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