Clive Russell (born December 7, 1945 in Hampshire, England) and raised inFife, Scotlandcast_clive_russell.htm" target="_blank">http://www.stainforthonline.co.uk/faith/faith_cast_clive_russell.htm is an actor. He resides in the Hither Green area of South East London.
He has appeared in numerous television productions and films including the television series _Hope And Glory, Neverwhere, the 1999 version of Great Expectations and the 2001 mini-series, The Mists of Avalon.
Clive has also been a veteran of television comedy starring in the BBC series Heartburn Hotel and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.
In Margaret's Museum, a highly acclaimed motion picture, Clive starred opposite Helena Bonham Carter as the Gaelic-speaking Neil Currie. The film centres around a town where half the male population die working in a coalpit.
He also guest starred in the last ever episode of the popular BBC drama, Monarch of the Glen.
In 2005 he appeared in the film Festival, playing Brother John, who was performing a play about paedophile priests at the Edinburgh Fringe.
He recently played the part of Phil Nail in Coronation Street.
Clive Russell was raised in Fife, Scotland, UK 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.
