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Clive Russell

Clive Russell

Department: Acting

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

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

2009

Mad Dogs

Mad Dogs

2002

The 13th Warrior

The 13th Warrior

1999

How We Forgot to Save the Planet

How We Forgot to Save the Planet

2021

The Railway Children

The Railway Children

2000

The Power of One

The Power of One

1992

Made of Honor

Made of Honor

2008

Dick Dynamite: 1944

Dick Dynamite: 1944

2024

The Gift

The Gift

1989

Book of Blood

Book of Blood

2009

Lecture 21

Lecture 21

2008

Margaret's Museum

Margaret's Museum

1995

Thor: The Dark World

Thor: The Dark World

2013

The Hawk

The Hawk

1993

Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots

2013

The List

The List

2013

The Rocket Post

The Rocket Post

2004

Flowers of the Forest

Flowers of the Forest

1996

Cup Cake

Cup Cake

2010

Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia

Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia

2011

Tales of Babylon

Tales of Babylon

2023

The Last Duel

The Last Duel

2021

Bilby

Bilby

Ladies in Lavender

Ladies in Lavender

2004

Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery

Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery

2023

The Wicker Tree

The Wicker Tree

2011

Hancock

Hancock

1991

Scenes From A Broken Past

Scenes From A Broken Past

Fatherland

Fatherland

1994

Still Game: The Story So Far

Still Game: The Story So Far

2014

The Grass Arena

The Grass Arena

1992

Faith

Faith

2005

For My Baby

For My Baby

2000

Ruffian Hearts

Ruffian Hearts

1995

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

1999

Beyond the Pole

Beyond the Pole

2009

King Arthur

King Arthur

2004

Tumbledown

Tumbledown

1988

Lord of Misrule

Lord of Misrule

1996

Heartless

Heartless

2005

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

2011

Joe's Palace

Joe's Palace

2007

The Hatton Garden Job

The Hatton Garden Job

2017

Bodywork

Bodywork

2001

The Yellow House

The Yellow House

2007

Their Finest

Their Finest

2017

The Limehouse Golem

The Limehouse Golem

2016

Festival

Festival

2005

1066: A Year to Conquer England

1066: A Year to Conquer England

2017

The Wolfman

The Wolfman

2010

Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy

Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy

2006

Do Not Disturb

Do Not Disturb

1991

The Emperor's New Clothes

The Emperor's New Clothes

2001

Crossing the Floor

Crossing the Floor

1996

Silent Cry

Silent Cry

2002

Oscar and Lucinda

Oscar and Lucinda

1997

The Etruscan Smile

The Etruscan Smile

2018

Outlaw King

Outlaw King

2018

Dead Man Running

Dead Man Running

2009

Ladder to You

Ladder to You

2018

Tumshie McFadgen's Bid for Ultimate Bliss

Tumshie McFadgen's Bid for Ultimate Bliss

2004

Supervized

Supervized

2019

The Fighter's Ballad

The Fighter's Ballad

2012

1745

1745

2017

Mr In-Between

Mr In-Between

2001

Soft Top Hard Shoulder

Soft Top Hard Shoulder

1993

Petrichor

Petrichor

2020

The Accidental Death of an Anarchist

The Accidental Death of an Anarchist

1983

The House Was Not Hungry Then

The House Was Not Hungry Then

2025

Mist: The Story of a Sheepdog Puppy

Mist: The Story of a Sheepdog Puppy

2005

World of Westeros Ambient Video

World of Westeros Ambient Video

2025

Showdown at Spiggots Store

Showdown at Spiggots Store

1984

Spaced

Spaced

1999

Hope and Glory

Hope and Glory

1999

Murder Most Horrid

Murder Most Horrid

1991

Still Game

Still Game

2002

The Bill

The Bill

1984

Shameless

Shameless

2004

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

1996

Lock, Stock...

Lock, Stock...

2000

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

1986

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

2001

According to Bex

According to Bex

2005

The Mists of Avalon

The Mists of Avalon

2001

Semi-Detached

Semi-Detached

2020

Spender

Spender

1991

Neverwhere

Neverwhere

1996

Secret Diary of a Call Girl

Secret Diary of a Call Girl

2007

Heartburn Hotel

Heartburn Hotel

1998

Happiness

Happiness

2001

Rockface

Rockface

2002

The Borgias

The Borgias

2011

Mountain Goats

Mountain Goats

2015

Garrow's Law

Garrow's Law

2009

Stella

Stella

2012

Digby Dragon

Digby Dragon

2016

Hearts and Bones

Hearts and Bones

2000

Hotel Babylon

Hotel Babylon

2006

Identity

Identity

2010

Outlander

Outlander

2014

Sunnyside Farm

Sunnyside Farm

1997

Shetland

Shetland

2013

The Old Guys

The Old Guys

2009

The Tales of Para Handy

The Tales of Para Handy

1994

Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps

Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps

2001

Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

2011

Drop the Dead Donkey

Drop the Dead Donkey

1990

Honest

Honest

2008

No Heroics

No Heroics

2008

The Good Karma Hospital

The Good Karma Hospital

2017

Casualty

Casualty

1986

Roughnecks

Roughnecks

1994

1983

1983

2018

Vera

Vera

2011

Casualty

Casualty

1986

Ripper Street

Ripper Street

2012

Frank Stubbs Promotes

Frank Stubbs Promotes

1993

Casualty

Casualty

1986

Casualty

Casualty

1986

Mrs Sidhu Investigates

Mrs Sidhu Investigates

2023

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

1999

Scully

Scully

1984

Boys from the Blackstuff

Boys from the Blackstuff

1982

Cracker

Cracker

1993

Middlemarch

Middlemarch

1994

The Mayor of Casterbridge

The Mayor of Casterbridge

2003

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

1983

Merlin

Merlin

2008

Rellik

Rellik

2017

Finney

Finney

1994

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

1992

1066: A Year to Conquer England

1066: A Year to Conquer England

2017

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011

The Peripheral

The Peripheral

2022

Casualty

Casualty

1986

Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great

2019

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

2018

Dracula

Dracula

2020

The Feed

The Feed

2019

Testament: The Bible in Animation

Testament: The Bible in Animation

1996

Mr. Bigstuff

Mr. Bigstuff

2024

The Guest

The Guest

2025

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

1999

Dept. Q

Dept. Q

2025

The Sandman

The Sandman

2022

Jam and Jerusalem

Jam and Jerusalem

2006

Being April

Being April

2002

The Devil's Whore

The Devil's Whore

2008

Shetland

Shetland

2013

The Witcher

The Witcher

2019

Black Cab

Black Cab

2000

For the Greater Good

For the Greater Good

1991

ONE PIECE

ONE PIECE

2023