Where to watch Alun Armstrong in the UK
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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 …
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- Married... with Children (1987) as Trevor
- Play for Today (1970) as 1st Docker
- Great Performances (1971) as Thénardier
- The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978) as Provost
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Lightborne
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) as Inspector Herbert
- Penny Dreadful (2014) as Vincent Brand
- Inspector Morse (1987) as Superintendent Holdsby
- New Tricks (2004) as Brian Lane
- The Mummy Returns (2001) as Baltus Hafez
- Braveheart (1995) as Mornay
- Van Helsing (2004) as Cardinal Jinette
- The Sweeney (1975) as Peter Jenner
- Sleepy Hollow (1999) as High Constable
- Remembers… (2022) as Self
- The Jim Henson Hour (1989) as The Troll (archive audio)
- ScreenPlay (1986) as Willy
- BBC2 Play of the Week (1977) as Brodovich
- The Hollow Crown (2012) as Northumberland
- Frontier (2016) as Lord Benton
- Patriot Games (1992) as Owens
- The New Avengers (1976) as Private George Harris
- Thriller (1973) as Mike
- New Scotland Yard (1972) as Ray Davies
- The Saint (1997) as Inspector Teal
- Public Eye (1965) as Vince Gregson
- Breeders (2020) as Jim
- Justice (1971) as Bob Graham
- Little Dorrit (2008) as Ephraim Flintwinch
- Sherwood (2022) as Gary Jackson
- A Bridge Too Far (1977) as Cpl. Davies
- Krull (1983) as Torquil
- Eragon (2006) as Uncle Garrow
- The Storyteller (1988) as Troll (voice)
- Father Brown (1974) as Joe
- Bleak House (2005) as Inspector Bucket
- Centre Play (1973) as Richard Clewes
- The Choral (2025) as Herbert Trickett
- Screen One (1989) as Det Supt Frank Burroughs
- Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992) as Caliban (voice)
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Most-watched Alun Armstrong films currently: The Mummy Returns (2001), Braveheart (1995), Van Helsing (2004), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Patriot Games (1992).
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Selected TV credits: Married... with Children (1987), Play for Today (1970), Great Performances (1971), The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978), BBC Play of the Month (1965).
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