Simon Russell Beale

Person · Open Library

Works

16

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Film & TV

Penang, Malaysia

Sir Simon Russell Beale CBE (born January 12, 1961) is an English actor. He is known for his appearances in film, television and theatre, and work on radio, on audiobooks and as a narrator. For his services to drama, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in 2019. He has spent much of his theatre career working in productions for both the Royal Shakespeare Company and…

Known for

• De Gaulle: Résistance — Winston Churchill2026
• The Magic Faraway Tree — Know All2026
• De Gaulle: Liberté — Winston Churchill2026
• Prima Facie2026
• The Choral — Sir Edward Elgar2025
• Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale — Sir Hector Moreland2025
• Firebrand — Stephen Gardiner2024
• Home! Home! — Narrator (voice)2024
• Mary & George — Sir George Villiers2024
• Douglas Is Cancelled — Bently2024

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United Kingdom

Active from

1961-01-12

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

344

Total plays

2,365

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Simon

Family name

Beale

Gender

male

Citizenship

Malaysia

Place of birth

United Kingdom

Occupation

historian

Languages spoken

English language

Award

honorary doctorate

Field of work

history of music

Genre

Shakespearean comedy

Image

Simon Russell Beale.jpg

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