Alun Armstrong
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.
Acting
Movie
Braveheart
as Mornay
1995
Movie
The Mummy Returns
as Baltus Hafez
2001
Movie
Sleepy Hollow
as High Constable
1999
Movie
Van Helsing
as Cardinal Jinette
2004
Movie
Eragon
as Uncle Garrow
2006
Movie
Patriot Games
as Owens
1992
TV
Penny Dreadful
as Vincent Brand
2014
Movie
The Saint
as Inspector Teal
1997
Movie
Oliver Twist
as Magistrate Fang
2005
TV
Married... with Children
as Trevor
1987
TV
Tales from the Crypt
as Inspector Herbert
1989
Movie
A Bridge Too Far
as Cpl. Davies
1977
Movie
Proof of Life
as Wyatt
2000
Movie
The Duellists
as Lieutenant Lacourbe
1977
Movie
Krull
as Torquil
1983
Movie
Get Carter
as Keith
1971
Movie
Millions
as Saint Peter
2005
Movie
Split Second
as Thrasher
1992
Movie
Black Beauty
as Reuben Smith
1994
TV
Frontier
as Lord Benton
2016
Movie
Possum
as Maurice
2018
Movie
White Hunter, Black Heart
as Ralph Lockhart
1990
Movie
The French Lieutenant's Woman
as Grimes
1981
TV
The Storyteller
as Troll (voice)
1988