Alun Armstrong
Acting
🎂 1946-07-17
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.
Cast credits(139)
1st Docker
1970
Mr Briggs
1970
Trevor
1987
Lightborne
1965
Jim
2020
Inspector Herbert
1989
Provost
1978
Vince Gregson
1965
Bob Graham
1971
Peter Jenner
1975
Lord Benton
2016
Brian Lane
2004
Scaife
1973
Troll (voice)
1988
Austin Donohue
1996
Vincent Brand
2014
Louis Mendoza
1978
Superintendent Holdsby
1987
Brodovich
1977
Mikhalevich
1977
Spraggon
1974
Caliban (voice)
1992
Hiram Grewgious
2012
Northumberland
2012
Mike
1973
Dan Peggotty
1999
Gary Jackson
2022
Squire Western
2023
Inspector Bucket
2005
1977
Mornay
1995
1982
John Southouse
2009
Peter Delany
2003
Baltus Hafez
2001
Chief Inspector Hugh Wisbech
2019
Joe
1974
Billy Shepherd
1975
Cardinal Jinette
2004
1976
Himself - Narrator
2001
George Stot
2016
Clifford Bentley
2017
Mr. Fleming
1999
Gamesmaster
1985
Sgt. McGing
1991
Trahearne
1978
George Mole
2001
High Constable
1999
1997
Cpl. Davies
1977
Neil Henshaw
2001
Ephraim Flintwinch
2008
Uncle Garrow
2006
Owens
1992
Inspector Teal
1997
DCI Charlie McIntyre
2001
Donald (1980s)
2010
Lieutenant Lacourbe
1977
Wyatt
2000
Torquil
1983
Grimes
1981
Gerald 'Goggle Eyes' Faulkner
1993
Cardinal Jinetta (voice)
2004
Reuben Smith
1994
Maurice
2018
Thrasher
1992
DCI Frank Jefferson
1998
Magistrate Fang
2005
Keith
1971
Ralph Lockhart
1990
Richard Bolton
2002
David
2003
Saint Peter
2004
Zaretsky
1999
Rufus Hilton
1991
Monsieur Thenardier (1985 Cast)
2010
Camille Pissarro
2003
Joe Gowlan
1975
Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield
2000
Samuel Brubeck
2000
Uncle Vernon
1995
Sammy
1999
Sid
2016
Neville Keaton
1981
Dr. Weeks
1991
Mick Ross
1996
Thenardier
1995
Capshaw
1994
Maxwell Randall, The Green Baize Vampire
1985
Osgood
1992
Jimmy Hardcastle
1996
Mr. Smeth
1984
John Stone
1991
Bill
2001
Zemba
1989
Lenny
2018
Lord Holland
1999
Jim
2004
2025
1979
Jim
2007
Pastor Harold Poelchau
1996
Blackpool Police Sergeant
1985
Uncle Henry
1999
Mikhalevich
1978
Dad
1990
Provost
1979
Willy
1989
Ernest Whitehouse
2008
Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield
2000
Michael Biddle
1973
Tommy
1973
Tommy
1976
George
2001
2020
Det. Supt. Frank Burroughs
1989
Martin
2002
Detective Callaghan
2019
Charlie Foster
1994
Mr. Samuel Evans
2004
Self - Narrator (voice)
2016
Singer
1985
Brodovich
1977
First docker
1974
Evans
1990
Stefano
1989
Mr. Briggs
1977
Mickey
1995
Trahearne
1980
Mike
1973
George
1973
Richard Clewes
1977
Himself - Narrator
2000
Dick
1990
Narrator
1983
Bob Jenkins
2006
2021
Quinn
1978