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Alun Armstrong
ActorBorn July 17, 1946 (78 years)
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.
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.
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| 2023 | Tom Jones (2023) (TV Series) · as Squire Western |
| 2022 | Sherwood (2022) (TV Series) · as Gary Jackson |
| 2020 | Breeders (TV Series) · as Jim |
| 2019 | Cordelia · as Roger |
| 2019 | Year of the Rabbit (TV Series) · as Chief Inspector Hugh Wisbech |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | Prime Suspect 1973 (TV Series) · as Clifford Bentley |
| 2016 | Frontier (2016) (TV Series) · as Lord Benton |
| 2016 | Dark Angel (2016) (TV Series) · as George Stot |
| 2016 | Out of Innocence · as Detective Callaghan |
| 2016 | Golden Years · as Sid |
| 2014 | Penny Dreadful (TV Series) · as Vincent Brand |
| 2012 | The Hollow Crown (TV Series) · as Northumberland |
| 2012 | The Mystery of Edwin Drood (TV Series) · as Hiram Grewgious |
| 2010 | Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary · as Monsieur Thenardier (1985 Cast) |
| 2010 | Downton Abbey (TV Series) · as Stowell |
| 2010 | A Passionate Woman (TV Series) · as Donald (1980s) |
| 2009 | Garrow's Law - Tales from the Old Bailey (TV Series) · as John Southouse |
| 2008 | Little Dorrit (TV Series) · as Ephraim Flintwinch |
| 2008 | Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story · as Ernest Whitehouse |
| 2007 | The Dinner Party · as Jim |
| 2006 | Eragon · as Uncle Garrow |
| 2006 | The Girls Who Came to Stay · as Bob Jenkins |
| 2005 | Bleak House (TV Series) · as Inspector Bucket |
| 2005 | Oliver Twist · as Magistrate Fang |
| 2004 | When I'm Sixty-Four · as Jim |
| 2004 | Van Helsing: The London Assignment · as Cardinal Jinetta (voice) |
| 2004 | Van Helsing · as Cardinal Jinette |
| 2004 | Millions · as Saint Peter |
| 2004 | Carrie's War · as Mr. Samuel Evans |
| 2003 | Between the Sheets (TV Series) · as Peter Delany |
| 2003 | Paradise Found · as Camille Pissarro |
| 2003 | New Tricks (TV Series) · as Brian Lane |
| 2003 | It's All About Love · as David |
| 2002 | Inquisition · as Martin |
| 2002 | Sparkhouse (TV Series) · as Richard Bolton |
| 2001 | Strictly Sinatra · as Bill |
| 2001 | Bedtime (TV Series) · as Neil Henshaw |
| 2001 | Messiah (TV Series) · as Dci Charlie Mcintyre |
| 2001 | The Mummy Returns · as Baltus Hafez |
| 2001 | Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years (TV Series) · as George Mole |
| 2000 | Proof of Life · as Wyatt |
| 2000 | Harrison's Flowers · as Samuel Brubeck |
| 2000 | This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper (TV Series) · as Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield |
| 1999 | David Copperfield (1999) (TV Series) · as Dan Peggotty |
| 1999 | Oliver Twist (1999) (TV Series) · as Mr. Fleming |
| 1999 | Sleepy Hollow · as High Constable |
| 1999 | Onegin · as Zaretsky |
| 1999 | G:MT Greenwich Mean Time · as Uncle Henry |
| 1999 | With or Without You · as Sammy |
| 1999 | Aristocrats (TV Series) · as Henry Fox |
| 1998 | In The Red (TV Series) · as Dci Frank Jefferson |
| 1997 | Underworld (TV Series) |
| 1997 | The Saint · as Inspector Teal |
| 1996 | Brazen Hussies · as Jimmy Hardcastle |
| 1996 | Breaking the Code · as Mick Ross |
| 1996 | Witness Against Hitler · as Pastor Harold Poelchau |
| 1996 | Our Friends in the North (TV Series) · as Austin Donohue |
| 1995 | The Haunting of Helen Walker · as The Butler |
| 1995 | |
| 1995 | Braveheart · as Mornay |
| 1995 | Les Misérables the Dream Cast in Concert · as Thénardier |
| 1995 | An Awfully Big Adventure · as Uncle Vernon |
| 1994 | MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday · as Capshaw |
| 1994 | Black Beauty · as Reuben Smith |
| 1993 | Goggle Eyes (TV Series) · as Gerald 'goggle Eyes' Faulkner |
| 1992 | Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (TV Series) · as Caliban (voice) |
| 1992 | Blue Ice · as Osgood |
| 1992 | Patriot Games · as Owens |
| 1992 | Split Second · as Thrasher |
| 1991 | Stanley and the Women (TV Series) · as Rufus Hilton |
| 1991 | London Kills Me · as John Stone |
| 1991 | American Friends · as Dr. Weeks |
| 1990 | The Widowmaker · as Dad |
| 1990 | White Hunter Black Heart · as Ralph Lockhart |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) · as Inspector Herbert |
| 1989 | |
| 1988 | This is David Lander (TV Series) · as Councillor Stennalling |
| 1987 | The Jim Henson Hour (TV Series) · as Troll |
| 1987 | Married... with Children (TV Series) · as Trevor |
| 1987 | Jim Henson's The Storyteller (TV Series) |
| 1987 | Inspector Morse (TV Series) · as Superintendent Holdsby |
| 1986 | Screenplay (1986) (TV Series) · as Willy |
| 1985 | Screen One (TV Series) · as Charlie Foster |
| 1985 | Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire · as Maxwell Randall, The Green Baize Vampire |
| 1985 | Bulman (TV Series) · as Sgt. Figg |
| 1985 | A.D. - Anno Domini (TV Series) · as Gamesmaster |
| 1984 | Number One · as Blackpool Police Sergeant |
| 1984 | Alas Smith and Jones (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1983 | Krull · as Torquil |
| 1982 | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (TV Series) |
| 1981 | The French Lieutenant's Woman · as Grimes |
| 1981 | Get Lost! (TV Series) · as Neville Keaton |
| 1979 | |
| 1979 | Measure for Measure · as Provost |
| 1978 | BBC Television Shakespeare (TV Series) |
| 1978 | Armchair Thriller (TV Series) · as Trahearne |
| 1978 | Enemy at the Door (TV Series) · as Louis Mendoza |
| 1977 | Our Day Out · as Mr. Briggs |
| 1977 | BBC2 Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Brodovich |
| 1977 | The Duellists · as Lieutenant Lacourbe |
| 1977 | A Sharp Intake of Breath (TV Series) |
| 1977 | A Bridge Too Far · as Cpl. Davies |
| 1976 | The New Avengers (TV Series) |
| 1976 | The Likely Lads · as Tommy |
| 1975 | Days of Hope (TV Series) · as Billy Shepherd |
| 1975 | The Sweeney (TV Series) · as Peter Jenner |
| 1974 | Father Brown (1974) (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Porridge (TV Series) · as Spraggon |
| 1974 | The Squirrels (TV Series) · as Jim |
| 1973 | Second City Firsts (TV Series) · as Ken |
| 1973 | The Wild Little Bunch · as Tommy |
| 1973 | The Sex Victims · as George |
| 1973 | Thriller (1973) (TV Series) · as Mike |
| 1973 | Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads (TV Series) · as Scaife |
| 1972 | New Scotland Yard (TV Series) · as Ray Davies |
| 1971 | Justice (1971) (TV Series) · as Bob Graham |
| 1971 | Get Carter · as Keith |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Thénardier |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as Mr Briggs |
| 1969 | Softly Softly Task Force (TV Series) · as David Miller |
| 1965 | Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Lightborne |
| 1965 | Public Eye (TV Series) · as Vince Gregson |
| 1962 | Z Cars (TV Series) · as Det. Supt. Boley |
| 1961 | Comedy Playhouse (TV Series) · as Roger |