Alun Armstrong
Actor
- Born
- July 17, 1946 (age 80) · Annfield Plain, County Durham, England, UK
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."
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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.
Known for
Braveheart
May 24, 1995
The Mummy Returns
May 4, 2001
Sleepy Hollow
November 19, 1999
Van Helsing
May 3, 2004
Eragon
December 14, 2006
Patriot Games
June 4, 1992
The Saint
April 3, 1997
Oliver Twist
September 23, 2005
A Bridge Too Far
June 15, 1977
Proof of Life
December 8, 2000
The Duellists
August 31, 1977
Krull
July 29, 1983
Acting89
- 2025The Choral as Herbert Trickett
- 2021The Nicky Nack
- 2020Breaking The Codes
- 2019Out of Innocence as Detective Callaghan
- 2018Possum as Maurice
- 2018Funny Cow as Lenny
- 2016Asunder as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2016Golden Years as Sid
- 2010Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert as Monsieur Thenardier (1985 Cast)
- 2008Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story as Ernest Whitehouse