstaff Falstaff See fewer See more See fewer Loading	3
Simon Schama's Shakespeare (2012) (TV Mini-series) - Actor (2 episodes, 2012) Actor (2 episodes, 2012) See fewer Hollow Crowns (Jun 29, 2012) Season 1, Episode 2 - Actor Actor See fewer This England (Jun 22, 2012) Season 1, Episode 1 - Actor Actor See fewer	2
MI-5 (2010–2011) (TV Series) - Home Secretary / William Towers (13 episodes, 2010) Home Secretary / William Towers (13 episodes, 2010) See fewer Episode #10.6 (Oct 23, 2011) Season 10, Episode 6 - William Towers William Towers See fewer See more See fewer Loading	13
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (2011) (TV Movie) - The Duchess / Introduced by The Duchess / Introduced by See fewer
American Experience (2006) (TV Series) - John Adams (1 episode, 2006) John Adams (1 episode, 2006) See fewer John & Abigail Adams (Jan 23, 2006) Season 18, Episode 5 - John Adams John Adams See fewer	1
Dunkirk (2004) (TV Series) - Prime Minister Winston Churchill (3 episodes, 2004) Prime Minister Winston Churchill (3 episodes, 2004) See fewer Retreat (2004) Season 1, Episode 1 - Prime Minister Winston Churchill Prime Minister Winston Churchill See fewer See more See fewer Loading	3
The Young Visiters (2003) (TV Movie) - Prince of Wales Prince of Wales See fewer
Reputations (2001) (TV Series) - Narrator (1 episode, 2001) Narrator (1 episode, 2001) See fewer John Betjeman: The Last Laugh (Dec 29, 2001) Season 8, Episode 8 - Narrator Narrator See fewer	1
Alice in Wonderland (1999) (TV Movie) - King Cedric of Hearts / Society Man King Cedric of Hearts / Society Man See fewer
Bookmark (1998) (TV Series) - Readings (voice) (1 episode, 1998) Readings (voice) (1 episode, 1998) See fewer Mervyn Peake (Jul 25, 1998) Season 15, Episode 1 - Readings (voice) Readings (voice) See fewer	1
The Temptation of Franz Schubert (1997) (TV Movie) - Franz Schubert Franz Schubert See fewer
A Dance to the Music of Time (1997) (TV Mini-series) - Widmerpool (4 episodes, 1997) Widmerpool (4 episodes, 1997) See fewer Post War (Oct 30, 1997) Season 1, Episode 4 - Widmerpool Widmerpool See fewer See more See fewer Loading	4
Persuasion (1995) (TV Movie) - Charles Musgrove Charles Musgrove See fewer
The Mushroom Picker (1993) (TV Mini-series) - Anthony (3 episodes, 1993) Anthony (3 episodes, 1993) See fewer Episode #1.3 (Feb 17, 1993) Season 1, Episode 3 - Anthony Anthony See fewer See more See fewer Loading	3
Downtown Lagos (1992) (TV Mini-series) - Heron (3 episodes, 1992) Heron (3 episodes, 1992) See fewer Episode #1.3 (Oct 21, 1992) Season 1, Episode 3 - Heron Heron See fewer See more See fewer Loading	3
A Very Peculiar Practice (1988) (TV Series) - Mark Stibbs (1 episode, 1988) Mark Stibbs (1 episode, 1988) See fewer Art and Illusion (Mar 2, 1988) Season 2, Episode 2 - Mark Stibbs Mark Stibbs See fewer	1
Time and the Conways (1985) (TV Movie) - Party Guest Party Guest See fewer

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Self (37 titles)
Remembers... (2023) (TV Series) - Self (as Sir Simon Russell Beale) (1 episode, 2023) Self (as Sir Simon Russell Beale) (1 episode, 2023) See fewer Sir Simon Russell Beale Remembers... The Hollow Crown (Oct 14, 2023) Self (as Sir Simon Russell Beale) Self (as Sir Simon Russell Beale) See fewer
The 75th Annual Tony Awards (2022) (TV Special) - Self - Winner Self - Winner See fewer
The Hour (2020) (Short) - Self Self See fewer
Shakespeare Uncovered (2015–2018) (TV Series) - Self (3 episodes, 2015) Self (3 episodes, 2015) See fewer The Winter's Tale with Simon Russell Beale (Oct 26, 2018) Self Self See fewer See more See fewer Loading
The Death of Stalin: Dictators, Murderers and Comrades... Oh My! (2018) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
An Evening with George Smiley (2017) Self Self See fewer
Cunk on Shakespeare (2016) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
The London Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2015 (2015) (TV Special) - Self Self See fewer
Monteverdi in Mantua - The Genius of the Vespers (2015) (TV Movie) - Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer
The South Bank Show (2007–2014) (TV Series) - Self - Narrator / Self - King Lear / Self - Contributor (3 episodes, 2007) Self - Narrator / Self - King Lear / Self - Contributor (3 episodes, 2007) See fewer King Lear (Jun 12, 2014) Season 36, Episode 4 - Self - King Lear Self - King Lear See fewer See more See fewer Loading
Matisse Live (2014) Self Self See fewer
The Mysterious Mr Webster (2014) (TV Movie) - Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer
Parkinson: Masterclass (2014) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2014) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2014) See fewer Simon Russell Beale (Apr 1, 2014) Season 2, Episode 3 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
WEDU Arts Plus (2014) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2014) Self (1 episode, 2014) See fewer Episode 303 (Feb 20, 2014) Season 3, Episode 3 - Self Self See fewer
Muse of Fire (2013) Self Self See fewer
BBC Proms (2013) (TV Series) - Self - Presenter (1 episode, 2013) Self - Presenter (1 episode, 2013) See fewer Prom 38: Free Prom - Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (Sep 6, 2013) Season 1, Episode 25 - Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer
Breakfast (2013) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2013) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2013) See fewer Episode dated 25 June 2013 (Jun 25, 2013) Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
Richard Briers: A Tribute (2013) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
The Making of Henry IV Part 1 (2012) (Video) - Self / Self - Falstaff Self / Self - Falstaff See fewer
The Making of Henry IV Part 2 (2012) (Video) - Self / Self - Falstaff Self / Self - Falstaff See fewer
Symphony (TV Series) - Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer
Fry's Planet Word (2011) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2011) Self (1 episode, 2011) See fewer The Power and the Glory (Oct 23, 2011) Season 1, Episode 5 - Self Self See fewer
Being Alice: Adventures in Wonderland (2011) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
Mark Lawson Talks to... (2010) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2010) Self (1 episode, 2010) See fewer Simon Russell Beale (Dec 24, 2010) Self Self See fewer
Sacred Music at Christmas (TV Series) - Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer
Ancient Worlds (2010) (TV Series) - Self - Readings (voice) (4 episodes, 2010) Self - Readings (voice) (4 episodes, 2010) See fewer Republic of Virtue (Dec 8, 2010) Season 1, Episode 5 - Self - Readings (voice) Self - Readings (voice) See fewer See more See fewer Loading
BBC Proms (2010) (TV Series) - Self - Vocalist (1 episode, 2010) Self - Vocalist (1 episode, 2010) See fewer Prom 19: Sondheim at 80 (Jul 31, 2010) Season 1, Episode 8 - Self - Vocalist Self - Vocalist See fewer
Sacred Music (2008–2010) (TV Series) - Self - Presenter (9 episodes, 2008) Self - Presenter (9 episodes, 2008) See fewer Searching Out the Sacred (Apr 2, 2010) Season 2, Episode 4 - Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer See more See fewer Loading
Sacred Music: The Story of Allegri's Miserere (2008) (TV Movie) - Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer
Timeshift (2008) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2008) Self (1 episode, 2008) See fewer How to Solve a Cryptic Crossword (Nov 10, 2008) Season 8, Episode 5 - Self Self See fewer
A Taste of My Life (2007) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2007) Self (1 episode, 2007) See fewer Miranda Richardson (Mar 14, 2007) Season 2, Episode 2 - Self Self See fewer
Deep Water (2006) Self - Donald Crowhurst (voice) Self - Donald Crowhurst (voice) See fewer
Imagine (2006) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2006) Self (1 episode, 2006) See fewer Being Hamlet (May 23, 2006) Season 7, Episode 1 - Self Self See fewer
2nd Annual Directors Guild of Great Britain DGGB Awards (2005) (Video) - Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer
The 58th Annual Tony Awards (2004) (TV Special) - Self - Nomine Self - Nomine See fewer
Historians of Genius (TV Series) - Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer
The Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2000 (2000) (TV Special) - Self - Winner Self - Winner See fewer

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Archive Footage (1 title)
ABC News Breakfast (2026) (TV Series) - Self - Actor (archive footage) (uncredited) (1 episode, 2026) Self - Actor (archive footage) (uncredited) (1 episode, 2026) See fewer Episode dated 1 January 2026 (Jan 1, 2026) Self - Actor (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Actor (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer

Other (2 titles)
Torchwood (2017) (Podcast Series) - M LeDuc (voice) (1 episode, 2017) M LeDuc (voice) (1 episode, 2017) See fewer The Dying Room (Aug 2017) Season 3, Episode 6 - M LeDuc (voice) M LeDuc (voice) See fewer
Saturday Playhouse (1996) (Podcast Series) - Oscar Wilde (voice) (2 episodes, 1996) Oscar Wilde (voice) (2 episodes, 1996) See fewer The Trials of Oscar Wilde: Between the Bark and the Tree (Oct 5, 1996) Oscar Wilde (voice) Oscar Wilde (voice) See fewer The Trials of Oscar Wilde: The Love That Dare Not Speak It's Name (Oct 5, 1996) Oscar Wilde (voice) Oscar Wilde (voice) See fewer

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