Acting · Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK · Born December 7, 1945
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.
MovieThe Death of Robin Hood
2026
as Elderfather
TVThe Guest
2025
as Derek Abbott
TVDept. Q
2025
as Jamie Lingard
MovieThe House Was Not Hungry Then
2025
as Estate Agent
MovieDick Dynamite: 1944
2024
as The Abbot
TVMr Bigstuff
2024
as Uncle Ron
MovieBlood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2023
as Duncan
TVMrs Sidhu Investigates
2023
as Eddie Melville
TVONE PIECE
2023
as Crocus
MovieTales of Babylon
2023
as Silver Dragon
TVThe Peripheral
2022
as Frank Derosa
TVThe Sandman
2022
as Odin
MovieHow We Forgot to Save the Planet
2021
MovieThe Last Duel
2021
as King's Uncle
MoviePetrichor
2020
as Vic
TVSemi-Detached
2020
as Willie
TVDracula
2020
as Valentin
TVThe Witcher
2019
as Stribog
TVCatherine the Great
2019
as The Fool
TVThe Feed
2019
as Graham
MovieSupervized
2019
as Jerry
TV1983
2018
as William Keating
MovieLadder to You
2018
as Eric
MovieOutlaw King
2018
as Lord Mackinnon of Skye
MovieThe Etruscan Smile
2018
as Campbell
TVShakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
2018
as Greg Alban
TVRellik
2017
as Henry
Movie1745
2017
as Master David Andrews
MovieThe Hatton Garden Job
2017
as Kenny Collins
Movie1066: A Year to Conquer England
2017
as Harold Hardrada
TV1066: A Year to Conquer England
2017
as Harold Hardrada
MovieTheir Finest
2017
as Mr. Starling (uncredited)
TVThe Good Karma Hospital
2017
as Desmond
MovieThe Limehouse Golem
2016
as Prison Warden
TVDigby Dragon
2016
as Albert (voice)
TVMountain Goats
2015
as Malton Jennings
MovieStill Game: The Story So Far
2014
as Self - Big Innes
TVOutlander
2014
as Lord Lovat
MovieThor: The Dark World
2013
as Tyr
MovieMary, Queen of Scots
2013
as Douglas
MovieThe List
2013
as Peter
TVShetland
2013
as Adam Markham
TVRipper Street
2012
as Fred Abberline
MovieThe Fighter's Ballad
2012
as Father John
TVStella
2012
MovieSherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011
as Captain Tanner
TVCelebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant
MovieThe Wicker Tree
2011
as Beame
TVThe Amazing World of Gumball
2011
as Daniel Senicourt (voice)
TVVera
2011
as Allen Barnes
TVGame of Thrones
2011
as Brynden 'The Blackfish' Tully
TVThe Borgias
2011
Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia
2011
as Lachlan Macquarie
TVIdentity
2010
MovieCup Cake
2010
as Mute McGill
MovieBeyond the Pole
2010
as Steve
MovieThe Wolfman
2010
as MacQueen
MovieSherlock Holmes
2009
as Captain Tanner
TVGarrow's Law
2009
as Alexander Creighton
MovieBook of Blood
2009
as Wyburd
TVThe Old Guys
2009
as Mark
MovieDead Man Running
2009
as McClintoch
TVThe Devil's Whore
2008
as Presbyterian Preacher
MovieLecture 21
2008
as Hoffmeister
TVMerlin
2008
as Bayard
TVNo Heroics
2008
MovieMade of Honor
2008
as Cousin Finlay
TVHonest
2008
MovieJoe's Palace
2007
as Dave
TVSecret Diary of a Call Girl
2007
as Gary
MovieThe Yellow House
2007
as Monsieur Roulin
TVJam and Jerusalem
2006
as Jock
MovieMist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy
2006
as MacPherson (voice)
TVWaterloo Road
2006
as Laurence Brown
TVHotel Babylon
2006
MovieMist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy
2005
as MacPhereson(voice)
MovieFestival
2005
as Brother Mike
MovieHeartless
2005
as Ricy
MovieFaith
2005
as Gordon
According to Bex
2005
MovieLadies in Lavender
2004
as Adam Penruddocke
Tumshie McFadgen's Bid for Ultimate Bliss
2004
as Moon River Thompson
MovieKing Arthur
2004
as Lancelot's Father
MovieThe Rocket Post
2004
as Angus Mackay
TVShameless
2004
as Billy Wilson
TVThe Mayor of Casterbridge
2003
as Newson
MovieMad Dogs
2002
as The Thin Man
TVStill Game
2002
MovieSilent Cry
2002
as DS Dennis Betts
TVBeing April
2002
as Callum
TVRockface
2002
as Dr Gordon Urquhart
MovieMr In-Between
2001
as Mr. Michaelmas
MovieBodywork
2001
as Billy Hunch
MovieThe Emperor's New Clothes
2001
as Sergeant Justin Bommel
TVThe Mists of Avalon
2001
as Gorlois
TVWaking the Dead
2001
as Perry Coleman
TVHappiness
2001
as Angus O'Connor
TVTwo Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
2001
as Football Manager
MovieFor My Baby
2000
as Miklos Rumbold
MovieThe Railway Children
2000
as Station Master
TVLock, Stock...
2000
as Special Brew
TVBlack Cab
2000
as Raymond
TVHearts and Bones
2000
as Mark Dolby
TVOliver Twist
1999
as Scottish Lawyer
TVSpaced
1999
as Damien Knox
MovieThe 13th Warrior
1999
as Helfdane (Fat)
TVHope and Glory
1999
as Phil Jakes
MovieGreat Expectations
1999
as Joe Gargery
TVGreat Expectations
1999
as Joe Gargery
TVHeartburn Hotel
1998
MovieOscar and Lucinda
1997
as Theophilus
Sunnyside Farm
1997
TVMidsomer Murders
1997
as Seth Comfort
MovieFlowers of the Forest
1996
as Gordon Weir
TVTestament: The Bible in Animation
1996
as Boaz (voice)
MovieCrossing the Floor
1996
as Mick Boyd
TVNeverwhere
1996
as Mr. Vandemar
Lord of Misrule
1996
as Arthur
TVSilent Witness
1996
MovieRuffian Hearts
1995
as Grazetti
MovieMargaret's Museum
1995
as Neil Currie
MovieFatherland
1994
as Krebs
TVFinney
1994
as Tucker
TVThe Tales of Para Handy
1994
as McVicar
TVRoughnecks
1994
as Archie
TVMiddlemarch
1994
as Caleb Garth
MovieThe Hawk
1993
as Chief Inspector Daybury
MovieThe Vision Thing
1993
as Travis
TVCracker
1993
as Danny
TVFrank Stubbs Promotes
1993
as Baxter
MovieSoft Top Hard Shoulder
1993
as Clegg
TVHeartbeat
1992
as Big Eddy
MovieThe Power of One
1992
as Sgt. Bormann
MovieThe Grass Arena
1992
as Mac
TVMurder Most Horrid
1991
as DCS Barratt
MovieHancock
1991
as Alan Simpson
TVFor the Greater Good
1991
as Terry Lynch MP
Do Not Disturb
1991
as Chris Anderson
TVSpender
1991
as Albie Sloeman
TVDrop the Dead Donkey
1990
MovieThe Gift
1989
as Mowat
MovieTumbledown
1988
as Terry Knapp
TVThe Play on One
1988
as Mowat
TVCasualty
1986
as Dave McCray
TVLovejoy
1986
as Mark Tabor
TVScreen Two
1985
as Chief Inspector Daybury
TVThe Bill
1984
TVScully
1984
as Lorry Driver
MovieShowdown at Spiggots Store
1984
as Stan
TVAuf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983
as Gary Turnbull
MovieThe Accidental Death of an Anarchist
1983
as Superintendent
TVBoys from the Blackstuff
1982
as Policeman
Bilby
as Bilby / Bill
MovieScenes From A Broken Past
as Norman
