Clive Russell
Known for Acting · 152 credits
- Born
- 1945-12-07 (age 80)
- Place of birth
- Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
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
TV Shows (79)
Game of Thrones
2011
as Brynden 'The Blackfish' Tully
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Seth Comfort
Outlander
2014
as Lord Lovat
The Witcher
2019
as Stribog
Vera
2011
as Allen Barnes
Casualty
1986
as Dave McCray / Ellis / Billy McCabe / Jon Marston / Callum Robertshaw
Silent Witness
1996
ONE PIECE
2023
as Crocus
Heartbeat
1992
as Big Eddy
Merlin
2008
as Bayard
Shetland
2013
as Adam Markham / Arthur Mair
The Sandman
2022
as Odin
The Bill
1984
Waking the Dead
2001
as Perry Coleman
Shameless
2004
as Billy Wilson
Screen Two
1985
as Chief Inspector Daybury
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant
Ripper Street
2012
as Fred Abberline
The Borgias
2011
Lovejoy
1986
as Mark Tabor
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
2018
as Greg Alban
The Peripheral
2022
as Frank Derosa
Cracker
1993
as Danny
Dept. Q
2025
as Jamie Lingard
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
2007
as Gary
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as DCS Barratt
Dracula
2020
as Valentin
Hotel Babylon
2006
Drop the Dead Donkey
1990
Still Game
2002
Spaced
1999
as Damien Knox
The Play on One
1988
as Mowat
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
2001
as Football Manager
Catherine the Great
2019
as The Fool
The Feed
2019
as Graham
Middlemarch
1994
as Caleb Garth
Garrow's Law
2009
as Alexander Creighton
Testament: The Bible in Animation
1996
as Boaz (voice)
Stella
2012
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983
as Gary Turnbull
1983
2018
as William Keating
Jam and Jerusalem
2006
as Jock
The Good Karma Hospital
2017
as Desmond
Oliver Twist
1999
as Scottish Lawyer
Spender
1991
as Albie Sloeman
Lock, Stock...
2000
as Special Brew
The Mists of Avalon
2001
as Gorlois
The Guest
2025
as Derek Abbott
Frank Stubbs Promotes
1993
as Baxter
Happiness
2001
as Angus O'Connor
Neverwhere
1996
as Mr. Vandemar
Rellik
2017
as Henry
Digby Dragon
2016
as Albert (voice)
Mrs Sidhu Investigates
2023
as Eddie Melville
Scully
1984
as Lorry Driver
The Devil's Whore
2008
as Presbyterian Preacher
Boys from the Blackstuff
1982
as Policeman
Identity
2010
Mr Bigstuff
2024
as Uncle Ron
Rockface
2002
as Dr Gordon Urquhart
Movies (73)
Thor: The Dark World
2013
as Tyr
Sherlock Holmes
2009
as Captain Tanner
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011
as Captain Tanner
The Last Duel
2021
as King's Uncle
King Arthur
2004
as Lancelot's Father
The 13th Warrior
1999
as Helfdane (Fat)
The Wolfman
2010
as MacQueen
Outlaw King
2018
as Lord Mackinnon of Skye
Made of Honor
2008
as Cousin Finlay
Their Finest
2017
as Mr. Starling (uncredited)
Ladies in Lavender
2004
as Adam Penruddocke
The Limehouse Golem
2016
as Prison Warden
Fatherland
1994
as Krebs
The Power of One
1992
as Sgt. Bormann
Oscar and Lucinda
1997
as Theophilus
The Etruscan Smile
2018
as Campbell
World of Westeros Ambient Video
2025
as Brynden Tully
The Emperor's New Clothes
2001
as Sergeant Justin Bommel
The Railway Children
2000
as Station Master
The Hatton Garden Job
2017
as Kenny Collins
Dead Man Running
2009
as McClintoch
Book of Blood
2009
as Wyburd
The Hawk
1993
as Chief Inspector Daybury
Mr In-Between
2001
as Mr. Michaelmas
The Rocket Post
2004
as Angus Mackay
Tumbledown
1988
as Terry Knapp
Supervized
2019
as Jerry
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2023
as Duncan
Joe's Palace
2007
as Dave
Great Expectations
1999
as Joe Gargery
Faith
2005
as Gordon
Hancock
1991
as Alan Simpson
Festival
2005
as Brother Mike
Flowers of the Forest
1996
as Gordon Weir
Mary, Queen of Scots
2013
as Douglas
Crossing the Floor
1996
as Mick Boyd
Lecture 21
2008
as Hoffmeister
Heartless
2005
as Ricy
The Grass Arena
1992
as Mac
Dick Dynamite: 1944
2024
as The Abbot
The List
2013
as Peter
Mad Dogs
2002
as The Thin Man
Lord of Misrule
1996
as Arthur
Ruffian Hearts
1995
as Grazetti
The Vision Thing
1993
as Travis
The Yellow House
2007
as Monsieur Roulin
Bodywork
2001
as Billy Hunch
Petrichor
2020
as Vic
How We Forgot to Save the Planet
2021
Beyond the Pole
2010
as Steve
Do Not Disturb
1991
as Chris Anderson
Bilby
as Bilby / Bill
Margaret's Museum
1995
as Neil Currie
Cup Cake
2010
as Mute McGill
The Gift
1989
as Mowat
Soft Top Hard Shoulder
1993
as Clegg
The Wicker Tree
2011
as Beame
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy
2006
as MacPherson (voice)
Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia
2011
as Lachlan Macquarie
Showdown at Spiggots Store
1984
as Stan
The House Was Not Hungry Then
2025
as Estate Agent
Silent Cry
2002
as DS Dennis Betts
For My Baby
2000
as Miklos Rumbold
Still Game: The Story So Far
2014
as Self - Big Innes
Tales of Babylon
2023
as Silver Dragon
1066: A Year to Conquer England
2017
as Harold Hardrada
1745
2017
as Master David Andrews
The Accidental Death of an Anarchist
1983
as Superintendent
Scenes From A Broken Past
as Norman
Tumshie McFadgen's Bid for Ultimate Bliss
2004
as Moon River Thompson
Ladder to You
2018
as Eric
The Fighter's Ballad
2012
as Father John
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy
2005
as MacPhereson(voice)
About Clive Russell
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. With 152 credits spanning from 1982 to 2025, Clive Russell has appeared in 73 films and 79 TV shows.
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Most Popular Clive Russell Movies
- Thor: The Dark World (2013) — as Tyr
- Sherlock Holmes (2009) — as Captain Tanner
- Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) — as Captain Tanner
- The Last Duel (2021) — as King's Uncle
- King Arthur (2004) — as Lancelot's Father
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