Alun Armstrong

Acting

Alun Armstrong

Born 1946-07-17 Annfield Plain, County Durham, England, UK 87 films

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 …

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Filmography

87 films
The Choral poster

As World War I rages on, Dr. Henry Guthrie takes over a British choral society that's lost most of…

The Choral

★ 6.5 2025

The Nicky Nack poster

A man walking home from his local pub one night is tormented by a terrifying sound: The Nicky Nack.

The Nicky Nack

★ 0.0 2021

Possum poster

A disgraced children's puppeteer returns to his childhood home and is forced to confront his wicked…

Possum

★ 6.2 2018

Funny Cow poster

A comedian uses her troubled past as material for her stand-up routine, trying to rise up through t…

Funny Cow

★ 6.3 2018

Asunder poster

Esther Johnson’s film uses local archive footage to convey the story of Sunderland's involvement in…

Asunder

★ 0.0 2016

Golden Years poster

Fate, the pensions crisis and a steadfast refusal to accept the injustice of old age have contrived…

Golden Years

★ 6.3 2016

Eragon poster

In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg -- a discovery that leads him…

Eragon

★ 5.1 2006