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Birthday: Jul 17, 1946
Place of Birth: Annfield Plain, County Durham, England, UK

Alun Armstrong

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.

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