Simon Russell Beale, CBE (born 12 January 1961) is an English actor, author and music historian.Beale has been described by The Independent as "the greatest stage actor of his generation." He has appeared in Persuasion (1995), The Young Visiters (2003), Dunkirk (2004), The Deep Blue Sea (2011) and as Falstaff in the BBC made-for-television films Henry IV, Part I and Part II (2012). He was part of the main cast of Showtime's Penny Dreadful.Beale was born in Penang, British Malaya, son of Lt-Gen Sir Peter Beale and Julia née Winter, where his father served as an army medic, becoming Surgeon-General of HM Armed Forces. His family includes several members who have pursued successful careers in medicine. Wikipedia
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