
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 13th Warrior (1999)
as Helfdane (Fat)

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
as Captain Tanner

King Arthur (2004)
as Lancelot's Father

The Last Duel (2021)
as King's Uncle

The Wolfman (2010)
as MacQueen

Outlaw King (2018)
as Lord Mackinnon of Skye

Made of Honor (2008)
as Cousin Finlay

The Railway Children (2000)
as Station Master

Heartless (2005)
as Ricy

Their Finest (2017)
as Mr. Starling (uncredited)

Ladies in Lavender (2004)
as Adam Penruddocke

The Limehouse Golem (2016)
as Prison Warden

Book of Blood (2009)
as Wyburd

The Power of One (1992)
as Sgt. Bormann

The Etruscan Smile (2018)
as Campbell

Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
as Theophilus

The Hawk (1993)
as Chief Inspector Daybury

The Hatton Garden Job (2017)
as Kenny Collins

Fatherland (1994)
as Krebs

Great Expectations (1999)
as Joe Gargery

Tumbledown (1988)
as Terry Knapp

Joe's Palace (2007)
as Dave

Mad Dogs (2002)
as The Thin Man

The List (2013)
as Peter

Supervized (2019)
as Jerry

Margaret's Museum (1995)
as Neil Currie

The Emperor's New Clothes (2001)
as Sergeant Justin Bommel

Mr In-Between (2001)
as Mr. Michaelmas

Dead Man Running (2009)
as McClintoch

Ruffian Hearts (1995)
as Grazetti

The Wicker Tree (2011)
as Beame

Mary, Queen of Scots (2013)
as Douglas

Festival (2005)
as Brother Mike

For My Baby (2000)
as Miklos Rumbold

Crossing the Floor (1996)
as Mick Boyd

Faith (2005)
as Gordon

The House Was Not Hungry Then (2025)
as Estate Agent

The Grass Arena (1992)
as Mac

Silent Cry (2002)
as DS Dennis Betts

Dick Dynamite: 1944 (2024)
as The Abbot
Lord of Misrule (1996)
as Arthur

The Rocket Post (2004)
as Angus Mackay

Lecture 21 (2008)
as Hoffmeister

Beyond the Pole (2010)
as Steve

Still Game: The Story So Far (2014)
as Self - Big Innes

Cup Cake (2010)
as Mute McGill

Soft Top Hard Shoulder (1993)
as Clegg

The Gift (1989)
as Mowat

Hancock (1991)
as Alan Simpson

Flowers of the Forest (1996)
as Gordon Weir

Showdown at Spiggots Store (1984)
as Stan
Do Not Disturb (1991)
as Chris Anderson

Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery (2023)
as Duncan

1066: A Year to Conquer England (2017)
as Harold Hardrada

Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy (2005)
as MacPhereson(voice)

The Yellow House (2007)
as Monsieur Roulin
Bilby (—)
as Bilby / Bill

Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy (2006)
as MacPherson (voice)

Bodywork (2001)
as Billy Hunch

Petrichor (2020)
as Vic

Tales of Babylon (2023)
as Silver Dragon

Ladder to You (2018)
as Eric

How We Forgot to Save the Planet (2021)
Actor

The Vision Thing (1993)
as Travis

The Fighter's Ballad (2012)
as Father John

The Accidental Death of an Anarchist (1983)
as Superintendent

Scenes From A Broken Past (—)
as Norman

1745 (2017)
as Master David Andrews
Tumshie McFadgen's Bid for Ultimate Bliss (2004)
as Moon River Thompson
Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia (2011)
as Lachlan Macquarie





