Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1946-07-17 (Age: 80)
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.
Filmography (86)
The Choral
2025
The Nicky Nack
2021
Breaking The Codes
2020
Out of Innocence
2019
Possum
2018
Funny Cow
2018
Asunder
2016
Golden Years
2016
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert
2010
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
2008
The Dinner Party
2007
Eragon
2006The Girls Who Came to Stay
2006
Oliver Twist
2005
