Alun Armstrong

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

145

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-07-17 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Annfield Plain, County Durham, England, UK

Alun Armstrong

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.

Known For

  • Married... with Children

    Married... with Children

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Inspector Morse

    Inspector Morse

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Van Helsing

    Van Helsing

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Braveheart

    Braveheart

  • New Tricks

    New Tricks

  • Strictly Sinatra

    Strictly Sinatra

  • The Choral

    The Choral

  • The Sweeney

    The Sweeney

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • The Hollow Crown

    The Hollow Crown

  • Get Carter

    Get Carter

  • Blue Ice

    Blue Ice

  • Penny Dreadful

    Penny Dreadful

  • Frontier

    Frontier

  • The Mummy Returns

    The Mummy Returns

  • American Friends

    American Friends

  • After the Flood

    After the Flood

  • Sorry About Last Night

    Sorry About Last Night

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • Eragon

    Eragon

  • BBC2 Play of the Week

    BBC2 Play of the Week

  • BBC2 Play of the Week

    BBC2 Play of the Week

  • The Storyteller

    The Storyteller

  • Liza

    Liza

  • Sleepy Hollow

    Sleepy Hollow

  • Public Eye

    Public Eye

  • Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

    Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

  • A Bridge Too Far

    A Bridge Too Far

  • Krull

    Krull

  • Inquisition

    Inquisition

  • The New Avengers

    The New Avengers

  • Justice

    Justice

  • Brazen Hussies

    Brazen Hussies

  • Breeders

    Breeders

  • The Dinner Party

    The Dinner Party

  • Number 27

    Number 27

  • Sherwood

    Sherwood

  • Patriot Games

    Patriot Games

  • Only Make Believe

    Only Make Believe

  • Harrison's Flowers

    Harrison's Flowers

  • The Sex Victims

    The Sex Victims

  • David Copperfield

    David Copperfield

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • Enemy at the Door

    Enemy at the Door

  • Bleak House

    Bleak House

  • Our Friends in the North

    Our Friends in the North

  • Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

    Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

  • Little Dorrit

    Little Dorrit

  • Year of the Rabbit

    Year of the Rabbit

  • Messiah

    Messiah

  • A.D.

    A.D.

  • Porridge

    Porridge

  • Garrow's Law

    Garrow's Law

  • The Duellists

    The Duellists

  • Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

  • Tom Jones

    Tom Jones

  • Proof of Life

    Proof of Life

  • Prime Suspect 1973

    Prime Suspect 1973

  • The Childeater

    The Childeater

  • Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

  • When I'm Sixty-Four

    When I'm Sixty-Four

  • Funny Cow

    Funny Cow

  • Split Second

    Split Second

  • Paradise Found

    Paradise Found

  • Black Beauty

    Black Beauty

  • Murder in Eden

    Murder in Eden

  • Van Helsing: The London Assignment

    Van Helsing: The London Assignment

  • The French Lieutenant's Woman

    The French Lieutenant's Woman

  • Father Brown

    Father Brown

  • Days of Hope

    Days of Hope

  • Sticky Wickets

    Sticky Wickets

  • With or Without You

    With or Without You

  • A Sharp Intake of Breath

    A Sharp Intake of Breath

  • Dark Angel

    Dark Angel

  • Possum

    Possum

  • White Hunter, Black Heart

    White Hunter, Black Heart

  • Armchair Thriller

    Armchair Thriller

  • Onegin

    Onegin

  • Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert

    Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert

  • Millions

    Millions

  • It's All About Love

    It's All About Love

  • In the Red

    In the Red

  • A Passionate Woman

    A Passionate Woman

  • Risking It

    Risking It

  • Underworld

    Underworld

  • Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years

    Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years

  • Goggle Eyes

    Goggle Eyes

  • Bedtime

    Bedtime

  • Golden Years

    Golden Years

  • Sparkhouse

    Sparkhouse

  • Between The Sheets

    Between The Sheets

  • The Mystery of Edwin Drood

    The Mystery of Edwin Drood

  • An Awfully Big Adventure

    An Awfully Big Adventure

  • MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday

    MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday

  • The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

    The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

  • Get Lost!

    Get Lost!

  • Asunder

    Asunder

  • The Stars Look Down

    The Stars Look Down

  • The House

    The House

  • Breaking the Code

    Breaking the Code

  • G:MT Greenwich Mean Time

    G:MT Greenwich Mean Time

  • Les Misérables: 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall

    Les Misérables: 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall

  • The Likely Lads

    The Likely Lads

  • Number One

    Number One

  • London Kills Me

    London Kills Me

  • The 14

    The 14

  • Extinct

    Extinct

  • Stanley and the Women

    Stanley and the Women

  • This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

    This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

  • Aristocrats

    Aristocrats

  • Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story

    Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story

  • That Summer of White Roses

    That Summer of White Roses

  • Nineteen96

    Nineteen96

  • Doggin' Around

    Doggin' Around

  • Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire

    Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire

  • Carrie's War

    Carrie's War

  • Our Day Out

    Our Day Out

  • Witness Against Hitler

    Witness Against Hitler

  • Out of Innocence

    Out of Innocence

  • The Tempest

    The Tempest

  • Mr Moon's Last Case

    Mr Moon's Last Case

  • The Widowmaker

    The Widowmaker

  • A Night on the Tyne

    A Night on the Tyne

  • Easy Go

    Easy Go

  • All Day on the Sands

    All Day on the Sands

  • This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

    This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

  • Score

    Score

  • The Nicky Nack

    The Nicky Nack

  • Breaking The Codes

    Breaking The Codes

  • Measure for Measure

    Measure for Measure

  • The Caucasian Chalk Circle

    The Caucasian Chalk Circle

  • Shooting the Chandelier

    Shooting the Chandelier

  • The Storyteller: The True Bride

    The Storyteller: The True Bride

  • Fear of God

    Fear of God

  • Freedom of the Dig

    Freedom of the Dig

  • The Eyes Have It

    The Eyes Have It

  • 7 Up 2000

    7 Up 2000

  • Looking After Number One

    Looking After Number One

  • The Girls Who Came to Stay

    The Girls Who Came to Stay

  • Goodbye Cruel World

    Goodbye Cruel World

  • My Little Eye

    My Little Eye