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Alun Armstrong
Acting

Alun Armstrong

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

17 Jul 1946

Age

80 Years

Born In

Annfield Plain, County Durham, England, UK

Total Projects

149

Years Active

60 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.8 ★

Overview

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,...

Filmography

The Choral

movie

The Choral

2025

The Choral

as Herbert Trickett

After the Flood

tv

After the Flood

2024

After the Flood

as Alan Benson

Tom Jones

tv

Tom Jones

2023

Tom Jones

as Squire Western

Remembers…

tv

Remembers…

2022

Remembers…

as Self

Sherwood

tv

Sherwood

2022

Sherwood

as Gary Jackson

The Nicky Nack

movie

The Nicky Nack

2021

The Nicky Nack

Breeders

tv

Breeders

2020

Breeders

as Jim

Breaking The Codes

movie

Breaking The Codes

2020

Breaking The Codes

Year of the Rabbit

tv

Year of the Rabbit

2019

Year of the Rabbit

as Chief Inspector Hugh Wisbech

Out of Innocence

movie

Out of Innocence

2019

Out of Innocence

as Detective Callaghan

Possum

movie

Possum

2018

Possum

as Maurice

Funny Cow

movie

Funny Cow

2018

Funny Cow

as Lenny

Prime Suspect 1973

tv

Prime Suspect 1973

2017

Prime Suspect 1973

as Clifford Bentley

Frontier

tv

Frontier

2016

Frontier

as Lord Benton

Dark Angel

tv

Dark Angel

2016

Dark Angel

as George Stot

Asunder

movie

Asunder

2016

Asunder

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Golden Years

movie

Golden Years

2016

Golden Years

as Sid

Penny Dreadful

tv

Penny Dreadful

2014

Penny Dreadful

as Vincent Brand

The Hollow Crown

tv

The Hollow Crown

2012

The Hollow Crown

as Northumberland

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

tv

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

2012

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

as Hiram Grewgious

Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert

movie

Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert

2010

Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert

as Monsieur Thenardier (1985 Cast)

A Passionate Woman

tv

A Passionate Woman

2010

A Passionate Woman

as Donald (1980s)

Garrow's Law

tv

Garrow's Law

2009

Garrow's Law

as John Southouse

Little Dorrit

tv

Little Dorrit

2008

Little Dorrit

as Ephraim Flintwinch

Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story

movie

Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story

2008

Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story

as Ernest Whitehouse

The Dinner Party

movie

The Dinner Party

2007

The Dinner Party

as Jim

Eragon

movie

Eragon

2006

Eragon

as Uncle Garrow

CineRaya

movie

The Girls Who Came to Stay

2006

The Girls Who Came to Stay

as Bob Jenkins

Bleak House

tv

Bleak House

2005

Bleak House

as Inspector Bucket

Oliver Twist

movie

Oliver Twist

2005

Oliver Twist

as Magistrate Fang

Millions

movie

Millions

2005

Millions

as Saint Peter

When I'm Sixty-Four

movie

When I'm Sixty-Four

2004

When I'm Sixty-Four

as Jim

Van Helsing: The London Assignment

movie

Van Helsing: The London Assignment

2004

Van Helsing: The London Assignment

as Cardinal Jinetta (voice)

Van Helsing

movie

Van Helsing

2004

Van Helsing

as Cardinal Jinette

Carrie's War

movie

Carrie's War

2004

Carrie's War

as Mr. Samuel Evans

New Tricks

tv

New Tricks

2004

New Tricks

as Brian Lane

Between The Sheets

tv

Between The Sheets

2003

Between The Sheets

as Peter Delany

It's All About Love

movie

It's All About Love

2003

It's All About Love

as David

Paradise Found

movie

Paradise Found

2003

Paradise Found

as Camille Pissarro

Inquisition

movie

Inquisition

2002

Inquisition

as Martin

Sparkhouse

tv

Sparkhouse

2002

Sparkhouse

as Richard Bolton

CineRaya

tv

Extinct

2001

Extinct

as Himself - Narrator

Bedtime

tv

Bedtime

2001

Bedtime

as Neil Henshaw

Strictly Sinatra

movie

Strictly Sinatra

2001

Strictly Sinatra

as Bill

CineRaya

movie

Score

2001

Score

as George

Messiah

tv

Messiah

2001

Messiah

as DCI Charlie McIntyre

The Mummy Returns

movie

The Mummy Returns

2001

The Mummy Returns

as Baltus Hafez

Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years

tv

Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years

2001

Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years

as George Mole

Proof of Life

movie

Proof of Life

2000

Proof of Life

as Wyatt

Harrison's Flowers

movie

Harrison's Flowers

2000

Harrison's Flowers

as Samuel Brubeck

7 Up 2000

movie

7 Up 2000

2000

7 Up 2000

as Himself - Narrator

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

movie

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

2000

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

as Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

tv

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

2000

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

as Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield

David Copperfield

tv

David Copperfield

1999

David Copperfield

as Dan Peggotty

Onegin

movie

Onegin

1999

Onegin

as Zaretsky

Oliver Twist

tv

Oliver Twist

1999

Oliver Twist

as Mr. Fleming

Sleepy Hollow

movie

Sleepy Hollow

1999

Sleepy Hollow

as High Constable

G:MT Greenwich Mean Time

movie

G:MT Greenwich Mean Time

1999

G:MT Greenwich Mean Time

as Uncle Henry

With or Without You

movie

With or Without You

1999

With or Without You

as Sammy

Aristocrats

movie

Aristocrats

1999

Aristocrats

as Lord Holland

In the Red

tv

In the Red

1998

In the Red

as DCI Frank Jefferson

Underworld

tv

Underworld

1997

Underworld

The Saint

movie

The Saint

1997

The Saint

as Inspector Teal

Brazen Hussies

movie

Brazen Hussies

1996

Brazen Hussies

as Jimmy Hardcastle

Breaking the Code

movie

Breaking the Code

1996

Breaking the Code

as Mick Ross

Witness Against Hitler

movie

Witness Against Hitler

1996

Witness Against Hitler

as Pastor Harold Poelchau

Our Friends in the North

tv

Our Friends in the North

1996

Our Friends in the North

as Austin Donohue

Sorry About Last Night

movie

Sorry About Last Night

1995

Sorry About Last Night

as Mickey

Les Misérables: 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall

movie

Les Misérables: 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall

1995

Les Misérables: 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall

as Thenardier

Braveheart

movie

Braveheart

1995

Braveheart

as Mornay

An Awfully Big Adventure

movie

An Awfully Big Adventure

1995

An Awfully Big Adventure

as Uncle Vernon

MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday

movie

MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday

1994

MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday

as Capshaw

Doggin' Around

movie

Doggin' Around

1994

Doggin' Around

as Charlie Foster

Black Beauty

movie

Black Beauty

1994

Black Beauty

as Reuben Smith

CineRaya

tv

Goggle Eyes

1993

Goggle Eyes

as Gerald 'Goggle Eyes' Faulkner

The Tempest

movie

The Tempest

1993

The Tempest

as Caliban

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

tv

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

1992

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

as Caliban (voice)

Blue Ice

movie

Blue Ice

1992

Blue Ice

as Osgood

Patriot Games

movie

Patriot Games

1992

Patriot Games

as Owens

Split Second

movie

Split Second

1992

Split Second

as Thrasher

Goodbye Cruel World

tv

Goodbye Cruel World

1992

Goodbye Cruel World

as Roy Grade

London Kills Me

movie

London Kills Me

1991

London Kills Me

as John Stone

Stanley and the Women

tv

Stanley and the Women

1991

Stanley and the Women

as Rufus Hilton

Murder in Eden

tv

Murder in Eden

1991

Murder in Eden

as Sgt McGing

American Friends

movie

American Friends

1991

American Friends

as Dr. Weeks

The Widowmaker

movie

The Widowmaker

1990

The Widowmaker

as Dad

Sticky Wickets

movie

Sticky Wickets

1990

Sticky Wickets

as Evans

White Hunter, Black Heart

movie

White Hunter, Black Heart

1990

White Hunter, Black Heart

as Ralph Lockhart

Looking After Number One

movie

Looking After Number One

1990

Looking After Number One

as Dick

Nineteen96

movie

Nineteen96

1989

Nineteen96

as Det. Supt. Frank Burroughs

A Night on the Tyne

movie

A Night on the Tyne

1989

A Night on the Tyne

as Willy

Tales from the Crypt

tv

Tales from the Crypt

1989

Tales from the Crypt

as Inspector Herbert

The Childeater

movie

The Childeater

1989

The Childeater

as Stefano

That Summer of White Roses

movie

That Summer of White Roses

1989

That Summer of White Roses

as Zemba

Number 27

movie

Number 27

1988

Number 27

as Murray Lester

The Storyteller: The True Bride

movie

The Storyteller: The True Bride

1988

The Storyteller: The True Bride

as Troll (Voice)

The Storyteller

tv

The Storyteller

1988

The Storyteller

as Troll (voice)

Married... with Children

tv

Married... with Children

1987

Married... with Children

as Trevor

Inspector Morse

tv

Inspector Morse

1987

Inspector Morse

as Superintendent Holdsby

Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire

movie

Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire

1985

Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire

as Maxwell Randall, The Green Baize Vampire

A.D.

tv

A.D.

1985

A.D.

as Gamesmaster

Number One

movie

Number One

1985

Number One

as Blackpool Police Sergeant

The Caucasian Chalk Circle

movie

The Caucasian Chalk Circle

1985

The Caucasian Chalk Circle

as Singer

The House

movie

The House

1984

The House

as Mr. Smeth

Krull

movie

Krull

1983

Krull

as Torquil

Mr Moon's Last Case

movie

Mr Moon's Last Case

1983

Mr Moon's Last Case

as Narrator

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

tv

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

1982

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

The French Lieutenant's Woman

movie

The French Lieutenant's Woman

1981

The French Lieutenant's Woman

as Grimes

Get Lost!

tv

Get Lost!

1981

Get Lost!

as Neville Keaton

CineRaya

movie

Fear of God

1980

Fear of God

as Trahearne

All Day on the Sands

movie

All Day on the Sands

1979

All Day on the Sands

Measure for Measure

movie

Measure for Measure

1979

Measure for Measure

as Provost

Freedom of the Dig

movie

Freedom of the Dig

1978

Freedom of the Dig

as Quinn

Liza

movie

Liza

1978

Liza

as Mikhalevich

Armchair Thriller

tv

Armchair Thriller

1978

Armchair Thriller

as Trahearne

Enemy at the Door

tv

Enemy at the Door

1978

Enemy at the Door

as Louis Mendoza

Our Day Out

movie

Our Day Out

1977

Our Day Out

as Mr. Briggs

Shooting the Chandelier

movie

Shooting the Chandelier

1977

Shooting the Chandelier

as Brodovich

BBC2 Play of the Week

tv

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977

BBC2 Play of the Week

as Brodovich

BBC2 Play of the Week

tv

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977

BBC2 Play of the Week

as Mikhalevich

The Duellists

movie

The Duellists

1977

The Duellists

as Lieutenant Lacourbe

A Sharp Intake of Breath

tv

A Sharp Intake of Breath

1977

A Sharp Intake of Breath

Risking It

movie

Risking It

1977

Risking It

as Richard Clewes

A Bridge Too Far

movie

A Bridge Too Far

1977

A Bridge Too Far

as Cpl. Davies

The New Avengers

tv

The New Avengers

1976

The New Avengers

as Private George Harris

The Chester Mystery Plays

movie

The Chester Mystery Plays

1976

The Chester Mystery Plays

as Lightborne

The Likely Lads

movie

The Likely Lads

1976

The Likely Lads

as Tommy

Days of Hope

tv

Days of Hope

1975

Days of Hope

as Billy Shepherd

The Stars Look Down

tv

The Stars Look Down

1975

The Stars Look Down

as Joe Gowlan

The Sweeney

tv

The Sweeney

1975

The Sweeney

as Peter Jenner

Father Brown

tv

Father Brown

1974

Father Brown

as Joe

Porridge

tv

Porridge

1974

Porridge

as Spraggon

Easy Go

movie

Easy Go

1974

Easy Go

as First docker

Centre Play

tv

Centre Play

1973

Centre Play

as Richard Clewes

The 14

movie

The 14

1973

The 14

as Tommy

The Eyes Have It

movie

The Eyes Have It

1973

The Eyes Have It

as Mike

Thriller

tv

Thriller

1973

Thriller

as Mike

The Sex Victims

movie

The Sex Victims

1973

The Sex Victims

as George

Only Make Believe

movie

Only Make Believe

1973

Only Make Believe

as Michael Biddle

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

tv

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

1973

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

as Scaife

Villains

tv

Villains

1972

Villains

as Terence 'Tel' Bolden

Justice

tv

Justice

1971

Justice

as Bob Graham

Get Carter

movie

Get Carter

1971

Get Carter

as Keith

Great Performances

tv

Great Performances

1971

Great Performances

as Thénardier

Play for Today

tv

Play for Today

1970

Play for Today

as 1st Docker

Play for Today

tv

Play for Today

1970

Play for Today

as Mr Briggs

BBC Play of the Month

tv

BBC Play of the Month

1965

BBC Play of the Month

as Lightborne

Public Eye

tv

Public Eye

1965

Public Eye

as Vince Gregson

CineRaya

movie

My Little Eye

TBA

My Little Eye

as Dad

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