Simon Russell Beale is an actor who was first noticed in comic roles at the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he forged collaborations with Sam Mendes whom he has continued to work with. He has various TV series and films to his credit. Some of his work in TV includes A Very Peculiar Practice (1988), Screen Two (1995) and Penny Dreadful (2014-16). Simon`s work in films is inclusive of Hamlet (1996), An Ideal Husband (1999), My Week with Marilyn (2011) and Into the Woods (2014). His latest film is The Legend of Tarzan. It will release in July, 2016.