Alun Armstrong
Actor
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
The Mummy Returns
as Baltus Hafez 2001
Sleepy Hollow
as High Constable 1999
Van Helsing
as Cardinal Jinette 2004
Eragon
as Uncle Garrow 2006
Patriot Games
as Owens 1992
Oliver Twist
as Magistrate Fang 2005
The Saint
as Inspector Teal 1997
A Bridge Too Far
as Cpl. Davies 1977
Proof of Life
as Wyatt 2000
The Duellists
as Lieutenant Lacourbe 1977
Krull
as Torquil 1983
Get Carter
as Keith 1971
Millions
as Saint Peter 2004
Black Beauty
as Reuben Smith 1994
Split Second
as Thrasher 1992
Possum
as Maurice 2018