Clive Russell

He appears in video game Still Wakes the Deep as oil rig manager Davey Rennick, and in Soulframe as Doyen, the player's grandfather figure.

• Name — Clive Russell • Born — 7 December 1945 • Birthplace — Winchester, Hampshire, England • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1960–present

Russell was born on 7 December 1945 in Winchester, but brought up in Leven in Fife, Scotland. He studied at Parkhill Primary then Buckhaven High School.

Russell’s first acting job was as the police superintendent in Dario Fo's satire Accidental Death of an Anarchist at Wyndham’s Theatre in 1980. The reviews were good, and he reprised that role for television in 1983. After further honing his skills in various British TV productions and a handful of films – including Jute City, The Power of One, The Hawk and Seconds Out – Russell received exposure before international audiences as Caleb Garth in the celebrated BBC miniseries Middlemarch, based on the George Eliot novel of the same name. A year later, he fell in love on the movie screen with Helena Bonham Carter in Margaret's Museum, for which he earned a Genie nomination at the 16th Genie Awards for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. After more TV roles and another film, Russell played Ralph Fiennes' father in another critically acclaimed film, Oscar and Lucinda. Growing recognition of his acting skills then brought him major roles in four major TV miniseries: Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, The Railway Children and The Mists of Avalon.

Russell has appeared in numerous television series including Boys from the Blackstuff, Hope and Glory, Neverwhere, Great Expectations, The Mists of Avalon, Heartburn Hotel, Roughnecks, Monarch of the Glen, Midsomer Murders, Waking the Dead, Silent Witness, Rockface, and Spaced. Russell has also made appearances in Still Game, Happiness, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Cracker and The Railway Children. From 2005 to 2006, Russell played Phil Nail in ITV's Coronation Street. Russell made an appearance in Waterloo Road as Lisa and Lenny Brown's grandfather for one episode, also playing Billy Wilson for two in Shameless. He also appeared as a doctor in the 2006 My Family Christmas special. He has appeared as Jock in the third series of the BBC's Jam & Jerusalem, as "Bayard, King of Mercia" in Merlin and in Hotel Babylon as an artist forced to fake his own death when he is in debt. In 2012, he joined the cast of the HBO fantasy drama Game of Thrones as Brynden "The Blackfish" Tully. In 2016, he joined the cast of Hollyoaks as Billy, brother of established character Jack Osborne. • Illustration — Russell at Collectormania in 2014 In January 2017, he had a small role in the BBC Three comedy Uncle, portraying Sam and Andy's father and later in the year appeared in Doc Martin. He played Ken Hollister. In 2020, he appeared as Wroth, Chief of a Fey tribe called the Tusks, a recurring character for five episodes in the Netflix series Cursed.

In 2010, Russell made his debut one-man show Touching the Blue.

Russell made his video game debut with Still Wakes the Deep in June 2024 as the voice of Davey Rennick, the cantankerous manager of an oil rig. In July 2024, Russell appeared as the voice of Doyen, often referred to as Grandfa', in the playable pre-alpha version of the upcoming video game Soulframe.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1992 — The Power of One — Sgt. Bormann • 1993 — The Hawk • 1994 — Fatherland — Krebs • The Tales of Para Handy — McVicar — Series 1, episode 4: "A Night Alarm" • 1995 — Margaret's Museum — Neil Currie • 1996 — Neverwhere — Mr. Vandemar • 1997 — Oscar and Lucinda — Theophilius • 1998 — Heartburn Hotel — Duggie Strachan • 1999 — Great Expectations — Joe • The 13th Warrior — Helfdane • 2001 — Spaced — Damien Knox • 2001–2003 — Happiness — Angus O'Connor — Main cast • 2002 — Mad Dogs — Thin man • 2003 — The Mayor of Casterbridge — Newson — TV film • Silent Witness — DCS Tom Leith — Episode: "Answering Fire" • 2004 — Shameless — Billy Wilson — 2 episodes (season 1) • Ladies in Lavender — Adam Penruddocke • King Arthur — Lancelot's Father • The Rocket Post — Angus Mackay • Still Game — Big Innes — Series 3, episode 4: "Big Yin" • 2005 — Faith — Gordon — TV film • Heartless — Ricky • Monarch of the Glen — Peter Finlay • 2005–2006 — Coronation Street — Phil Nail — Series regular • 2006 — Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy — McPherson — TV film • My Family — Doctor • 2007 — The Yellow House — Monsieur Roulin — TV film • Joe's Place — Dave • The Wild West: Billy the Kid — Sheriff Brady — Broadcast March 2007, BBC2, Part 2 of a 3-part docu-drama series on notable Wild West events • 2008 — Made of Honour — Cousin Finlay • Lecture 21 — Hoffmeister • Merlin — Bayard — Series 1, episode 4: "The Poisoned Chalice" • 2009 — Book of Blood — Wyburd • Sherlock Holmes — Capt. Tanner • The Bill — Danny Travis — 2 episodes • 2010 — The Wolfman — Maqueen • Cup Cake — Mute McGill • The Fighter's Ballad — Father John • 2011 — The Wicker Tree — Beame • Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows — Capt. Tanner • 2012–2016 — Ripper Street — Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline • 2013 — Mary, Queen of Scots — Douglas • Thor: The Dark World — Tyr • The List — Peter • Waterloo Road — Lawrence Brown — Guest role; 1 episode (Series 9) • 2013–2016 — Game of Thrones — Brynden Tully — 7 episodes • 2014 — Shetland — Adam Markham — Series 2, Episodes 3 and 4: "Dead Water" • Still — Detective Penton • 2014–2018 — The Amazing World of Gumball — Daniel Senicourt; Manly Warrior — 4 episodes • 2015 — After Bannockburn — Robert Bruce • 2015 — Mountain Goats — Malton Jennings — Series 1, Episode 2: "Fitness" • 2016 — The Young Messiah — Weer • Stella — Uncle Clem • Outlander — Lord Lovat — 1 episode • Hollyoaks — Billy Brodie — Guest role • Barbarians Rising — Cumelios — Docudrama • 2017 — Uncle — Neville — Guest role • 1066: A Year to Conquer England — Harald Hardrada — Docudrama • Back — Paul — Guest role • The Hatton Garden Job — Kenny Collins — Supporting • 1745 — David Andrews — Supporting • Rellik — Henry Parides — Recurring • 2018 — The Terror — Sir John Ross — 2 episodes • Outlaw King — Lord Mackinnon of Skye — Supporting • 2019 — Curfew — Mac — 2 episodes • Jocky Wilson Said — Jocky Wilson — Voice performance • Supervized — Jerry • 2020 — Cursed — Wroth — 5 episodes • Dracula — Valentin — 1 episode • 2021 — The Last Duel — King's Uncle • Code 404 — Clifford Major — 4 episodes • Queen of the New Year — Various roles — 1 episode • 2022 — The Peripheral — Frank Derosa — 1 episode • Silent Witness — Ezra Jarrett — Episode: "History, Part 4" • 2023 — The Madame Blanc Mysteries — Marco/Dura — Season 2 episode 6 • Tales of Babylon — The Silver Dragon • 2024 — Casualty — Callum Robertshaw — Season 38 episode 16 • 2025 — Dept. Q — Jamie Lingard — 3 episodes • 2025 — The Sandman — Odin — Season 2 • 2025 — The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball — Daniel Senicourt — 1 episode • 2025 — The Guest — Derek Abbott — BBC • 2025 — Shetland — Arthur Mair — Series 10 • 2025 — The House Was Not Hungry Then — Estate Agent • 2026 — One Piece — Crocus — Season 2, Episode "Good Whale Hunting"

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2024 — Still Wakes the Deep — Davey Rennick • TBD — Soulframe — Doyen (Grandfa') — Whilst the game is yet to be formally released, Russell first appeared in its playable Pre-alpha in 2024.

Clive Russell is recorded as actor, director and politician.