🎬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.

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Recent movies

#	Name	Character	Rating
1	Possum (2018)	Maurice		5.4
2	Funny Cow (2018)	Lenny	-	-
3	Golden Years (2016)	Sid		6
4	Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert (2010)	Monsieur Thenardier (1985 Cast)		9
5	Eragon (2006)	Uncle Garrow		5.8
6	Oliver Twist (2005)	Magistrate Fang		6.6
7	Millions (2004)	Saint Peter		5.8
8	Van Helsing: The London Assignment (2004)	Cardinal Jinetta (voice)		5
9	Van Helsing (2004)	Cardinal Jinette		6.2
10	Paradise Found (2003)	Camille Pissarro		8
11	It's All About Love (2003)	David		6.7
12	The Mummy Returns (2001)	Baltus Hafez		6.5
13	Harrison's Flowers (2000)	Samuel Brubeck		4
14	Proof of Life (2000)	Wyatt		6.3
15	This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper (2000)	Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield	-	-
16	G:MT Greenwich Mean Time (1999)	Uncle Henry		6
17	Sleepy Hollow (1999) Oscars 2000	High Constable		7.3
18	With or Without You (1999)	Sammy		5
19	Onegin (1999)	Zaretsky		5.5
20	The Saint (1997)	Inspector Teal		6.1
21	Braveheart (1995)	Mornay		8.1
22	MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday (1994)	Capshaw		7.5
23	Black Beauty (1994)	Reuben Smith		5.6
24	Blue Ice (1992)	Osgood		8
25	Patriot Games (1992)	Owens		6.8
26	Split Second (1992)	Thrasher		6.9
27	White Hunter, Black Heart (1990)	Ralph Lockhart		5
28	Krull (1983)	Torquil		6.5
29	The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)	Grimes	-	-
30	The Duellists (1977)	Lieutenant Lacourbe		6.2
31	A Bridge Too Far (1977)	Cpl. Davies		7.6
32	The Sex Victims (1973)	George		7
33	Get Carter (1971)	Keith		7