The Tempest (2010)

In 2010, Russell stepped into William Shakespeare territory as comedic court jester Trinculo in Julie Taymor’s big-screen adaptation of The Tempest. Appearing alongside Dame Helen Mirren - who played a gender-swapped Prospera - as well as Alfred Molina, Ben Whishaw, and Felicity Jones, the disgraced star leaned into physical slapstick on a windswept volcanic island.