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Simon Weir

ActorBorn May 5, 1973 (52 years)
Simon is best known for playing bad boy mechanic Paul Lafferty in STV's HIGH ROAD from 1995 until 2003. He has also appeared in 6 episodes of BBC Scotland's RIVER CITY as gangster Graham MacLaverty, including the Christmas Special in 2008. He has appeared in 2 Irvine Welsh Feature Films, THE ACID HOUSE and T2 TRAINSPOTTING. Trained at the Dorothy Paul Studio from 1986 and Motherwell College, his stage work includes UK tours of KIDNAPPED as Alan Breck and SINGIN IM NO A BILLY HES A TIM as Tim. He won 'Best Acting' at the 48 Hour Film Festival in 2014.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Acid House
  • Case Histories
  • Postmortem
  • A Spanking in Paradise
  • Connect
  • Cleek
  • Night Is Day: The Movie
  • Wigilia
  • Cold-Blooded Killers
  • Save Rosemary: The Trinity

Known For

  • The Acid House
  • A Spanking in Paradise
  • Cops and Monsters
  • Blood of the Clans
  • Wigilia
  • Psycho Sex Dolls
  • Cold-Blooded Killers
  • Crime Lord

Filmography

2026
The Dolls · as Damien Self
2025
Psycho Sex Dolls · as Damien
2025
Mom Tane Nai Samjay · as Robert James
2021
'83 · as Kulwant's Boss
2021
Irvine Welsh's Crime (TV Series) · as Miles Combe
2021
Sardar Udham · as King George Vi
2021
2020
Blood of the Clans (TV Series) · as Archibald Campbell
2019
Connect · as Stevie Sparkles
2019
Guilt (2019) (TV Series) · as Davie
2019
90 Minutes · as Ronnie
2018
Crime Lord (TV Series) · as Ewan Ford
2018
Patrick Melrose (TV Series) · as Angus
2018
Super November · as Soldier
2017
Armchair Detectives (TV Series) · as Reverend Reese
2017
2017
Trust Me (2017) (TV Series) · as Arthur's Gp
2017
Cleek · as Sam Mcbride
2017
T2 Trainspotting · as Jailhouse
2016
In Plain Sight (2016) (TV Series) · as Charlie Tallis
2014
Wigilia · as Mark
2014
Cops and Monsters (TV Series) · as Chief Norris Fletcher
2012
2011
Case Histories (TV Series) · as Paul Bradley
2011
Fast Romance · as Handsome Date
2010
2009
Hope Springs (TV Series) · as Mr. Patterson
2007
How Not To Live Your Life (TV Series) · as Waiter
2006
Waterloo Road (TV Series) · as Pawnbroker
2004
The Football Factory · as Scouser 2
2002
River City (TV Series) · as Graham Maclaverty
2000
Glasgow Kiss (TV Series) · as Tommy Hannan
2000
Doctors (TV Series) · as Steve Jones
2000
1998
1998
Postmortem · as Beverly’s Boyfriend
1983
Taggart (TV Series)
1980
Take the High Road (TV Series) · as Paul Lafferty
1972
Emmerdale (TV Series) · as Callum

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