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Alun Armstrong

Acting 79 years old Annfield Plain, County Durham, England, UK ★ 1.9
Born: July 17, 1946

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.

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Known For

Married... with Children
Married... with Children Trevor 1987
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month Lightborne 1965
Van Helsing
Van Helsing Cardinal Jinette 2004
New Tricks
New Tricks Brian Lane 2004
Breaking the Code
Breaking the Code Mick Ross 1996

Filmography

Acting Credits (148)

The Choral
The Choral Herbert Trickett 2025
After the Flood
After the Flood Alan Benson 2024
Tom Jones
Tom Jones Squire Western 2023
Remembers…
Remembers… Self 2022
Sherwood
Sherwood Gary Jackson 2022
The Nicky Nack
The Nicky Nack 2021
Breeders
Breeders Jim 2020
Breaking The Codes
Breaking The Codes 2020
Year of the Rabbit
Year of the Rabbit Chief Inspector Hugh Wisbech 2019
Out of Innocence
Out of Innocence Detective Callaghan 2019
Possum
Possum Maurice 2018
Funny Cow
Funny Cow Lenny 2018
Prime Suspect 1973
Prime Suspect 1973 Clifford Bentley 2017
Frontier
Frontier Lord Benton 2016
Dark Angel
Dark Angel George Stot 2016
Asunder
Asunder Self - Narrator (voice) 2016
Golden Years
Golden Years Sid 2016
Penny Dreadful
Penny Dreadful Vincent Brand 2014
The Hollow Crown
The Hollow Crown Northumberland 2012
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood Hiram Grewgious 2012
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert Monsieur Thenardier (1985 Cast) 2010
A Passionate Woman
A Passionate Woman Donald (1980s) 2010
Garrow's Law
Garrow's Law John Southouse 2009
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit Ephraim Flintwinch 2008
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story Ernest Whitehouse 2008
The Dinner Party
The Dinner Party Jim 2007
Eragon
Eragon Uncle Garrow 2006
The Girls Who Came to Stay
The Girls Who Came to Stay Bob Jenkins 2006
Bleak House
Bleak House Inspector Bucket 2005
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist Magistrate Fang 2005
Millions
Millions Saint Peter 2005
When I'm Sixty-Four
When I'm Sixty-Four Jim 2004
Van Helsing: The London Assignment
Van Helsing: The London Assignment Cardinal Jinetta (voice) 2004
Van Helsing
Van Helsing Cardinal Jinette 2004
Carrie's War
Carrie's War Mr. Samuel Evans 2004
New Tricks
New Tricks Brian Lane 2004
Between The Sheets
Between The Sheets Peter Delany 2003
It's All About Love
It's All About Love David 2003
Paradise Found
Paradise Found Camille Pissarro 2003
Inquisition
Inquisition Martin 2002
Sparkhouse
Sparkhouse Richard Bolton 2002
Extinct
Extinct Himself - Narrator 2001
Bedtime
Bedtime Neil Henshaw 2001
Strictly Sinatra
Strictly Sinatra Bill 2001
Score
Score George 2001
Messiah
Messiah DCI Charlie McIntyre 2001
The Mummy Returns
The Mummy Returns Baltus Hafez 2001
Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years
Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years George Mole 2001
Proof of Life
Proof of Life Wyatt 2000
Harrison's Flowers
Harrison's Flowers Samuel Brubeck 2000
7 Up 2000
7 Up 2000 Himself - Narrator 2000
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield 2000
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield 2000
David Copperfield
David Copperfield Dan Peggotty 1999
Onegin
Onegin Zaretsky 1999
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist Mr. Fleming 1999
Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow High Constable 1999
G:MT Greenwich Mean Time
G:MT Greenwich Mean Time Uncle Henry 1999
With or Without You
With or Without You Sammy 1999
Aristocrats
Aristocrats Lord Holland 1999
In the Red
In the Red DCI Frank Jefferson 1998
Underworld
Underworld 1997
The Saint
The Saint Inspector Teal 1997
Brazen Hussies
Brazen Hussies Jimmy Hardcastle 1996
Breaking the Code
Breaking the Code Mick Ross 1996
Witness Against Hitler
Witness Against Hitler Pastor Harold Poelchau 1996
Our Friends in the North
Our Friends in the North Austin Donohue 1996
Sorry About Last Night
Sorry About Last Night Mickey 1995
Les Misérables: 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall
Les Misérables: 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall Thenardier 1995
Braveheart
Braveheart Mornay 1995
An Awfully Big Adventure
An Awfully Big Adventure Uncle Vernon 1995
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday Capshaw 1994
Doggin' Around
Doggin' Around Charlie Foster 1994
Black Beauty
Black Beauty Reuben Smith 1994
Goggle Eyes
Goggle Eyes Gerald 'Goggle Eyes' Faulkner 1993
The Tempest
The Tempest Caliban 1993
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales Caliban (voice) 1992
Blue Ice
Blue Ice Osgood 1992
Patriot Games
Patriot Games Owens 1992
Split Second
Split Second Thrasher 1992
Goodbye Cruel World
Goodbye Cruel World Roy Grade 1992
London Kills Me
London Kills Me John Stone 1991
Stanley and the Women
Stanley and the Women Rufus Hilton 1991
Murder in Eden
Murder in Eden Sgt. McGing 1991
American Friends
American Friends Dr. Weeks 1991
The Widowmaker
The Widowmaker Dad 1990
Sticky Wickets
Sticky Wickets Evans 1990
White Hunter, Black Heart
White Hunter, Black Heart Ralph Lockhart 1990
Looking After Number One
Looking After Number One Dick 1990
Nineteen96
Nineteen96 Det. Supt. Frank Burroughs 1989
A Night on the Tyne
A Night on the Tyne Willy 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt Inspector Herbert 1989
The Childeater
The Childeater Stefano 1989
That Summer of White Roses
That Summer of White Roses Zemba 1989
Number 27
Number 27 Murray Lester 1988
The Storyteller: The True Bride
The Storyteller: The True Bride Troll (Voice) 1988
The Storyteller
The Storyteller Troll (voice) 1988
Married... with Children
Married... with Children Trevor 1987
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse Superintendent Holdsby 1987
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire Maxwell Randall, The Green Baize Vampire 1985
A.D.
A.D. Gamesmaster 1985
Number One
Number One Blackpool Police Sergeant 1985
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
The Caucasian Chalk Circle Singer 1985
The House
The House Mr. Smeth 1984
Krull
Krull Torquil 1983
Mr Moon's Last Case
Mr Moon's Last Case Narrator 1983
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby 1982
The French Lieutenant's Woman
The French Lieutenant's Woman Grimes 1981
Get Lost!
Get Lost! Neville Keaton 1981
Fear of God
Fear of God Trahearne 1980
All Day on the Sands
All Day on the Sands 1979
Measure for Measure
Measure for Measure Provost 1979
Freedom of the Dig
Freedom of the Dig Quinn 1978
Liza
Liza Mikhalevich 1978
Armchair Thriller
Armchair Thriller Trahearne 1978
Enemy at the Door
Enemy at the Door Louis Mendoza 1978
Our Day Out
Our Day Out Mr. Briggs 1977
Shooting the Chandelier
Shooting the Chandelier Brodovich 1977
BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week Brodovich 1977
BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week Mikhalevich 1977
The Duellists
The Duellists Lieutenant Lacourbe 1977
A Sharp Intake of Breath
A Sharp Intake of Breath 1977
Risking It
Risking It Richard Clewes 1977
A Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too Far Cpl. Davies 1977
The New Avengers
The New Avengers Private George Harris 1976
The Chester Mystery Cycle
The Chester Mystery Cycle Lightborne 1976
The Likely Lads
The Likely Lads Tommy 1976
Days of Hope
Days of Hope Billy Shepherd 1975
The Stars Look Down
The Stars Look Down Joe Gowlan 1975
The Sweeney
The Sweeney Peter Jenner 1975
Father Brown
Father Brown Joe 1974
Porridge
Porridge Spraggon 1974
Easy Go
Easy Go First docker 1974
Centre Play
Centre Play Richard Clewes 1973
The 14
The 14 Tommy 1973
The Eyes Have It
The Eyes Have It Mike 1973
Thriller
Thriller Mike 1973
The Sex Victims
The Sex Victims George 1973
Only Make Believe
Only Make Believe Michael Biddle 1973
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Scaife 1973
Justice
Justice Bob Graham 1971
Get Carter
Get Carter Keith 1971
Great Performances
Great Performances Thénardier 1971
Play for Today
Play for Today 1st Docker 1970
Play for Today
Play for Today Mr Briggs 1970
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month Lightborne 1965
Public Eye
Public Eye Vince Gregson 1965
My Little Eye
My Little Eye Dad

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