Simon Weir
Known For
Acting
Born
1973-05-05 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Biography
Simon is best known for playing bad boy mechanic Paul Lafferty in STV's HIGH ROAD from 1995 until 2003. He has also appeared in 6 episodes of BBC Scotland's RIVER CITY as gangster Graham MacLaverty, including the Christmas Special in 2008. He has appeared in 2 Irvine Welsh Feature Films, THE ACID HOUSE and T2 TRAINSPOTTING. Trained at the Dorothy Paul Studio from 1986 and Motherwell College, his stage work includes UK tours of KIDNAPPED as Alan Breck and SINGIN IM NO A BILLY HES A TIM as Tim. He won 'Best Acting' at the 48 Hour Film Festival in 2014.
Most Known For
Taggart
Outlander: Blood of My Blood
as Minister
Patrick Melrose
as Angus
Monarch of the Glen
as Stuart Macintosh
Case Histories
as Paul Bradley
T2 Trainspotting
as Jailhouse
Guilt
as Davie
Wigilia
as Mark
Crime
as Miles Combe
Trace
as Daniel
How Not to Live Your Life
as Waiter
Remnants
as Adrian
Blood of the Clans
as Archibald Campbell
The Acid House
as Tambo
Instant Credit
Sardar Udham
as King George VI
Psycho Sex Dolls
as Damien
Postmortem
as Beverly’s Boyfriend
Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh
as Self
The Draw
as Bryan