Birth Place: Penang, MALAYSIA
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Simon Russell Beale's theatre career began with plays at the Traverse and Lyceum Theatres in Edinburgh. His first London appearance was in William Gaskill's Royal Court production of Women Beware Women.
For the National Theatre: Timon of Athens, Collaborators (in the Cottesloe and Olivier theatres), London Assurance, Major Barbara, Much Ado About Nothing, The Life of Galileo, The Alchemist, Jumpers (also West End and New York, where he was nominated for a 2004 Tony Award for Best Actor), Humble Boy (also West End), the title role in Hamlet (2000 Evening Standard Best Actor, Critics' Circle Award for Best Shakespearean Performance and the Boston Critics' Association Outstanding Actor in a Large Company), Battle Royal, Candide (2000 Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical), Summerfolk, Money, Othello, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and Volpone (1996 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor).
For the RSC, Simon Russell Beale has performaed in : The Tempest, King Lear, Ghosts, the title roles in Richard III and Edward II, The Seagull, Troilus and Cressida, The Man of Mode and Restoration.
West End: Death Trap
Other theatre: Bluebird, The Winter's Tale, The Cherry Orchard, Monty Python's Spamalot, The Philanthropist (2005 Evening Standard and Critics' Circle Best Actor), Uncle Vanya, Twelfth Night (both winning him 2002 Evening Standard, Critics' Circle and Olivier Awards for Best Actor and Drama Desk award nominations in the US. For Uncle Vanya: Village Voice Obie for Best Actor), Julius Caesar, Macbeth and The Duchess of Malfi.
Ballet
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
TV
American Experience, Dunkirk, The Young Visiters, Great Historians: Gibbon, A Dance to the Music of Time (1997 Royal Television Society Best Actor and BAFTA Best Actor), Persuasion and The Mushroom Pickers. He is the presenter of BBC Four's Sacred Music.
Films
My Week with Marilyn, The Deep Blue Sea, The Gathering, Alice in Wonderland, An Ideal Husband, The Temptation of Franz Schubert and Hamlet.
Radio
Extensive recording credits, including The Complete George Smiley, War and Peace; Oscar in The Trials of Oscar Wilde, The Sisterhood, Waiting for Godot, Art and A Dance to the Music of Time.
Narrations
Several books, three roles for the Shakespeare CD Series, and a 10-part television series on The National Trust. Also a 10-part series on The National Trust and presenter of Sacred Victoria, Symphony and Sacred Music.
Concerts
First Night of the Proms, Ivan The Terrible, Artaxerxes, Façade, Music and Poetry: Auden and Britten, The Firebrand of Florence and Stravinksy Promenade.
Simon Russell Beale is an associate of the National and Almeida theatres, and an associate artist of the RSC. In 2003 he was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the Arts.
[1992]Orlando Earl of Moray
[1995]Jane Austen's Persuasion Charles Musgrove
[1996]Hamlet Second Gravedigger
[1999]An Ideal Husband Sir Edward
[2002]The Gathering Luke Frer
[2010]National Theatre Live: London Assurance Sir Harcourt Courtly
[2011]The Deep Blue Sea Sir William Collyer
[2011]National Theatre Live: Collaborators Joseph Stalin
[2011]My Week with Marilyn Cotes-Preedy
[2012]Timon of Athens Timon
[2014]King Lear Lear
[2014]Into the Woods Baker's Father
[2016]The Legend of Tarzan Mr. Frum
[2017]The Death of Stalin Lavrenti Beria
[2017]My Cousin Rachel Couch
[2017]Royal Shakespeare Company: The Tempest Prospero
[2018]Operation Finale David Ben-Gurion
[2018]Mary Queen of Scots Robert Beale
[2018]Museo Frank Graves
[2019]Radioactive Professor Lippmann
[2019]The Tragedy of King Richard the Second King Richard II
[2019]The Lehman Trilogy Henry Lehman
[2020]A Christmas Carol Scrooge, Simon Russell-Beale
[2021]Benediction Robbie Ross
[2021]Operation Mincemeat Winston Churchill
[2022]The Outfit Roy
[2022]Thor: Love and Thunder Dionysus
Simon Russell Beale, The Lehman Trilogy
Simon Russell Beale, The Lehman Trilogy
Simon Russell Beale, The Lehman Trilogy
Simon Russell BealeTemple
Simon Russell BealeBluebird
Simon Russell Beale, Collaborators
Simon Russell Beale, The Winter's Tale
Simon Russell BealeThe Philanthropist
Simon Russell BealeThe Philanthropist
Simon Russell Beale, Jumpers
Simon Russell Beale, Jumpers
Simon Russell Beale, Uncle Vanya
Simon Russell Beale, Uncle Vanya
Simon Russell BealeUncle Vanya
Simon Russell Beale, Twelfth Night
Simon Russell BealeUncle Vanya
Simon Russell BealeTwelfth Night
Simon Russell BealeHumble Boy
Simon Russell BealeHamlet
Simon Russell BealeHamlet
Simon Russell Beale, Candide
Simon Russell BealeOthello
Simon Russell BealeTroilus And Cressida, RSC
Simon Russell BealeMan Of Mode, Restoration, Playing With Trains and Some Americans Abroad
Richard Kagan, Leader of the Pack
Simon Russell Beale has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.
Simon Russell Beale has appeared on London's West End in 8 shows.
Simon Russell Beale's first West End show was Candide which opened in 1999
Simon Russell Beale has been nominated for several prestigious awards throughout his career. Some of his notable nominations include Distinguished Performance Awards (Drama League Awards) for his role in "The Lehman Trilogy," Outstanding Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for "The Lehman Trilogy," Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for "The Lehman Trilogy," and Best Actor (Evening Standard Awards) for "Temple," "Collaborators," "The Winter's Tale," "The Philanthropist," and "Jumpers." He has also received nominations for Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for "Uncle Vanya," Performance (Obie Awards) for "Uncle Vanya," Best Actor (Olivier Awards) for "Uncle Vanya," "Humble Boy," "Hamlet," "Candide," "Othello," and Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Olivier Awards) for "Troilus And Cressida, RSC." Additionally, he has been nominated for Outstanding Featured Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for "Twelfth Night" and Outstanding Performance of the Year in a Supporting Role (Olivier Awards) for "Man Of Mode," "Restoration," "Playing With Trains," and "Some Americans Abroad." Beale has also been part of the Tony Award-winning musical "Leader of the Pack."
Simon Russell Beale has won several awards throughout his career. Some of his notable wins include the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "The Lehman Trilogy," Best Actor at the Evening Standard Awards for "Collaborators," "The Philanthropist," and "Hamlet," Outstanding Actor - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Uncle Vanya," Performance at the Obie Awards for "Uncle Vanya," Best Actor at the Olivier Awards for "Uncle Vanya," Outstanding Featured Actor - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Twelfth Night," and Best Actor in a Musical at the Olivier Awards for "Candide."
Simon Russell Beale's next show will be A Christmas Carol - The Bridge which opens on 12/6/2022 on West End.
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