Alun Armstrong
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: July 17, 1946
Place of Birth: Annfield Plain, County Durham, England, UK
Known For
Filmography
as Squire Western
as Gary Jackson
as Jim
as Chief Inspector Hugh Wisbech
as Detective Callaghan
as Maurice
as Lenny
as Clifford Bentley
as Lord Benton
as George Stot
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Sid
as Vincent Brand
as Northumberland
as Hiram Grewgious
as Monsieur Thenardier (1985 Cast)
as Donald (1980s)
as John Southouse
as Ephraim Flintwinch
as Ernest Whitehouse
as Jim
as Uncle Garrow
as Inspector Bucket
as Magistrate Fang
as Jim
as Cardinal Jinetta (voice)
as Cardinal Jinette
as Saint Peter
as Mr. Samuel Evans
as Brian Lane
as Peter Delany
as David
as Camille Pissarro
as Martin
as Richard Bolton
as Neil Henshaw
as Bill
as DCI Charlie McIntyre
as Baltus Hafez
as George Mole
as Wyatt
as Samuel Brubeck
as Himself - Narrator
as Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield
as Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield
as Dan Peggotty
as Zaretsky
as Mr. Fleming
as High Constable
as Uncle Henry
as Sammy
as Lord Holland
as DCI Frank Jefferson
as Inspector Teal
as Jimmy Hardcastle
as Mick Ross
as Pastor Harold Poelchau
as Austin Donohue
as Mickey
as Mornay
as Uncle Vernon
as Capshaw
as Charlie Foster
as Reuben Smith
as Caliban (voice)
as Osgood
as Owens
as Thrasher
as John Stone
as Rufus Hilton
as Dr. Weeks
as Dad
as Evans
as Ralph Lockhart
as Dick
as Det. Supt. Frank Burroughs
as Willy
as Inspector Herbert
as Stefano
as Zemba
as Murray Lester
as Troll (voice)
as Trevor
as Superintendent Holdsby
as Maxwell Randall, The Green Baize Vampire
as Gamesmaster
as Blackpool Police Sergeant
as Singer
as Mr. Smeth
as Torquil
as Narrator
as Grimes
as Neville Keaton
as Provost
as Quinn
as Mikhalevich
as Trahearne
as Louis Mendoza
as Mr. Briggs
as Brodovich
as Brodovich
as Mikhalevich
as Lieutenant Lacourbe
as Richard Clewes
as Cpl. Davies
as Private George Harris
as Tommy
as Billy Shepherd
as Joe Gowlan
as Peter Jenner
as Joe
as Spraggon
as First docker
as Tommy
as Mike
as Mike
as George
as Michael Biddle
as Bob Graham
as Keith
as Thénardier
as 1st Docker
as Mr Briggs
as Lightborne
as Vince Gregson