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Simon Russell Beale

Sir Simon Russell Beale (born 12 January 1961) is an English actor. Once described by ''The Independent'' as "the greatest stage actor of his generation", he has received various accolades, including a Tony Award, three Laurence Olivier Awards, and two British Academy Television Awards. For his services to drama, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2019.

Beale started his acting career at the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre. He has received ten Olivier Award nominations, winning three awards for his performances in ''Volpone'' (1996), ''Candide'' (2000), and ''Uncle Vanya'' (2003). For his work on the Broadway stage he has received a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nomination for his performance as George in the Tom Stoppard play ''Jumpers'' in 2004. For his role as Henry Lehman in ''The Lehman Trilogy'', he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play and was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Actor.

Beale made his film debut in Sally Potter's period drama ''Orlando'' (1992). He gained prominence for his roles in ''Persuasion'' (1995), ''Hamlet'' (1996), ''My Week with Marilyn'' (2011), ''The Deep Blue Sea'' (2011), ''Mary Queen of Scots'' (2018), ''Benediction'' (2021), and ''The Outfit'' (2022). In 2017, he portrayed Lavrentiy Beria in Armando Iannucci's ''The Death of Stalin'', for which he received the British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Beale has also appeared in the television projects ''The Young Visiters'' (2003), ''Dunkirk'' (2004), and ''Vanity Fair'' (2018). He earned two British Academy Television Awards: one for Best Actor for ''A Dance to the Music of Time'' (1998), and the other for Best Supporting Actor for ''Henry IV, Part I and Part II'' (2012). From 2014 to 2016, he was part of the main cast of Showtime's ''Penny Dreadful'', and since 2024 in ''House of the Dragon''. Provided by Wikipedia