Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 7, 1945
Place of Birth:
Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
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Clive Russell
Biography
Clive Russell was raised in Fife, Scotland, from 3 months old. He originally trained as a teacher, but when his drama lecturer resigned and took over a theatre in the provincial town of Bolton, Lancaster, Russell joined him. Russell has been working solely in film and television since 1991.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The House Was Not Hungry Then | Estate Agent |
| 2024 | Dick Dynamite: 1944 | The Abbot |
| 2023 | Tales of Babylon | Silver Dragon |
| 2023 | Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery | Duncan |
| 2021 | How We Forgot to Save the Planet | |
| 2021 | The Last Duel | King's Uncle |
| 2020 | Petrichor | Vic |
| 2019 | Supervized | Jerry |
| 2018 | The Etruscan Smile | Campbell |
| 2018 | Outlaw King | Lord Mackinnon of Skye |
| 2018 | Ladder to You | Eric |
| 2017 | The Hatton Garden Job | Kenny Collins |
| 2017 | Their Finest | Mr. Starling (uncredited) |
| 2017 | 1066: A Year to Conquer England | Harold Hardrada |
| 2017 | 1745 | Master David Andrews |
| 2016 | The Limehouse Golem | Prison Warden |
| 2014 | Still Game: The Story So Far | Self - Big Innes |
| 2013 | Thor: The Dark World | Tyr |
| 2013 | Mary, Queen of Scots | Douglas |
| 2013 | The List | Peter |
| 2012 | The Fighter's Ballad | Father John |
| 2011 | Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia | Lachlan Macquarie |
| 2011 | The Wicker Tree | Beame |
| 2011 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | Captain Tanner |
| 2010 | Cup Cake | Mute McGill |
| 2010 | The Wolfman | MacQueen |
| 2009 | Sherlock Holmes | Captain Tanner |
| 2009 | Book of Blood | Wyburd |
| 2009 | Beyond the Pole | Steve |
| 2009 | Dead Man Running | McClintoch |
| 2008 | Made of Honor | Cousin Finlay |
| 2008 | Lecture 21 | Hoffmeister |
| 2007 | Joe's Palace | Dave |
| 2007 | The Yellow House | Monsieur Roulin |
| 2006 | Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy | MacPherson |
| 2005 | Faith | Gordon |
| 2005 | Heartless | Ricy |
| 2005 | Festival | Brother Mike |
| 2004 | The Rocket Post | Angus Mackay |
| 2004 | Ladies in Lavender | Adam Penruddocke |
| 2004 | King Arthur | Lancelot's Father |
| 2004 | Tumshie McFadgen's Bid for Ultimate Bliss | Moon River Thompson |
| 2002 | Mad Dogs | The Thin Man |
| 2002 | Silent Cry | |
| 2001 | Bodywork | Billy Hunch |
| 2001 | The Emperor's New Clothes | Sergeant Justin Bommel |
| 2001 | Mr In-Between | Mr. Michaelmas |
| 2000 | The Railway Children | Station Master |
| 2000 | For My Baby | Miklos Rumbold |
| 1999 | The 13th Warrior | Helfdane (Fat) |
| 1999 | Great Expectations | Joe Gargery |
| 1997 | Oscar and Lucinda | Theophilus |
| 1996 | Flowers of the Forest | Gordon Weir |
| 1996 | Lord of Misrule | Arthur |
| 1996 | Crossing the Floor | Mick Boyd |
| 1995 | Margaret's Museum | Neil Currie |
| 1995 | Ruffian Hearts | Grazetti |
| 1994 | Fatherland | Krebs |
| 1993 | The Hawk | Chief Inspector Daybury |
| 1993 | Soft Top Hard Shoulder | Clegg |
| 1992 | The Power of One | Sgt. Bormann |
| 1992 | The Grass Arena | Mac |
| 1991 | Hancock | Alan Simpson |
| 1991 | Do Not Disturb | Chris Anderson |
| 1989 | The Gift | Mowat |
| 1988 | Tumbledown | Terry Knapp |
| 1983 | The Accidental Death of an Anarchist | Superintendent |
| Bilby | Bilby / Bill | |
| Scenes From A Broken Past | Norman |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Guest | Derek Abbott |
| 2025 | Dept. Q | Jamie Lingard |
| 2024 | Mr. Bigstuff | Uncle Ron |
| 2023 | Mrs Sidhu Investigates | Eddie Melville |
| 2022 | The Peripheral | Frank Derosa |
| 2022 | The Sandman | Odin |
| 2020 | Semi-Detached | Willie |
| 2020 | Dracula | Valentin |
| 2019 | Catherine the Great | The Fool |
| 2019 | The Feed | Graham |
| 2019 | The Witcher | Stribog |
| 2018 | 1983 | William Keating |
| 2018 | Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators | Greg Alban |
| 2017 | The Good Karma Hospital | Desmond |
| 2017 | Rellik | Henry |
| 2017 | 1066: A Year to Conquer England | Harold Hardrada |
| 2016 | Digby Dragon | Albert (voice) |
| 2015 | Mountain Goats | Malton Jennings |
| 2014 | Outlander | Lord Lovat |
| 2013 | Shetland | Adam Markham |
| 2013 | Shetland | Arthur Mair |
| 2012 | Stella | |
| 2012 | Ripper Street | Fred Abberline |
| 2011 | The Borgias | |
| 2011 | Game of Thrones | Brynden 'The Blackfish' Tully |
| 2011 | Vera | Allen Barnes |
| 2011 | Celebrity Antiques Road Trip | Self - Participant |
| 2010 | Identity | |
| 2009 | Garrow's Law | Alexander Creighton |
| 2009 | The Old Guys | Mark |
| 2008 | Honest | |
| 2008 | No Heroics | |
| 2008 | Merlin | Bayard |
| 2008 | The Devil's Whore | Presbyterian Preacher |
| 2007 | Secret Diary of a Call Girl | Gary |
| 2006 | Hotel Babylon | |
| 2006 | Jam and Jerusalem | Jock |
| 2005 | According to Bex | |
| 2004 | Shameless | Billy Wilson |
| 2003 | The Mayor of Casterbridge | Newson |
| 2002 | Still Game | |
| 2002 | Rockface | |
| 2002 | Being April | Callum |
| 2001 | Waking the Dead | Perry Coleman |
| 2001 | The Mists of Avalon | Gorlois |
| 2001 | Happiness | Angus O'Connor |
| 2001 | Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps | |
| 2000 | Lock, Stock... | Special Brew |
| 2000 | Hearts and Bones | Mark Dolby |
| 1999 | Spaced | Damien Knox |
| 1999 | Hope and Glory | Phil Jakes |
| 1999 | Oliver Twist | Scottish Lawyer |
| 1999 | Great Expectations | Joe Gargery |
| 1998 | Heartburn Hotel | |
| 1997 | Sunnyside Farm | |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Seth Comfort |
| 1996 | Silent Witness | |
| 1996 | Neverwhere | Mr. Vandemar |
| 1996 | Testament: The Bible in Animation | Boaz (voice) |
| 1994 | The Tales of Para Handy | McVicar |
| 1994 | Roughnecks | Archie |
| 1994 | Middlemarch | Caleb Garth |
| 1994 | Finney | Tucker |
| 1993 | Frank Stubbs Promotes | Baxter |
| 1993 | Cracker | Danny |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Big Eddy |
| 1991 | Murder Most Horrid | DCS Barratt |
| 1991 | Spender | Albie Sloeman |
| 1990 | Drop the Dead Donkey | |
| 1986 | Lovejoy | Mark Tabor |
| 1986 | Casualty | Dave McCray |
| 1986 | Casualty | Ellis |
| 1986 | Casualty | Billy McCabe |
| 1986 | Casualty | Jon Marston |
| 1986 | Casualty | Callum Robertshaw |
| 1984 | The Bill | |
| 1984 | Scully | Lorry Driver |
| 1983 | Auf Wiedersehen, Pet | Gary Turnbull |
| 1982 | Boys from the Blackstuff | Policeman |