Alun Armstrong
Alun Armstrong
Born 17/07/1946 in Annfield Plain, County Durham, England, UK

Alun Armstrong is a prolific English character actor.

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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Filmography (Movies)

The Choral

The Choral

Character:Herbert Trickett

Release Date:07/11/2025

The Nicky Nack

The Nicky Nack

Character:

Release Date:07/10/2021

Breaking The Codes

Breaking The Codes

Character:

Release Date:23/01/2020

Out of Innocence

Out of Innocence

Character:Detective Callaghan

Release Date:12/04/2019

Possum

Possum

Character:Maurice

Release Date:26/10/2018

Funny Cow

Funny Cow

Character:Lenny

Release Date:20/04/2018

Asunder

Asunder

Character:Self - Narrator (voice)

Release Date:10/07/2016

Golden Years

Golden Years

Character:Sid

Release Date:29/04/2016

Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert

Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert

Character:Monsieur Thenardier (1985 Cast)

Release Date:03/10/2010

Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story

Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story

Character:Ernest Whitehouse

Release Date:27/05/2008

The Dinner Party

The Dinner Party

Character:Jim

Release Date:09/09/2007

Eragon

Eragon

Character:Uncle Garrow

Release Date:14/12/2006

The Girls Who Came to Stay

The Girls Who Came to Stay

Character:Bob Jenkins

Release Date:16/06/2006

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

Character:Magistrate Fang

Release Date:23/09/2005

When I'm Sixty-Four

When I'm Sixty-Four

Character:Jim

Release Date:04/08/2004

Van Helsing: The London Assignment

Van Helsing: The London Assignment

Character:Cardinal Jinetta (voice)

Release Date:11/05/2004

Van Helsing

Van Helsing

Character:Cardinal Jinette

Release Date:03/05/2004

Millions

Millions

Character:Saint Peter

Release Date:29/04/2004

Carrie's War

Carrie's War

Character:Mr. Samuel Evans

Release Date:01/01/2004

It's All About Love

It's All About Love

Character:David

Release Date:10/01/2003

Paradise Found

Paradise Found

Character:Camille Pissarro

Release Date:01/01/2003

Inquisition

Inquisition

Character:Martin

Release Date:22/12/2002

Strictly Sinatra

Strictly Sinatra

Character:Bill

Release Date:29/06/2001

Score

Score

Character:George

Release Date:05/06/2001

The Mummy Returns

The Mummy Returns

Character:Baltus Hafez

Release Date:04/05/2001

Proof of Life

Proof of Life

Character:Wyatt

Release Date:08/12/2000

Harrison's Flowers

Harrison's Flowers

Character:Samuel Brubeck

Release Date:23/09/2000

7 Up 2000

7 Up 2000

Character:Himself - Narrator

Release Date:13/04/2000

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

Character:Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield

Release Date:26/01/2000

Onegin

Onegin

Character:Zaretsky

Release Date:22/12/1999

Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow

Character:High Constable

Release Date:19/11/1999

G:MT Greenwich Mean Time

G:MT Greenwich Mean Time

Character:Uncle Henry

Release Date:01/10/1999

With or Without You

With or Without You

Character:Sammy

Release Date:10/09/1999

Aristocrats

Aristocrats

Character:Lord Holland

Release Date:20/06/1999

The Saint

The Saint

Character:Inspector Teal

Release Date:03/04/1997

Brazen Hussies

Brazen Hussies

Character:Jimmy Hardcastle

Release Date:30/11/1996

Breaking the Code

Breaking the Code

Character:Mick Ross

Release Date:17/09/1996

Witness Against Hitler

Witness Against Hitler

Character:Pastor Harold Poelchau

Release Date:10/03/1996

Sorry About Last Night

Sorry About Last Night

Character:Mickey

Release Date:27/12/1995

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

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

Character:Thenardier

Release Date:14/10/1995

Braveheart

Braveheart

Character:Mornay

Release Date:24/05/1995

An Awfully Big Adventure

An Awfully Big Adventure

Character:Uncle Vernon

Release Date:11/05/1995

MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday

MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday

Character:Capshaw

Release Date:24/11/1994

Doggin' Around

Doggin' Around

Character:Charlie Foster

Release Date:16/10/1994

Black Beauty

Black Beauty

Character:Reuben Smith

Release Date:29/07/1994

The Tempest

The Tempest

Character:Caliban

Release Date:12/03/1993

Blue Ice

Blue Ice

Character:Osgood

Release Date:09/10/1992

Patriot Games

Patriot Games

Character:Owens

Release Date:04/06/1992

Split Second

Split Second

Character:Thrasher

Release Date:01/05/1992

London Kills Me

London Kills Me

Character:John Stone

Release Date:13/12/1991

American Friends

American Friends

Character:Dr. Weeks

Release Date:22/03/1991

The Widowmaker

The Widowmaker

Character:Dad

Release Date:29/12/1990

Sticky Wickets

Sticky Wickets

Character:Evans

Release Date:14/10/1990

White Hunter, Black Heart

White Hunter, Black Heart

Character:Ralph Lockhart

Release Date:16/05/1990

Looking After Number One

Looking After Number One

Character:Dick

Release Date:06/02/1990

Nineteen96

Nineteen96

Character:Det. Supt. Frank Burroughs

Release Date:17/09/1989

A Night on the Tyne

A Night on the Tyne

Character:Willy

Release Date:12/07/1989

The Childeater

The Childeater

Character:Stefano

Release Date:01/01/1989

That Summer of White Roses

That Summer of White Roses

Character:Zemba

Release Date:01/01/1989

Number 27

Number 27

Character:Murray Lester

Release Date:23/10/1988

Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire

Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire

Character:Maxwell Randall, The Green Baize Vampire

Release Date:25/11/1985

Number One

Number One

Character:Blackpool Police Sergeant

Release Date:01/03/1985

The Caucasian Chalk Circle

The Caucasian Chalk Circle

Character:Singer

Release Date:01/01/1985

The House

The House

Character:Mr. Smeth

Release Date:27/09/1984

Krull

Krull

Character:Torquil

Release Date:29/07/1983

Mr Moon's Last Case

Mr Moon's Last Case

Character:Narrator

Release Date:01/01/1983

The French Lieutenant's Woman

The French Lieutenant's Woman

Character:Grimes

Release Date:28/08/1981

Fear of God

Fear of God

Character:Trahearne

Release Date:26/02/1980

All Day on the Sands

All Day on the Sands

Character:

Release Date:24/02/1979

Measure for Measure

Measure for Measure

Character:Provost

Release Date:18/02/1979

Freedom of the Dig

Freedom of the Dig

Character:Quinn

Release Date:23/10/1978

Liza

Liza

Character:Mikhalevich

Release Date:28/03/1978

Our Day Out

Our Day Out

Character:Mr. Briggs

Release Date:12/12/1977

Shooting the Chandelier

Shooting the Chandelier

Character:Brodovich

Release Date:26/10/1977

The Duellists

The Duellists

Character:Lieutenant Lacourbe

Release Date:31/08/1977

Risking It

Risking It

Character:Richard Clewes

Release Date:05/07/1977

A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far

Character:Cpl. Davies

Release Date:15/06/1977

The Likely Lads

The Likely Lads

Character:Tommy

Release Date:01/02/1976

Easy Go

Easy Go

Character:First docker

Release Date:07/03/1974

The 14

The 14

Character:Tommy

Release Date:15/06/1973

The Eyes Have It

The Eyes Have It

Character:Mike

Release Date:09/06/1973

The Sex Victims

The Sex Victims

Character:George

Release Date:04/04/1973

Only Make Believe

Only Make Believe

Character:Michael Biddle

Release Date:12/02/1973

Get Carter

Get Carter

Character:Keith

Release Date:03/02/1971

Television Appearances

Tom Jones

Tom Jones

Character:Squire Western

Sherwood

Sherwood

Character:Gary Jackson

Breeders

Breeders

Character:Jim

Year of the Rabbit

Year of the Rabbit

Character:Chief Inspector Hugh Wisbech

Prime Suspect 1973

Prime Suspect 1973

Character:Clifford Bentley

Frontier

Frontier

Character:Lord Benton

Dark Angel

Dark Angel

Character:George Stot

Penny Dreadful

Penny Dreadful

Character:Vincent Brand

The Hollow Crown

The Hollow Crown

Character:Northumberland

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Character:Hiram Grewgious

A Passionate Woman

A Passionate Woman

Character:Donald (1980s)

Garrow's Law

Garrow's Law

Character:John Southouse

Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit

Character:Ephraim Flintwinch

Bleak House

Bleak House

Character:Inspector Bucket

New Tricks

New Tricks

Character:Brian Lane

Between The Sheets

Between The Sheets

Character:Peter Delany

Sparkhouse

Sparkhouse

Character:Richard Bolton

Extinct

Extinct

Character:Himself - Narrator

Bedtime

Bedtime

Character:Neil Henshaw

Messiah

Messiah

Character:DCI Charlie McIntyre

Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years

Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years

Character:George Mole

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

Character:Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

Character:Dan Peggotty

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

Character:Mr. Fleming

In the Red

In the Red

Character:DCI Frank Jefferson

Underworld

Underworld

Character:

Our Friends in the North

Our Friends in the North

Character:Austin Donohue

Goggle Eyes

Goggle Eyes

Character:Gerald 'Goggle Eyes' Faulkner

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Character:Caliban (voice)

Stanley and the Women

Stanley and the Women

Character:Rufus Hilton

Murder in Eden

Murder in Eden

Character:Sgt. McGing

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

Character:Inspector Herbert

The Storyteller

The Storyteller

Character:Troll (voice)

Married... with Children

Married... with Children

Character:Trevor

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

Character:Superintendent Holdsby

A.D.

A.D.

Character:Gamesmaster

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

Character:

Get Lost!

Get Lost!

Character:Neville Keaton

Armchair Thriller

Armchair Thriller

Character:Trahearne

Enemy at the Door

Enemy at the Door

Character:Louis Mendoza

BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week

Character:Brodovich

BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week

Character:Mikhalevich

A Sharp Intake of Breath

A Sharp Intake of Breath

Character:

The New Avengers

The New Avengers

Character:Private George Harris

Days of Hope

Days of Hope

Character:Billy Shepherd

The Stars Look Down

The Stars Look Down

Character:Joe Gowlan

The Sweeney

The Sweeney

Character:Peter Jenner

Father Brown

Father Brown

Character:Joe

Porridge

Porridge

Character:Spraggon

Thriller

Thriller

Character:Mike

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Character:Scaife

Justice

Justice

Character:Bob Graham

Great Performances

Great Performances

Character:Thénardier

Play for Today

Play for Today

Character:1st Docker

Play for Today

Play for Today

Character:Mr Briggs

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Character:Lightborne

Public Eye

Public Eye

Character:Vince Gregson

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