Clive Russell
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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
Credits
The Death of Robin Hood (2026)
as Elderfather
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
as Tyr
The Last Duel (2021)
as King's Uncle
Ali G: Who Iz I? (2026)
as Malcolm “Rocky” Atkins
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
as Captain Tanner
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
as Captain Tanner
The 13th Warrior (1999)
as Helfdane (Fat)
The Wolfman (2010)
as MacQueen
King Arthur (2004)
as Lancelot's Father
Fatherland (1994)
as Krebs
Their Finest (2017)
as Mr. Starling (uncredited)
Made of Honor (2008)
as Cousin Finlay
Ladies in Lavender (2004)
as Adam Penruddocke
Outlaw King (2018)
as Lord Mackinnon of Skye
Supervized (2019)
as Jerry
Ruffian Hearts (1995)
as Grazetti
Faith (2005)
as Gordon
The Limehouse Golem (2016)
as Prison Warden
The Hatton Garden Job (2017)
as Kenny Collins
The Power of One (1992)
as Sgt. Bormann
Book of Blood (2009)
as Wyburd
The Etruscan Smile (2018)
as Campbell
Heartless (2005)
as Ricy
One Piece: Into the Grand Line (2026)
as Crocus
Petrichor (2020)
as Vic
Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
as Theophilus
Flowers of the Forest (1996)
as Gordon Weir
Crossing the Floor (1996)
as Mick Boyd
Bilby (—)
as Bilby / Bill
Cup Cake (2010)
as Mute McGill
Dead Man Running (2009)
as McClintoch
Showdown at Spiggots Store (1984)
as Stan
Dick Dynamite: 1944 (2024)
as The Abbot
Mr In-Between (2001)
as Mr. Michaelmas
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy (2005)
as MacPhereson(voice)
The Hawk (1993)
as Chief Inspector Daybury
Great Expectations (1999)
as Joe Gargery
The Emperor's New Clothes (2001)
as Sergeant Justin Bommel
Do Not Disturb (1991)
as Chris Anderson
The Railway Children (2000)
as Station Master
Tales of Babylon (2023)
as Silver Dragon
Mary, Queen of Scots (2013)
as Douglas
Tumbledown (1988)
as Terry Knapp
The Wicker Tree (2011)
as Beame
The List (2013)
as Peter
1066: A Year to Conquer England (2017)
as Harold Hardrada
Tumshie McFadgen's Bid for Ultimate Bliss (2004)
as Moon River Thompson
Joe's Palace (2007)
as Dave
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery (2023)
as Duncan
Soft Top Hard Shoulder (1993)
as Clegg
The Fighter's Ballad (2012)
as Father John
Festival (2005)
as Brother Mike
The House Was Not Hungry Then (2025)
as Estate Agent
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy (2006)
as MacPherson (voice)
Lecture 21 (2008)
as Hoffmeister
For My Baby (2000)
as Miklos Rumbold
Margaret's Museum (1995)
as Neil Currie
The Rocket Post (2004)
as Angus Mackay
Beyond the Pole (2010)
as Steve
How We Forgot to Save the Planet (2021)
Actor
Scenes From A Broken Past (—)
as Norman
Mad Dogs (2002)
as The Thin Man
Hancock (1991)
as Alan Simpson
The Grass Arena (1991)
as Mac
Still Game: The Story So Far (2014)
as Self - Big Innes
The Yellow House (2007)
as Monsieur Roulin
1745 (2017)
as Master David Andrews
Bodywork (2001)
as Billy Hunch
Lord of Misrule (1996)
as Arthur
Silent Cry (2002)
as DS Dennis Betts
The Accidental Death of an Anarchist (1983)
as Superintendent
Ladder to You (2018)
as Eric
Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia (2011)
as Lachlan Macquarie
The Gift (1989)
as Mowat
The Vision Thing (1993)
as Travis
The Gudeman (—)
as The Solicitor