Born in Penang, Malaysia — Jan 12 1961

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 National Theatre. He has received ten Laurence Olivier Award nominations, winning three awards for his performances in Volpone (1996), Candide (2000), and Uncle Vanya (…
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John Adams (voice)

Ser Simon Strong

William Towers

Ferdinand Lyle

Dionysus

Falstaff

Sir George Villiers

Mr. Frum

Know All

Mark Stibbs

Sir Hector Moreland

John Sedley

Widmerpool

Charles Musgrove

Roy Boyle

Second Gravedigger

Lavrenti Beria

Robert Beale

Stephen Gardiner

Sir Edward Elgar

Baker's Father

Bently

Winston Churchill

David Ben-Gurion

Earl of Moray

Winston Churchill

Professor Lippmann

King Cedric of Hearts

Cotes-Preedy

Presenter

Robbie Ross


Sir Edward

Scrooge's voice (voice)

Luke Fraser

Sir William Collyer

Winston Churchill

Wellington

Self

Hamlet

Couch

Winston Churchill


Donald Crowhurst (voice)

Frank Graves

Self - Actor

Himself

Richard II
Party Guest

Prince of Wales



Henry Lehman
Self - Interviewee

Lear, King of Britain

Hookey
Anthony

Prospero

The Duchess / Introduced by

Franz Schubert

Narrator (voice)

Timon

Sir Harcourt Courtly

Narrator

Joseph Stalin

presenter

Himself - Performer

Presenter


Presenter

presenter

Richard II