Russell Balogh was born in Guildford, Surrey, England. He made his first appearance in an episode of the BBC Two series Restoration Home (2011) as aristocrat Robert Arkwright. He is also known for playing the German spy Lundt in Dad's Army (2016), Russ in Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen (2019), and Bishop Aldulf in Vikings (2013), where his character had a substantial impact leading up to the series finale, by killing King Harald Finehair.