Gerard Beale (born 18 July 1990) is a New Zealand international rugby league professional footballer who last played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL.

Beale was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia to parents Mick, from Christchurch, and Laurise, from the Chatham Islands.

In Round 9 against the Melbourne Storm at the club's first match at their new home ground AAMI Park, Beale scored his first NRL career try off the interchange bench in the Broncos upset 36-14 win.

Beale made his international debut for New Zealand against Australia at Hunter Stadium on 28 October 2011 playing as centre.

[16] On 3 April 2012, Beale signed a 3-year contract with the St George Illawarra Dragons, starting from the 2013 NRL season.

[20] In Round 5 against the Newcastle Knights at Jubilee Oval, Beale suffered a season ending knee injury in the Dragons 19-16 win.

[21] Beale finished his first year with the St George Illawarra Dragons in the 2013 NRL season with him playing in 5 matches.

[22] On 2 May 2014, Beale was selected to play for New Zealand at centre in the 2014 ANZAC Test match against Australia in the Kiwis 30-18 loss at SFS.

[31] In Round 22 against the North Queensland Cowboys, Beale scored his first club try for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharksin the 30-18 win at Shark Park.

On 5 October 2017, Beale was named in the 24-man New Zealand Kiwis squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.

Beale made 13 appearances for New Zealand in the 2018 NRL season as the club qualified for the finals for the first time since 2011.

[49] In 2019, Beale played twelve games for New Zealand in the 2019 NRL season as the club missed out on the finals.

[51] Beale made his return to St. George Illawarra in round 12 of the 2021 NRL season against the Wests Tigers where the club lost 34-18.