0
Alun Armstrong
Born · July 17, 1946 (78 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Annfield Plain, County Durham, England, UK
Bio
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.
The Nicky Nack
0.0
2021
Out of Innocence
Detective Callaghan
6.6
2019
Possum
Maurice
6.1
2018
Funny Cow
Lenny
6.3
2018
Asunder
Self - Narrator (voice)
0.0
2016
Golden Years
Sid
6.3
2016
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert
Monsieur Thenardier (1985 Cast)
8.2
2010
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
Ernest Whitehouse
6.3
2008
The Dinner Party
Jim
6.0
2007
Eragon
Uncle Garrow
5.1
2006
The Girls Who Came to Stay
Bob Jenkins
6.0
2006
Oliver Twist
Magistrate Fang
6.7
2005
When I'm Sixty-Four
Jim
5.3
2004
Van Helsing: The London Assignment
Cardinal Jinetta (voice)
6.1
2004
Van Helsing
Cardinal Jinette
6.4
2004
Millions
Saint Peter
6.4
2004
Carrie's War
Mr. Samuel Evans
7.4
2004
It's All About Love
David
5.5
2003
Paradise Found
Camille Pissarro
6.6
2003
Inquisition
Martin
0.0
2002
Strictly Sinatra
Bill
4.8
2001
Score
George
0.0
2001
The Mummy Returns
Baltus Hafez
6.4
2001
Proof of Life
Wyatt
6.1
2000
Harrison's Flowers
Samuel Brubeck
6.5
2000
7 Up 2000
Himself - Narrator
0.0
2000
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield
0.0
2000
Sleepy Hollow
High Constable
7.2
1999
G:MT Greenwich Mean Time
Uncle Henry
5.8
1999
With or Without You
Sammy
5.5
1999
Aristocrats
Lord Holland
6.0
1999
The Saint
Inspector Teal
6.1
1997
Brazen Hussies
Jimmy Hardcastle
3.3
1996
Breaking the Code
Mick Ross
5.4
1996
Witness Against Hitler
Pastor Harold Poelchau
6.0
1996
Sorry About Last Night
Mickey
6.0
1995
Les Misérables: 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall
Thenardier
8.5
1995
Braveheart
Mornay
7.9
1995
An Awfully Big Adventure
Uncle Vernon
6.6
1995
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
Capshaw
5.9
1994
Doggin' Around
Charlie Foster
6.0
1994
Black Beauty
Reuben Smith
6.7
1994
Blue Ice
Osgood
5.1
1992
Patriot Games
Owens
6.7
1992
Split Second
Thrasher
5.9
1992
London Kills Me
John Stone
6.1
1991
The Widowmaker
Dad
0.0
1990
Sticky Wickets
Evans
0.0
1990
White Hunter, Black Heart
Ralph Lockhart
6.4
1990
Looking After Number One
Dick
0.0
1990
A Night on the Tyne
Willy
0.0
1989
The Childeater
Stefano
7.0
1989
That Summer of White Roses
Zemba
5.3
1989
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
Maxwell Randall, The Green Baize Vampire
5.6
1985
Number One
Blackpool Police Sergeant
5.0
1985
The House
Mr. Smeth
5.0
1984
Krull
Torquil
6.1
1983
Mr Moon's Last Case
Narrator
0.0
1983
Fear of God
Trahearne
0.0
1980
All Day on the Sands
0.0
1979
Risking It
Richard Clewes
0.0
1977
The Likely Lads
Tommy
6.1
1976
The Choral
0.0
Tom Jones
Squire Western · (4 episodes)
5.7
2023
Sherwood
Gary Jackson · (1 episode)
6.9
2022
Breeders
Jim · (27 episodes)
7.0
2020
Breaking The Codes
0.0
2020
Year of the Rabbit
Chief Inspector Hugh Wisbech · (6 episodes)
7.2
2019
Prime Suspect 1973
Clifford Bentley · (6 episodes)
7.3
2017
Frontier
Lord Benton · (18 episodes)
6.8
2016
Dark Angel
George Stot · (2 episodes)
6.3
2016
Penny Dreadful
Vincent Brand · (1 episode)
7.8
2014
The Hollow Crown
Northumberland · (2 episodes)
7.3
2012
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Hiram Grewgious · (2 episodes)
5.8
2012
Downton Abbey
Stowell · (1 episode)
8.1
2010
A Passionate Woman
Donald (1980s) · (2 episodes)
6.7
2010
Garrow's Law
John Southouse · (12 episodes)
7.2
2009
Little Dorrit
Ephraim Flintwinch · (14 episodes)
7.8
2008
Bleak House
Inspector Bucket · (9 episodes)
8.2
2005
New Tricks
Brian Lane · (87 episodes)
7.4
2004
Between The Sheets
Peter Delany · (6 episodes)
5.3
2003
Sparkhouse
Richard Bolton · (3 episodes)
7.6
2002
Extinct
Himself - Narrator · (6 episodes)
8.0
2001
Bedtime
Neil Henshaw · (9 episodes)
2.0
2001
Messiah
DCI Charlie McIntyre · (2 episodes)
7.2
2001
Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years
George Mole · (6 episodes)
3.0
2001
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield · (3 episodes)
7.6
2000
David Copperfield
Dan Peggotty · (2 episodes)
7.1
1999
Onegin
Zaretsky
6.2
1999
Oliver Twist
Mr. Fleming · (4 episodes)
6.3
1999
In the Red
DCI Frank Jefferson · (3 episodes)
6.2
1998
Underworld
(6 episodes)
7.0
1997
Our Friends in the North
Austin Donohue · (9 episodes)
7.3
1996
Goggle Eyes
Gerald 'Goggle Eyes' Faulkner · (4 episodes)
0.0
1993
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Caliban (voice) · (1 episode)
6.8
1992
Stanley and the Women
Rufus Hilton · (4 episodes)
6.0
1991
Murder in Eden
Sgt. McGing · (3 episodes)
6.0
1991
American Friends
Dr. Weeks
6.2
1991
Nineteen96
Det. Supt. Frank Burroughs
0.0
1989
Tales from the Crypt
Inspector Herbert · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
The Storyteller
(1 episode)
8.1
1988
Married... with Children
Trevor · (3 episodes)
7.7
1987
Inspector Morse
Superintendent Holdsby · (1 episode)
7.8
1987
MacGyver
Chief Superintendent Capshaw · (1 episode)
7.7
1985
A.D.
Gamesmaster · (1 episode)
4.9
1985
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Singer
0.0
1985
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
(10 episodes)
7.0
1982
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Grimes
6.4
1981
Get Lost!
Neville Keaton · (4 episodes)
5.0
1981
Measure for Measure
Provost
6.0
1979
The BBC Television Shakespeare
(1 episode)
5.2
1978
Freedom of the Dig
Quinn
0.0
1978
Liza
Mikhalevich
0.0
1978
Armchair Thriller
Trahearne · (1 episode)
4.2
1978
Enemy at the Door
Louis Mendoza · (1 episode)
8.0
1978
Our Day Out
Mr. Briggs
7.6
1977
Shooting the Chandelier
Brodovich
0.0
1977
The Duellists
Lieutenant Lacourbe
7.3
1977
A Sharp Intake of Breath
(12 episodes)
6.7
1977
A Bridge Too Far
Cpl. Davies
7.2
1977
The New Avengers
(1 episode)
6.9
1976
Days of Hope
Billy Shepherd · (4 episodes)
6.2
1975
The Stars Look Down
Joe Gowlan · (13 episodes)
0.0
1975
The Sweeney
Peter Jenner · (1 episode)
7.7
1975
Father Brown
Joe · (1 episode)
6.6
1974
Porridge
Spraggon · (1 episode)
8.1
1974
Easy Go
First docker
0.0
1974
The 14
Tommy
5.8
1973
The Eyes Have It
Mike
7.0
1973
Thriller
Mike · (1 episode)
6.6
1973
The Sex Victims
George
4.3
1973
Only Make Believe
Michael Biddle
0.0
1973
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
Scaife · (1 episode)
7.7
1973
Justice
Bob Graham · (1 episode)
6.0
1971
Get Carter
Keith
7.0
1971
Play for Today
1st Docker · (1 episode)
6.1
1970
Play for Today
Mr Briggs · (1 episode)
6.1
1970
BBC Play of the Month
Lightborne · (1 episode)
5.0
1965
Public Eye
Vince Gregson · (1 episode)
7.8
1965