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.
86 movies · 71 shows
The Choral
2025·6.4
The Nicky Nack
2021·0.0
Breaking The Codes
2020·0.0
Out of Innocence
2019·6.6
Possum
2018·6.1
Funny Cow
2018·6.3
Asunder
2016·0.0
Golden Years
2016·6.3
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert
2010·8.3
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
2008·6.3
The Dinner Party
2007·6.0
Eragon
2006·5.1
The Girls Who Came to Stay
2006·8.0
Oliver Twist
2005·6.8
Millions
2005·6.4
When I'm Sixty-Four
2004·5.2
Van Helsing: The London Assignment
2004·6.2
Van Helsing
2004·6.4
Carrie's War
2004·7.7
It's All About Love
2003·5.5
Paradise Found
2003·6.5
Inquisition
2002·7.0
Strictly Sinatra
2001·5.0
Score
2001·7.0
The Mummy Returns
2001·6.4
Proof of Life
2000·6.2
Harrison's Flowers
2000·6.5
7 Up 2000
2000·8.0
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
2000·7.0
Onegin
1999·6.1
Sleepy Hollow
1999·7.2
G:MT Greenwich Mean Time
1999·5.6
With or Without You
1999·5.3
Aristocrats
1999·6.0
The Saint
1997·6.1
Brazen Hussies
1996·3.8
Breaking the Code
1996·5.5
Witness Against Hitler
1996·8.0
Sorry About Last Night
1995·8.0
Les Misérables: 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall
1995·8.8
Braveheart
1995·7.9
An Awfully Big Adventure
1995·6.5
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
1994·6.0
Doggin' Around
1994·6.0
Black Beauty
1994·6.7
The Tempest
1993·5.0
Blue Ice
1992·5.3
Patriot Games
1992·6.7
Split Second
1992·6.0
London Kills Me
1991·5.9
American Friends
1991·6.4
The Widowmaker
1990·10.0
Sticky Wickets
1990·0.0
White Hunter, Black Heart
1990·6.4
Looking After Number One
1990·0.0
Nineteen96
1989·0.0
A Night on the Tyne
1989·9.0
The Childeater
1989·7.7
That Summer of White Roses
1989·6.0
Number 27
1988·9.0
The Storyteller: The True Bride
1988·0.0
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
1985·6.1
Number One
1985·6.7
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
1985·0.0
The House
1984·5.7
Krull
1983·6.0
Mr Moon's Last Case
1983·0.0
The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981·6.5
Fear of God
1980·10.0
All Day on the Sands
1979·7.0
Measure for Measure
1979·5.9
Freedom of the Dig
1978·0.0
Liza
1978·0.0
Our Day Out
1977·7.8
Shooting the Chandelier
1977·0.0
The Duellists
1977·7.3
Risking It
1977·0.0
A Bridge Too Far
1977·7.2
The Chester Mystery Plays
1976·0.0
The Likely Lads
1976·6.3
Easy Go
1974·0.0
The 14
1973·5.9
The Eyes Have It
1973·7.3
The Sex Victims
1973·5.0
Only Make Believe
1973·10.0
Get Carter
1971·7.0