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
Acting
2003
asCamille Pissarro
1997
asInspector Teal
1983
asTorquil
2001
asBaltus Hafez
2006
asUncle Garrow
1999
asHigh Constable
1995
asUncle Vernon
2021
as
2004
asCardinal Jinetta (voice)
2004
asCardinal Jinette
2003
asDavid
1992
asThrasher
1992
asOwens
1994
asCapshaw
1994
asReuben Smith
1995
asThenardier
1990
asEvans
1999
asUncle Henry
1977
asLieutenant Lacourbe
1996
asMick Ross
2004
asMr. Samuel Evans
2008
asErnest Whitehouse
1985
asBlackpool Police Sergeant
1996
asPastor Harold Poelchau
1985
asMaxwell Randall, The Green Baize Vampire
1977
asMr. Briggs
2004
asJim
2006
asBob Jenkins
1991
asJohn Stone
1990
asRalph Lockhart
2010
asMonsieur Thenardier (1985 Cast)
1980
asTrahearne
1990
asDick
1973
asTommy
1989
asStefano
1999
asSammy
1992
asOsgood
2000
asAsst. Chief Const. George Oldfield
1995
asMornay
1989
asWilly
1979
as
1976
asTommy
2007
asJim
1990
asDad
1977
asRichard Clewes
1995
asMickey
as 
2016
asSid
1994
asCharlie Foster
1971
asKeith
1977
asCpl. Davies
2000
asSamuel Brubeck
1989
asZemba
2016
asSelf - Narrator (voice)
2002
asMartin
1996
asJimmy Hardcastle
2018
asLenny
2005
asMagistrate Fang
2001
asBill
2004
asSaint Peter
2018
asMaurice
2001
asGeorge
2000
asHimself - Narrator
2000
asWyatt
1973
asMichael Biddle
1983
asNarrator
2019
asDetective Callaghan
1999
asLord Holland
1984
asMr. Smeth
1979
asProvost
1981
asGrimes
1977
asBrodovich
1974
asFirst docker
1973
asGeorge
1999
asZaretsky
1989
asDet. Supt. Frank Burroughs
1973
asMike
1985
asSinger
1991
asDr. Weeks
1978
asQuinn
1978
asMikhalevich
2020
as
asPeter Jenner
asMike
asScaife
asInspector Herbert
asInspector Bucket
asSuperintendent Holdsby
as
as
asPeter Delany
asRichard Bolton
as
as
asAustin Donohue
asEphraim Flintwinch
as1st Docker
asBrian Lane
asNeil Henshaw
asNeville Keaton
as
asLightborne
asSpraggon
as
asGeorge Mole
asDonald (1980s)
asJohn Southouse
asSgt. McGing
asVincent Brand
asAsst. Chief Const. George Oldfield
asSquire Western
asLord Benton
asDCI Charlie McIntyre
asDCI Frank Jefferson
asStowell
asGeorge Stot
asTrevor
asLouis Mendoza
asClifford Bentley
asJoe Gowlan
asBob Graham
asGamesmaster
asMr. Fleming
asRufus Hilton
asGerald 'Goggle Eyes' Faulkner
asDan Peggotty
asBilly Shepherd
asGary Jackson
asChief Superintendent Capshaw
asJim
asHimself - Narrator
asNorthumberland
asChief Inspector Hugh Wisbech
asVince Gregson
asCaliban (voice)
asMr Briggs
asHiram Grewgious
asJoe
asTrahearne
Production
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