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
The Choral
as Herbert Trickett
The Choral
as Herbert Trickett
The Nicky Nack
The Nicky Nack
Possum
as Maurice
Possum
as Maurice
Asunder
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Asunder
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Golden Years
as Sid
Golden Years
as Sid
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert
as Monsieur Thenardier (1985 Cast)
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert
as Monsieur Thenardier (1985 Cast)
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
as Ernest Whitehouse
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
as Ernest Whitehouse
The Dinner Party
as Jim
The Dinner Party
as Jim
The Girls Who Came to Stay
as Bob Jenkins
The Girls Who Came to Stay
as Bob Jenkins
Oliver Twist
as Magistrate Fang
Oliver Twist
as Magistrate Fang
Millions
as Saint Peter
Millions
as Saint Peter
When I'm Sixty-Four
as Jim
When I'm Sixty-Four
as Jim
Van Helsing: The London Assignment
as Cardinal Jinetta (voice)
Van Helsing: The London Assignment
as Cardinal Jinetta (voice)
Van Helsing
as Cardinal Jinette
Van Helsing
as Cardinal Jinette
Carrie's War
as Mr. Samuel Evans
Carrie's War
as Mr. Samuel Evans
Paradise Found
as Camille Pissarro
Paradise Found
as Camille Pissarro
Strictly Sinatra
as Bill
Strictly Sinatra
as Bill
Score
as George
Score
as George
The Mummy Returns
as Baltus Hafez
The Mummy Returns
as Baltus Hafez
Proof of Life
as Wyatt
Proof of Life
as Wyatt
Harrison's Flowers
as Samuel Brubeck
Harrison's Flowers
as Samuel Brubeck
7 Up 2000
as Himself - Narrator
7 Up 2000
as Himself - Narrator
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
as Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
as Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield
Onegin
as Zaretsky
Onegin
as Zaretsky
Sleepy Hollow
as High Constable
Sleepy Hollow
as High Constable
With or Without You
as Sammy
With or Without You
as Sammy
Aristocrats
as Lord Holland
Aristocrats
as Lord Holland
Brazen Hussies
as Jimmy Hardcastle
Brazen Hussies
as Jimmy Hardcastle
Breaking the Code
as Mick Ross
Breaking the Code
as Mick Ross
Sorry About Last Night
as Mickey
Sorry About Last Night
as Mickey
Braveheart
as Mornay
Braveheart
as Mornay
An Awfully Big Adventure
as Uncle Vernon
An Awfully Big Adventure
as Uncle Vernon
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
as Capshaw
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
as Capshaw
Doggin' Around
as Charlie Foster
Doggin' Around
as Charlie Foster
Black Beauty
as Reuben Smith
Black Beauty
as Reuben Smith
The Tempest
as Caliban
The Tempest
as Caliban
Split Second
as Thrasher
Split Second
as Thrasher
London Kills Me
as John Stone
London Kills Me
as John Stone
American Friends
as Dr. Weeks
American Friends
as Dr. Weeks
The Widowmaker
as Dad
The Widowmaker
as Dad
Sticky Wickets
as Evans
Sticky Wickets
as Evans
White Hunter, Black Heart
as Ralph Lockhart
White Hunter, Black Heart
as Ralph Lockhart
Looking After Number One
as Dick
Looking After Number One
as Dick
A Night on the Tyne
as Willy
A Night on the Tyne
as Willy
Number 27
as Murray Lester
Number 27
as Murray Lester
The Storyteller: The True Bride
as Troll (Voice)
The Storyteller: The True Bride
as Troll (Voice)
Number One
as Blackpool Police Sergeant
Number One
as Blackpool Police Sergeant
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
as Singer
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
as Singer
The House
as Mr. Smeth
The House
as Mr. Smeth
Mr Moon's Last Case
as Narrator
Mr Moon's Last Case
as Narrator
All Day on the Sands
All Day on the Sands
Liza
as Mikhalevich
Liza
as Mikhalevich
Our Day Out
as Mr. Briggs
Our Day Out
as Mr. Briggs
Shooting the Chandelier
as Brodovich
Shooting the Chandelier
as Brodovich
The Duellists
as Lieutenant Lacourbe
The Duellists
as Lieutenant Lacourbe
A Bridge Too Far
as Cpl. Davies
A Bridge Too Far
as Cpl. Davies
The Chester Mystery Plays
as Lightborne
The Chester Mystery Plays
as Lightborne
The Likely Lads
as Tommy
The Likely Lads
as Tommy
Easy Go
as First docker
Easy Go
as First docker
The 14
as Tommy
The 14
as Tommy
The Eyes Have It
as Mike
The Eyes Have It
as Mike
The Sex Victims
as George
The Sex Victims
as George
Get Carter
as Keith
Get Carter
as Keith
My Little Eye
as Dad
My Little Eye
as Dad