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.
1987 • TV
1987 • TV
1970 • TV
1970 • TV
2004 • Movie
1995 • Movie
as Cardinal Jinette
as Mornay
as Baltus Hafez
as Herbert Trickett
as High Constable
as Inspector Teal
as Uncle Garrow
as Blackpool Police Sergeant
as Keith
as Torquil
as Owens
as Jim
as Sammy
as Evans
as Osgood
as Mr. Samuel Evans
as Cardinal Jinetta (voice)
as Jim
as Trahearne
as Lieutenant Lacourbe
as Trevor
3 episodes
as Superintendent Holdsby
1 episodes
as 1st Docker
1 episodes
as Mr Briggs
1 episodes
as Lightborne
1 episodes
as Inspector Herbert
1 episodes
as Brian Lane
87 episodes
as Vincent Brand
1 episodes
as Northumberland
2 episodes
as Peter Jenner
1 episodes
as Mike
1 episodes
as Troll (voice)
1 episodes
as Vince Gregson
1 episodes
as Lord Benton
18 episodes
as Caliban (voice)
1 episodes
as Inspector Bucket
9 episodes
as Gary Jackson
1 episodes
as Bob Graham
1 episodes
as Jim
27 episodes
as Dan Peggotty
2 episodes
