Alun Armstrong

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.

Most Known For

Married... with Children

as Trevor

Great Performances

as Thénardier

Tales from the Crypt

as Inspector Herbert

Play for Today

as 1st Docker

Play for Today

as Mr Briggs

BBC Play of the Month

as Lightborne

Inspector Morse

as Superintendent Holdsby

Penny Dreadful

as Vincent Brand

New Tricks

as Brian Lane

Van Helsing

as Cardinal Jinette

The Mummy Returns

as Baltus Hafez

Braveheart

as Mornay

The Hollow Crown

as Northumberland

The Sweeney

as Peter Jenner

Frontier

as Lord Benton

Sleepy Hollow

as High Constable

Justice

as Bob Graham

The New Avengers

as Private George Harris

The Storyteller

as Troll (voice)

Krull

as Torquil