
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.
1.25
Popularity67
Credits6.5
Rating108M
Budget268M
RevenueActing
Primarily
2025 The House Was Not Hungry Then as Estate Agent
2024 Dick Dynamite: 1944 as The Abbot
2023 Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery as Duncan
2023 Tales of Babylon as Silver Dragon
2021 How We Forgot to Save the Planet
2021 The Last Duel as King's Uncle
2020 Petrichor as Vic
2019 Supervized as Jerry
2018 Ladder to You as Eric
2018 Outlaw King as Lord Mackinnon of Skye
2018 The Etruscan Smile as Campbell
2017 1745 as Master David Andrews
2017 The Hatton Garden Job as Kenny Collins
2017 1066: A Year to Conquer England as Harold Hardrada
2017 Their Finest as Mr. Starling (uncredited)
2016 The Limehouse Golem as Prison Warden
2014 Still Game: The Story So Far as Self - Big Innes
2013 Thor: The Dark World as Tyr
2013 Mary, Queen of Scots as Douglas
2013 The List as Peter
2012 The Fighter's Ballad as Father John
2011 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows as Captain Tanner
2011 The Wicker Tree as Beame
2011 Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia as Lachlan Macquarie
2010 Cup Cake as Mute McGill
2010 The Wolfman as MacQueen
2009 Sherlock Holmes as Captain Tanner
2009 Book of Blood as Wyburd
2009 Dead Man Running as McClintoch
2009 Beyond the Pole as Steve
2008 Lecture 21 as Hoffmeister
2008 Made of Honor as Cousin Finlay
2007 Joe's Palace as Dave
2007 The Yellow House as Monsieur Roulin
2006 Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy as MacPherson
2005 Festival as Brother Mike
2005 Heartless as Ricy
2005 Faith as Gordon
2004 Ladies in Lavender as Adam Penruddocke
2004 Tumshie McFadgen's Bid for Ultimate Bliss as Moon River Thompson
2004 King Arthur as Lancelot's Father
2004 The Rocket Post as Angus Mackay
2002 Mad Dogs as The Thin Man
2002 Silent Cry
2001 Mr In-Between as Mr. Michaelmas
2001 Bodywork as Billy Hunch
2001 The Emperor's New Clothes as Sergeant Justin Bommel
2000 For My Baby as Miklos Rumbold
2000 The Railway Children as Station Master
1999 The 13th Warrior as Helfdane (Fat)
1999 Great Expectations as Joe Gargery
1997 Oscar and Lucinda as Theophilus
1996 Flowers of the Forest as Gordon Weir
1996 Crossing the Floor as Mick Boyd
1996 Lord of Misrule as Arthur
1995 Ruffian Hearts as Grazetti
1995 Margaret's Museum as Neil Currie
1994 Fatherland as Krebs
1993 The Hawk as Chief Inspector Daybury
1993 Soft Top Hard Shoulder as Clegg
1992 The Power of One as Sgt. Bormann
1992 The Grass Arena as Mac
1991 Hancock as Alan Simpson
1991 Do Not Disturb as Chris Anderson
1989 The Gift as Mowat
1988 Tumbledown as Terry Knapp
1983 The Accidental Death of an Anarchist as Superintendent