From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alun Armstrong (born 17 July 1946) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alun Armstrong (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Series | Goodbye Cruel World | Unknown | 2025 |
Series | Tom Jones | Squire Western | 2023-04-30 |
Series | Year of the Rabbit | Chief Inspector Hugh Wisbech | 2019-06-10 |
Movie | Out of Innocence | Detective Callaghan | 2019-04-12 |
Movie | Possum | Maurice | 2018-10-26 |
Movie | Funny Cow | Lenny | 2018-04-20 |
Series | Prime Suspect 1973 | Clifford Bentley | 2017-03-02 |
Movie | Golden Years | Sid | 2016-04-29 |
Series | Frontier | Lord Benton | 2016-11-06 |
Series | Dark Angel | George Stot | 2016-10-31 |
Series | Penny Dreadful | Vincent Brand | 2014-05-11 |
Series | A Passionate Woman | Donald (1980s) | 2010-04-11 |
Movie | Les Misérables - 25th Anniversary in Concert | Monsieur Thenardier (1985 Cast) | 2010-10-03 |
Series | Garrow's Law | John Southouse | 2009-11-01 |
Series | Little Dorrit | Ephraim Flintwinch | 2008-10-26 |
Movie | Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story | Ernest Whitehouse | 2008-05-27 |
Movie | The Dinner Party | Jim | 2007-09-09 |
Movie | Eragon | Uncle Garrow | 2006-12-14 |
Movie | Oliver Twist | Magistrate Fang | 2005-09-23 |
Series | Bleak House | Unknown | 2005-10-27 |
Movie | Carrie's War | Mr. Samuel Evans | 2004-01-01 |
Series | New Tricks | Unknown | 2004-01-01 |
Movie | Van Helsing: The London Assignment | Cardinal Jinetta (voice) | 2004-05-11 |
Movie | When I'm Sixty-Four | Jim | 2004-08-04 |
Movie | Van Helsing | Cardinal Jinette | 2004-05-03 |
Movie | Millions | Saint Peter | 2004-04-29 |
Movie | Paradise Found | Camille Pissarro | 2003-01-01 |
Series | Between The Sheets | Peter Delany | 2003-11-17 |
Movie | It's All About Love | David | 2003-01-10 |
Series | Sparkhouse | Richard Bolton | 2002-09-01 |
Series | Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years | George Mole | 2001-02-02 |
Movie | The Mummy Returns | Baltus Hafez | 2001-05-04 |
Series | Messiah | Unknown | 2001-05-26 |
Series | Bedtime | Neil Henshaw | 2001-08-28 |
Movie | Strictly Sinatra | Bill | 2001-06-29 |
Movie | Score | George | 2001-06-05 |
Series | This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper | Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield | 2000-01-26 |
Movie | Proof of Life | Wyatt | 2000-12-08 |
Movie | This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper | Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield | 2000-01-26 |
Movie | Harrison's Flowers | Samuel Brubeck | 2000-09-23 |
Movie | With or Without You | Sammy | 1999-09-10 |
Movie | G:MT Greenwich Mean Time | Uncle Henry | 1999-10-01 |
Movie | Aristocrats | Lord Holland | 1999-06-20 |
Series | David Copperfield | Dan Peggotty | 1999-12-25 |
Movie | Sleepy Hollow | High Constable | 1999-11-19 |
Series | Oliver Twist | Mr. Fleming | 1999-11-28 |
Movie | Onegin | Zaretsky | 1999-12-22 |
Series | In the Red | DCI Frank Jefferson | 1998-05-26 |
Series | Underworld | 1997-11-04 | |
Movie | The Saint | Inspector Teal | 1997-04-03 |
Series | Our Friends in the North | Austin Donohue | 1996-01-15 |
Movie | Breaking the Code | Mick Ross | 1996-09-17 |
Movie | Brazen Hussies | Jimmy Hardcastle | 1996-11-30 |
Movie | Sorry About Last Night | Mickey | 1995-12-27 |
Movie | Braveheart | Mornay | 1995-05-24 |
Movie | An Awfully Big Adventure | Uncle Vernon | 1995-07-21 |
Movie | Les Misérables: 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall | Thenardier | 1995-10-14 |
Movie | Black Beauty | Reuben Smith | 1994-07-29 |
Movie | Doggin' Around | Charlie Foster | 1994-10-16 |
Movie | MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday | Capshaw | 1994-11-24 |
Movie | Blue Ice | Osgood | 1992-10-09 |
Movie | Split Second | Thrasher | 1992-05-01 |
Movie | Patriot Games | Owens | 1992-06-04 |
Movie | American Friends | Dr. Weeks | 1991-03-22 |
Series | Murder in Eden | Sgt. McGing | 1991-07-19 |
Series | Stanley and the Women | Rufus Hilton | 1991-11-28 |
Movie | London Kills Me | John Stone | 1991-12-13 |
Movie | White Hunter, Black Heart | Ralph Lockhart | 1990-05-16 |
Movie | The Widowmaker | Dad | 1990-12-29 |
Movie | That Summer of White Roses | 1989-01-01 | |
Series | Tales from the Crypt | Unknown | 1989-06-10 |
Series | The Storyteller | Unknown | 1988-05-15 |
Series | Inspector Morse | Unknown | 1987-01-06 |
Movie | Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire | Maxwell Randall, The Green Baize Vampire | 1985-11-25 |
Movie | The Caucasian Chalk Circle | Singer | 1985-01-01 |
Movie | Number One | Blackpool Police Sergeant | 1985-03-01 |
Movie | Krull | Torquil | 1983-07-29 |
Series | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | 1982-11-07 | |
Movie | The French Lieutenant's Woman | Grimes | 1981-08-28 |
Series | Get Lost! | Neville Keaton | 1981-06-12 |
Movie | Fear of God | Trahearne | 1980-02-26 |
Movie | Measure for Measure | Provost | 1979-02-18 |
Movie | All Day on the Sands | 1979-02-24 | |
Series | BBC Television Shakespeare | Unknown | 1978-12-03 |
Movie | A Bridge Too Far | Cpl. Davies | 1977-06-15 |
Movie | The Duellists | Lacourbe | 1977-08-31 |
Movie | Our Day Out | Mr. Briggs | 1977-12-12 |
Series | A Sharp Intake of Breath | 1977-07-28 | |
Movie | The Likely Lads | Tommy | 1976-02-01 |
Series | The New Avengers | Unknown | 1976-10-22 |
Series | The Sweeney | Unknown | 1975-01-02 |
Series | Days of Hope | Billy Shepherd | 1975-09-11 |
Series | The Stars Look Down | Joe Gowlan | 1975-09-04 |
Series | Father Brown | Unknown | 1974-09-26 |
Series | Thriller | Unknown | 1973-04-14 |
Series | Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? | Unknown | 1973-01-09 |
Movie | The 14 | Tommy | 1973-06-15 |
Movie | The Eyes Have It | Mike | 1973-06-09 |
Movie | Get Carter | Keith | 1971-02-03 |
Series | Play for Today | Unknown | 1970-10-15 |
Series | BBC Play of the Month | Unknown | 1965-10-19 |