Simon Russell Beale is one of Britain’s leading actors. He is an Associate Artist of the National Theatre and RSC, and has played starring roles for both companies, most recently King Lear at the National. Other theatre work includes plays at the Donmar and Almeida Theatres, and many West End productions, including Humble Boy, Privates on Parade and Harold Pinter’s The Hothouse. For the BBC, he has presented Sacred Music, Symphony and Monteverdi in Mantua, and performed in Legacy, Spooks and Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, which won him a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor. Simon has also filmed two series of Penny Dreadful for PD Film Productions. His films include My Week with Marilyn, and The Deep Blue Sea directed by Terence Davies.