Alun Armstrong

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.

The Nicky Nack
2021
Breaking The Codes
2020
Out of Innocence
2019
Detective Callaghan
Funny Cow
2018
Lenny
Possum
2018
Maurice
Golden Years
2016
Sid
Asunder
2016
Self - Narrator (voice)
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert
2010
Monsieur Thenardier (1985 Cast)
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
2008
Ernest Whitehouse
The Dinner Party
2007
Jim
Eragon
2006
Uncle Garrow
Oliver Twist
2005
Magistrate Fang
Van Helsing: The London Assignment
2004
Cardinal Jinetta (voice)
Van Helsing
2004
Cardinal Jinette
Carrie's War
2004
Mr. Samuel Evans
When I'm Sixty-Four
2004
Jim
Millions
2004
Saint Peter
Paradise Found
2003
Camille Pissarro
It's All About Love
2003
David
Inquisition
2002
Martin
The Mummy Returns
2001
Baltus Hafez
Strictly Sinatra
2001
Bill
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
2000
Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield
Harrison's Flowers
2000
Samuel Brubeck
7 Up 2000
2000
Himself - Narrator
Proof of Life
2000
Wyatt
Sleepy Hollow
1999
High Constable
G:MT Greenwich Mean Time
1999
Uncle Henry
With or Without You
1999
Sammy
Aristocrats
1999
Lord Holland
Onegin
1999
Zaretsky
The Saint
1997
Inspector Teal
Breaking the Code
1996
Mick Ross
Witness Against Hitler
1996
Pastor Harold Poelchau
Brazen Hussies
1996
Jimmy Hardcastle
An Awfully Big Adventure
1995
Uncle Vernon
Les Misérables: 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall
1995
Thenardier
Braveheart
1995
Mornay
Sorry About Last Night
1995
Mickey
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
1994
Capshaw
Black Beauty
1994
Reuben Smith
Doggin' Around
1994
Charlie Foster
Split Second
1992
Thrasher
Patriot Games
1992
Owens
Blue Ice
1992
Osgood
London Kills Me
1991
John Stone
American Friends
1991
Dr. Weeks
Sticky Wickets
1990
Evans
White Hunter, Black Heart
1990
Ralph Lockhart
Looking After Number One
1990
Dick
The Widowmaker
1990
Dad
The Childeater
1989
Stefano
A Night on the Tyne
1989
Willy
That Summer of White Roses
1989
Zemba
Nineteen96
1989
Det. Supt. Frank Burroughs
Number One
1985
Blackpool Police Sergeant
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
1985
Maxwell Randall, The Green Baize Vampire
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
1985
Singer
The House
1984
Mr. Smeth
Krull
1983
Torquil
Mr Moon's Last Case
1983
Narrator
The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981
Grimes
All Day on the Sands
1979
Measure for Measure
1979
Provost
Freedom of the Dig
1978
Quinn
Liza
1978
Mikhalevich
The Duellists
1977
Lieutenant Lacourbe
Our Day Out
1977
Mr. Briggs
Risking It
1977
Richard Clewes
A Bridge Too Far
1977
Cpl. Davies
Shooting the Chandelier
1977
Brodovich
The Likely Lads
1976
Tommy
Easy Go
1974
First docker
The 14
1973
Tommy
Only Make Believe
1973
Michael Biddle
The Sex Victims
1973
George
The Eyes Have It
1973
Mike
Get Carter
1971
Keith