
Clive Russell
Known for Acting · 152 credits
- Born
- 1945-12-07 (age 80)
- Place of birth
- Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
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
TV Shows (79)

Game of Thrones
2011
as Brynden 'The Blackfish' Tully

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Seth Comfort

Outlander
2014
as Lord Lovat

Casualty
1986
as Dave McCray / Ellis / Billy McCabe / Jon Marston / Callum Robertshaw

Vera
2011
as Allen Barnes

The Witcher
2019
as Stribog

Silent Witness
1996

Heartbeat
1992
as Big Eddy

ONE PIECE
2023
as Crocus

Shetland
2013
as Adam Markham / Arthur Mair

Merlin
2008
as Bayard

The Bill
1984

The Sandman
2022
as Odin

Waking the Dead
2001
as Perry Coleman

Shameless
2004
as Billy Wilson

Screen Two
1985
as Chief Inspector Daybury

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant

The Borgias
2011

Ripper Street
2012
as Fred Abberline

Lovejoy
1986
as Mark Tabor

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
2018
as Greg Alban

The Peripheral
2022
as Frank Derosa

Cracker
1993
as Danny

Secret Diary of a Call Girl
2007
as Gary

Dept. Q
2025
as Jamie Lingard

Murder Most Horrid
1991
as DCS Barratt

Drop the Dead Donkey
1990

Hotel Babylon
2006

Dracula
2020
as Valentin

Still Game
2002

Spaced
1999
as Damien Knox

The Play on One
1988
as Mowat

Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
2001
as Football Manager

Middlemarch
1994
as Caleb Garth

Stella
2012

1983
2018
as William Keating

Garrow's Law
2009
as Alexander Creighton

The Feed
2019
as Graham

Catherine the Great
2019
as The Fool

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983
as Gary Turnbull

Spender
1991
as Albie Sloeman

Jam and Jerusalem
2006
as Jock

The Good Karma Hospital
2017
as Desmond

Lock, Stock...
2000
as Special Brew

Digby Dragon
2016
as Albert (voice)

Oliver Twist
1999
as Scottish Lawyer

Testament: The Bible in Animation
1996
as Boaz (voice)

The Guest
2025
as Derek Abbott

The Mists of Avalon
2001
as Gorlois

Frank Stubbs Promotes
1993
as Baxter

Happiness
2001
as Angus O'Connor

Neverwhere
1996
as Mr. Vandemar

Rellik
2017
as Henry

Mr Bigstuff
2024
as Uncle Ron

Scully
1984
as Lorry Driver

Boys from the Blackstuff
1982
as Policeman

Mrs Sidhu Investigates
2023
as Eddie Melville

Roughnecks
1994
as Archie

The Devil's Whore
2008
as Presbyterian Preacher

Hearts and Bones
2000
as Mark Dolby
Movies (73)

Thor: The Dark World
2013
as Tyr

Sherlock Holmes
2009
as Captain Tanner

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011
as Captain Tanner

The Last Duel
2021
as King's Uncle

The 13th Warrior
1999
as Helfdane (Fat)

King Arthur
2004
as Lancelot's Father

The Wolfman
2010
as MacQueen

Outlaw King
2018
as Lord Mackinnon of Skye

Made of Honor
2008
as Cousin Finlay

Their Finest
2017
as Mr. Starling (uncredited)

The Limehouse Golem
2016
as Prison Warden

Fatherland
1994
as Krebs

Oscar and Lucinda
1997
as Theophilus

The Power of One
1992
as Sgt. Bormann

Ladies in Lavender
2004
as Adam Penruddocke

The Etruscan Smile
2018
as Campbell

The Emperor's New Clothes
2001
as Sergeant Justin Bommel

Dead Man Running
2009
as McClintoch

Mr In-Between
2001
as Mr. Michaelmas

World of Westeros Ambient Video
2025
as Brynden Tully

Book of Blood
2009
as Wyburd

The Hatton Garden Job
2017
as Kenny Collins

Supervized
2019
as Jerry

The Hawk
1993
as Chief Inspector Daybury

Tumbledown
1988
as Terry Knapp

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

The Rocket Post
2004
as Angus Mackay

Heartless
2005
as Ricy

The Railway Children
2000
as Station Master

Great Expectations
1999
as Joe Gargery

Hancock
1991
as Alan Simpson

Festival
2005
as Brother Mike

Faith
2005
as Gordon

Joe's Palace
2007
as Dave

Dick Dynamite: 1944
2024
as The Abbot

Crossing the Floor
1996
as Mick Boyd

Mary, Queen of Scots
2013
as Douglas

Mad Dogs
2002
as The Thin Man

Lecture 21
2008
as Hoffmeister

The Wicker Tree
2011
as Beame

Flowers of the Forest
1996
as Gordon Weir

The Grass Arena
1992
as Mac

The Vision Thing
1993
as Travis
Do Not Disturb
1991
as Chris Anderson

Petrichor
2020
as Vic

Ruffian Hearts
1995
as Grazetti

Beyond the Pole
2010
as Steve
Lord of Misrule
1996
as Arthur

Soft Top Hard Shoulder
1993
as Clegg

The Accidental Death of an Anarchist
1983
as Superintendent

The List
2013
as Peter

How We Forgot to Save the Planet
2021

For My Baby
2000
as Miklos Rumbold

The Gift
1989
as Mowat

1066: A Year to Conquer England
2017
as Harold Hardrada

Margaret's Museum
1995
as Neil Currie

The House Was Not Hungry Then
2025
as Estate Agent
Bilby
as Bilby / Bill

Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy
2006
as MacPherson (voice)
Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia
2011
as Lachlan Macquarie

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

The Yellow House
2007
as Monsieur Roulin

Tales of Babylon
2023
as Silver Dragon

Bodywork
2001
as Billy Hunch

Silent Cry
2002
as DS Dennis Betts

Cup Cake
2010
as Mute McGill

1745
2017
as Master David Andrews

Ladder to You
2018
as Eric

The Fighter's Ballad
2012
as Father John

Showdown at Spiggots Store
1984
as Stan

Scenes From A Broken Past
as Norman

Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy
2005
as MacPhereson(voice)
Tumshie McFadgen's Bid for Ultimate Bliss
2004
as Moon River Thompson
About Clive Russell
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. With 152 credits spanning from 1982 to 2025, Clive Russell has appeared in 73 films and 79 TV shows.
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Most Popular Clive Russell Movies
- Thor: The Dark World (2013) — as Tyr
- Sherlock Holmes (2009) — as Captain Tanner
- Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) — as Captain Tanner
- The Last Duel (2021) — as King's Uncle
- The 13th Warrior (1999) — as Helfdane (Fat)
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