Simon Russell Beale
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  • Born:
    • Birthday: 1961-01-12
    • Born Place: Penang, Malaysia
  • Also Known As:

    사이몬 러셀 빌, Simon Russell-Beale, Simon Russell Beale CBE

Simon Russell Beale

Sir Simon Russell Beale, born January 12, 1961, in Penang, Malaya (now Malaysia), is an exceptionally acclaimed English actor, author, and music historian, often hailed as the most accomplished English stage actor of his generation. After receiving a first in English from Cambridge University and initially training as an opera singer, he dedicated his career to acting, spending eight years with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and over two decades as a key associate of the Royal National Theatre. His monumental stage career is marked by iconic performances in classical roles, including Hamlet, King Lear, Malvolio in Twelfth Night, and Uncle Vanya, earning him numerous accolades, including three Laurence Olivier Awards and, most recently, a Tony Award for his performance as Henry Lehman in The Lehman Trilogy. On screen, Russell Beale has delivered memorable performances in television and film, winning two BAFTA Awards for A Dance to the Music of Time (1998) and The Hollow Crown (2013), where he played Falstaff. Other notable screen roles include the menacing Lavrentiy Beria in The Death of Stalin (2017), Ferdinand Lyle in Penny Dreadful (2014–2016), Winston Churchill in Operation Mincemeat (2022), and Ser Simon Strong in the HBO series House of the Dragon (2024). He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2003 and received a Knighthood for his services to the arts in 2019. He will next appear in the 2025 film The Choral.

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