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Birthday: Oct 07, 1978
Place of Birth: London, England

Joe Armstrong

Joe Armstrong is an English actor, best known for his roles in the television series Robin Hood, Happy Valley, and The Village. He has also starred in films such as Darkest Hour and The Hollow Crown. Armstrong was born in Hammersmith, London, England, in 1978. He is the son of actor Alun Armstrong. He has an older brother, Tom, and a younger brother, Dan, who was in the band Clock Opera. He attended Elliott School in Putney from 1993 to 1997. He then studied at the University of Bristol, where he acted in The Brecht Project—a collection of scenes from the works of Bertolt Brecht—in 1998 and Women Beware Women in 1999. Armstrong's first major television role came in 2006, when he was cast as Allan A Dale in the BBC series Robin Hood. He remained with the series for all three seasons, which aired from 2006 to 2009. In 2014, Armstrong starred in the BBC series Happy Valley as Ashley Cowgill, a police officer who is investigating a murder in a small Yorkshire town. The series was a critical and commercial success, and Armstrong's performance was praised by critics. In 2017, Armstrong starred in the BBC series The Village as Bairstow, a newcomer to a small English village who is hiding a dark secret. The series was also a critical and commercial success, and Armstrong's performance was praised by critics. Armstrong is currently filming the upcoming television series The Undeclared War, a six-part thriller series for Channel 4. He will play the role of Daniel Granger, a computer analyst who is recruited by the government to help with a cyberwarfare operation.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Closer to the Moon Răzvan Orodel 2014
Breaking the Mould Norman Heatley 2009
The Good Soldier Schwejk 2018
To Walk Invisible Thomas Mallinson 2016
Darkest Hour John Evans 2017
Series Cast Year
Midsomer Murders David Cooke 1997
Blackpool 2004
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Darren 2002
The Bill 1984
Party Animals 2007
Foyle's War 2002
Between The Sheets Richard Lloyd 2003
Robin Hood Allan 2006
A Passionate Woman Donald (1950s) 2010
Waking the Dead Jason Murphy 2001
The Bay Dean Metcalf 2019
The Village Bairstow 2013
Happy Valley Ashley Cowgill 2014
Hustle Joe Ryan 2004
Rose and Maloney 2002
Black Mirror Nick Shelton 2011
Public Enemies 2012
Dark Angel Joe Nattras 2016
Britannia Gildas 2018
Fool Me Once Alexander Dosman 2024
A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story 1970
The Hollow Crown Hotspur 2012
Gentleman Jack Samuel Washington 2019
Passer By Tinley 2004
Land Girls Danny Sparks 2009
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