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

  • Braveheart

    Braveheart

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • New Tricks

    New Tricks

  • The Sweeney

    The Sweeney

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Strictly Sinatra

    Strictly Sinatra

  • The Hollow Crown

    The Hollow Crown

  • The Choral

    The Choral

  • Eragon

    Eragon

  • Sorry About Last Night

    Sorry About Last Night

  • Frontier

    Frontier

  • Get Carter

    Get Carter

  • Penny Dreadful

    Penny Dreadful

  • Blue Ice

    Blue Ice

  • American Friends

    American Friends

  • The Mummy Returns

    The Mummy Returns

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • BBC2 Play of the Week

    BBC2 Play of the Week

  • BBC2 Play of the Week

    BBC2 Play of the Week

  • Liza

    Liza

  • Sleepy Hollow

    Sleepy Hollow

  • Public Eye

    Public Eye

  • The Storyteller

    The Storyteller

  • Number 27

    Number 27

  • Krull

    Krull

  • A Bridge Too Far

    A Bridge Too Far

  • Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

    Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

  • Patriot Games

    Patriot Games

  • Inquisition

    Inquisition

  • The Dinner Party

    The Dinner Party

  • The New Avengers

    The New Avengers

  • After the Flood

    After the Flood

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • Breeders

    Breeders

  • Justice

    Justice

  • Brazen Hussies

    Brazen Hussies

  • Sherwood

    Sherwood

  • Only Make Believe

    Only Make Believe

  • Harrison's Flowers

    Harrison's Flowers

  • David Copperfield

    David Copperfield

  • Enemy at the Door

    Enemy at the Door

  • Our Friends in the North

    Our Friends in the North

  • When I'm Sixty-Four

    When I'm Sixty-Four

  • Bleak House

    Bleak House

  • Little Dorrit

    Little Dorrit

  • Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

    Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

  • The Sex Victims

    The Sex Victims

  • Sticky Wickets

    Sticky Wickets

  • With or Without You

    With or Without You

  • Tom Jones

    Tom Jones

  • Proof of Life

    Proof of Life

  • A.D.

    A.D.

  • Year of the Rabbit

    Year of the Rabbit

  • The Duellists

    The Duellists

  • Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

  • Father Brown

    Father Brown

  • Porridge

    Porridge

  • Messiah

    Messiah

  • Black Beauty

    Black Beauty

  • Paradise Found

    Paradise Found

  • Garrow's Law

    Garrow's Law

  • Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

  • The Childeater

    The Childeater

  • Prime Suspect 1973

    Prime Suspect 1973

  • Murder in Eden

    Murder in Eden

  • Split Second

    Split Second

  • White Hunter, Black Heart

    White Hunter, Black Heart

  • Millions

    Millions

  • Funny Cow

    Funny Cow

  • Possum

    Possum

  • Days of Hope

    Days of Hope

  • Van Helsing: The London Assignment

    Van Helsing: The London Assignment

  • Dark Angel

    Dark Angel

  • The French Lieutenant's Woman

    The French Lieutenant's Woman

  • A Sharp Intake of Breath

    A Sharp Intake of Breath

  • It's All About Love

    It's All About Love

  • Armchair Thriller

    Armchair Thriller

  • Onegin

    Onegin

  • In the Red

    In the Red

  • Risking It

    Risking It

  • Underworld

    Underworld

  • Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years

    Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years

  • A Passionate Woman

    A Passionate Woman

  • Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert

    Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert

  • Goggle Eyes

    Goggle Eyes

  • An Awfully Big Adventure

    An Awfully Big Adventure

  • Between The Sheets

    Between The Sheets

  • The Mystery of Edwin Drood

    The Mystery of Edwin Drood

  • Bedtime

    Bedtime

  • Sparkhouse

    Sparkhouse

  • MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday

    MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday

  • Get Lost!

    Get Lost!

  • The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

    The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

  • Number One

    Number One

  • The Stars Look Down

    The Stars Look Down

  • London Kills Me

    London Kills Me

  • Golden Years

    Golden Years

  • Asunder

    Asunder

  • Breaking the Code

    Breaking the Code

  • Extinct

    Extinct

  • The 14

    The 14

  • That Summer of White Roses

    That Summer of White Roses

  • Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story

    Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story

  • The House

    The House

  • 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

  • Doggin' Around

    Doggin' Around

  • Aristocrats

    Aristocrats

  • G:MT Greenwich Mean Time

    G:MT Greenwich Mean Time

  • Our Day Out

    Our Day Out

  • The Likely Lads

    The Likely Lads

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

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

  • Witness Against Hitler

    Witness Against Hitler

  • Out of Innocence

    Out of Innocence

  • Nineteen96

    Nineteen96

  • The Widowmaker

    The Widowmaker

  • Carrie's War

    Carrie's War

  • Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire

    Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire

  • Measure for Measure

    Measure for Measure

  • The Nicky Nack

    The Nicky Nack

  • Score

    Score

  • Freedom of the Dig

    Freedom of the Dig

  • The Tempest

    The Tempest

  • The Caucasian Chalk Circle

    The Caucasian Chalk Circle

  • Easy Go

    Easy Go

  • The Eyes Have It

    The Eyes Have It

  • This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

    This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

  • Shooting the Chandelier

    Shooting the Chandelier

  • Breaking The Codes

    Breaking The Codes

  • A Night on the Tyne

    A Night on the Tyne

  • The Storyteller: The True Bride

    The Storyteller: The True Bride

  • The Girls Who Came to Stay

    The Girls Who Came to Stay

  • All Day on the Sands

    All Day on the Sands

  • Fear of God

    Fear of God

  • Mr Moon's Last Case

    Mr Moon's Last Case

  • 7 Up 2000

    7 Up 2000

  • My Little Eye

    My Little Eye

  • Looking After Number One

    Looking After Number One

  • Goodbye Cruel World

    Goodbye Cruel World