Simon Russell Beale

Simon Russell Beale

Birthday:Jan 12, 1961
Place of birth:Penang, Malaysia

Filmography

2026
De Gaulle: The Sovereign Edge (Film 2)

De Gaulle: The Sovereign Edge (Film 2)

History Drama
Upcoming

2026

Director: Antonin Baudry

Part two of a two-part biopic following French army officer Charles De Gaulle's life and political commitment between 1940 and 1945, and trace his development towards a political career.

2024
Firebrand

Firebrand

Drama History Thriller
6.3

20242h

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Karim Aïnouz

Katherine Parr, the sixth wife of King Henry VIII, is named regent while the tyrant battles abroad. When the king returns, increasingly ill and paranoid, Katherine finds herself fighting for her own survival.

2022
Operation Mincemeat

Operation Mincemeat

War History Drama World War II Historical Event
6.6

20222h 8min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: John Madden

In 1943, two British intelligence officers concoct Operation Mincemeat, wherein their plan to drop a corpse with false papers off the coast of Spain would fool Nazi spies into believing the Allied forces were planning to attack by way of Greece rather than Sicily.


The Outfit

The Outfit

Crime Drama Thriller Mystery Organized Crime
7.2

20221h 45min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Graham Moore

Leonard is an English tailor who used to craft suits on London’s world-famous Savile Row. After a personal tragedy, he’s ended up in Chicago, operating a small tailor shop in a rough part of town where he makes beautiful clothes for the only people around who can afford them: a family of vicious gangsters.

2021
Benediction

Benediction

Drama History War
6.6

20212h 17min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Terence Davies

Poet Siegfried Sassoon survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery, but became a vocal critic of the government's continuation of the war when he returned from service. Adored by members of the aristocracy as well as stars of London's literary and stage world, he embarked on affairs with several men as he attempted to come to terms with his homosexuality.

2020
Radioactive

Radioactive

Drama Romance History Historical Drama Passionate Romance
6.3

20201h 51min

France, United Kingdom

Director: Marjane Satrapi

The story of Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie and her extraordinary scientific discoveries—through the prism of her marriage to husband Pierre—and the seismic and transformative effects their discovery of radium had on the 20th century.

2017
The Death of Stalin

The Death of Stalin

Comedy Drama History Satire Political Drama
7.3

20171h 47min

Belgium, Canada

Director: Armando Iannucci

When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains — just who is running the government?


My Cousin Rachel

My Cousin Rachel

Drama Romance Psychological Drama Dark Romance
6.0

20171h 46min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Roger Michell

A young Englishman plots revenge against his mysterious, beautiful cousin, believing that she murdered his guardian. But his feelings become complicated as he finds himself falling under the beguiling spell of her charms.

2016
The Legend of Tarzan

The Legend of Tarzan

Fantasy Action Adventure Epic Action Globetrotting Adventure
6.2

20161h 49min

Canada, United Kingdom

Director: David Yates

Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.

1995
Persuasion

Persuasion

Drama Romance
7.7

19951h 44min

France, United Kingdom

Director: Roger Michell

Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth – the dashing one she once sent away – crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances.