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Alun Armstrong
Alun Armstrong

Alun Armstrong

ActingBorn July 17, 1946 (age 79) Annfield Plain, County Durham, England, UK

Biography

Alun Armstrong is a prolific English character actor. Armstrong grew up in County Durham in North East England. He first became interested in acting through Shakespeare productions at his grammar school. Since his career began in the early 1970s, he has played, in his words, "the full spectrum of characters from the grotesque to musicals... I always play very colourful characters, often a bit crazy, despotic, psychotic." His numerous credits include six different Dickens adaptations and seven series as eccentric ex-detective Brian Lane in New Tricks. Armstrong is also an accomplished stage actor who spent nine years with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He originated the role of Thénardier in the London production of Les Misérables and he won an Olivier Award for playing the title role in Sweeney Todd.

Filmography

2025
The Choral

as Herbert Trickett

Movie
2024
After the Flood

as Alan Benson

TV
2023
Tom Jones

as Squire Western

TV
2022TV
2022
Sherwood

as Gary Jackson

TV
2020
Breeders

as Jim

TV
2019
Year of the Rabbit

as Chief Inspector Hugh Wisbech

TV
2019
Out of Innocence

as Detective Callaghan

Movie
2018
Possum

as Maurice

Movie
2018
Funny Cow

as Lenny

Movie
2017
Prime Suspect 1973

as Clifford Bentley

TV
2016
Frontier

as Lord Benton

TV
2016
Dark Angel

as George Stot

TV
2016
Asunder

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Movie
2016Movie
2014
Penny Dreadful

as Vincent Brand

TV
2012
The Hollow Crown

as Northumberland

TV
2012
The Mystery of Edwin Drood

as Hiram Grewgious

TV
2010
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert

as Monsieur Thenardier (1985 Cast)

Movie
2010
A Passionate Woman

as Donald (1980s)

TV
2009
Garrow's Law

as John Southouse

TV
2008
Little Dorrit

as Ephraim Flintwinch

TV
2008Movie
2007Movie
2006
Eragon

as Uncle Garrow

Movie
2006Movie
2005
Bleak House

as Inspector Bucket

TV
2005
Oliver Twist

as Magistrate Fang

Movie
2005
Millions

as Saint Peter

Movie
2004Movie
2004
Van Helsing: The London Assignment

as Cardinal Jinetta (voice)

Movie
2004
Van Helsing

as Cardinal Jinette

Movie
2004
Carrie's War

as Mr. Samuel Evans

Movie
2004
New Tricks

as Brian Lane

TV
2003
Between The Sheets

as Peter Delany

TV
2003Movie
2003
Paradise Found

as Camille Pissarro

Movie
2002
Inquisition

as Martin

Movie
2002
Sparkhouse

as Richard Bolton

TV
2001
Extinct

as Himself - Narrator

TV
2001
Bedtime

as Neil Henshaw

TV
2001Movie
2001
Score

as George

Movie
2001
Messiah

as DCI Charlie McIntyre

TV
2001
The Mummy Returns

as Baltus Hafez

Movie
2000Movie
2000
Harrison's Flowers

as Samuel Brubeck

Movie
2000
7 Up 2000

as Himself - Narrator

Movie
2000
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

as Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield

Movie
2000
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

as Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield

TV
1999
David Copperfield

as Dan Peggotty

TV
1999
Onegin

as Zaretsky

Movie
1999
Oliver Twist

as Mr. Fleming

TV
1999
Sleepy Hollow

as High Constable

Movie
1999Movie
1999Movie
1999
Aristocrats

as Lord Holland

Movie
1998
In the Red

as DCI Frank Jefferson

TV
1997
The Saint

as Inspector Teal

Movie
1996
Brazen Hussies

as Jimmy Hardcastle

Movie
1996
Breaking the Code

as Mick Ross

Movie
1996
Witness Against Hitler

as Pastor Harold Poelchau

Movie
1996
Our Friends in the North

as Austin Donohue

TV
1995Movie
1995
Braveheart

as Mornay

Movie
1995Movie
1994Movie
1994
Doggin' Around

as Charlie Foster

Movie
1994
Black Beauty

as Reuben Smith

Movie
1993
Goggle Eyes

as Gerald 'Goggle Eyes' Faulkner

TV
1993
The Tempest

as Caliban

Movie
1992TV
1992
Blue Ice

as Osgood

Movie
1992Movie
1992
Split Second

as Thrasher

Movie
1992TV
1991
London Kills Me

as John Stone

Movie
1991
Stanley and the Women

as Rufus Hilton

TV
1991
Murder in Eden

as Sgt McGing

TV
1991
American Friends

as Dr. Weeks

Movie
1990Movie
1990Movie
1990
White Hunter, Black Heart

as Ralph Lockhart

Movie
1990Movie
1989
Nineteen96

as Det. Supt. Frank Burroughs

Movie
1989
Screen One

as Det Supt Frank Burroughs

TV
1989
Screen One

as Evans

TV
1989
Screen One

as Charlie Foster

TV
1989Movie
1989
Tales from the Crypt

as Inspector Herbert

TV
1989
The Jim Henson Hour

as The Troll (archive audio)

TV
1989
The Childeater

as Stefano

Movie
1988
Number 27

as Murray Lester

Movie
1988Movie
1988
The Storyteller

as Troll (voice)

TV
1987
Inspector Morse

as Superintendent Holdsby

TV
1986
ScreenPlay

as Willy

TV
1985
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire

as Maxwell Randall, The Green Baize Vampire

Movie
1985
A.D.

as Gamesmaster

TV
1985
Number One

as Blackpool Police Sergeant

Movie
1985Movie
1984
The House

as Mr. Smeth

Movie
1983
Krull

as Torquil

Movie
1983Movie
1981
Get Lost!

as Neville Keaton

TV
1980
Fear of God

as Trahearne

Movie
1979Movie
1978Movie
1978
Liza

as Mikhalevich

Movie
1978
Armchair Thriller

as Trahearne

TV
1978
Enemy at the Door

as Louis Mendoza

TV
1977
Our Day Out

as Mr. Briggs

Movie
1977Movie
1977TV
1977
BBC2 Play of the Week

as Mikhalevich

TV
1977
The Duellists

as Lieutenant Lacourbe

Movie
1977
Risking It

as Richard Clewes

Movie
1977
A Bridge Too Far

as Cpl. Davies

Movie
1977
Romance

as Weaver

TV
1976
The New Avengers

as Private George Harris

TV
1976Movie
1976Movie
1975
Days of Hope

as Billy Shepherd

TV
1975
The Stars Look Down

as Joe Gowlan

TV
1975
The Sweeney

as Peter Jenner

TV
1974TV
1974
Porridge

as Spraggon

TV
1974
Easy Go

as First docker

Movie
1973TV
1973
Centre Play

as Richard Clewes

TV
1973
The 14

as Tommy

Movie
1973Movie
1973
Thriller

as Mike

TV
1973
Armchair 30

as Glazier

TV
1973Movie
1973
Only Make Believe

as Michael Biddle

Movie
1972
Villains

as Terence 'Tel' Bolden

TV
1972
New Scotland Yard

as Ray Davies

TV
1972
Six Days of Justice

as P.C. Williamson

TV
1971
Justice

as Bob Graham

TV
1971
Get Carter

as Keith

Movie
1971
Great Performances

as Thénardier

TV
1970
Play for Today

as 1st Docker

TV
1970
Play for Today

as Mr Briggs

TV
1965TV
1965
Public Eye

as Vince Gregson

TV
Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJuly 17, 1946
Place of Birth Annfield Plain, County Durham, England, UK
Popularity1.3
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