Simon Weir
Born
May 5, 1973 (52 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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.
Known For
The Draw
Bryan
2025
Here Comes the Nun
2024
Choose Irvine Welsh.
Self
2023
1815
Iain Macleod
2022
Bad Beans
Tammy Ness
2022
Sardar Udham
King George VI
2021
The Leaf Blower
Sexy Canadian Intelligence
2020
A Friendly Man
Doctor Ness
2019
Connect
Stevie Sparkles
2019
A Spanking in Paradise
Rab
2010
Trace
Daniel
Crime
Miles Combe · (2 episodes)
2021
Blood of the Clans
Archibald Campbell · (1 episode)
2020
Guilt
Davie · (2 episodes)
2019
Patrick Melrose
Angus · (1 episode)
2018
Super November
Soldier
2018
T2 Trainspotting
Jailhouse
2017
Wigilia
Mark
2014
Case Histories
Paul Bradley · (2 episodes)
2011
How Not to Live Your Life
Waiter · (1 episode)
2008
Instant Credit
2004
Monarch of the Glen
(2 episodes)
2000
The Acid House
Tambo
1998
Postmortem
Beverly’s Boyfriend
1998
Remnants
Adrian
Taggart
(1 episode)
1983