The morning after the opening of Hamlet in New York in 2000. The reviews were good and I actually punched the air – a very un-Simon Russell Beale thing to do.
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Simon Russell Beale
English actor
United Kingdom / Malaysia · b. 1961
Arts and letters
About
Simon Russell Beale, 49, was born in Penang. Educated at Cambridge, his acting career began at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh. He went on to join the RSC, where he first worked with the director Sam Mendes, and in the mid-90s he began his long association with the National Theatre. His many awards include the 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actor, for his role in Uncle Vanya at the Donmar Warehouse. A regular on radio, he recently appeared in the TV drama Spooks. He stars in Deathtrap at the Noel Coward Theatre in London until 15 January.
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