Simon Armstrong

Simon Armstrong
Born
Llanelli, Wales
OccupationActor
Known forGame of Thrones, The Interceptor

Simon Armstrong is a Welsh actor from Llanelli, best known for his portrayal of Qhorin Halfhand in Game of Thrones.

Career

Armstrong portrayed Qhorin Halfhand in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2012). He also had recurring roles in the TV series Coronation Street (2013) and The Interceptor (2015).

He portrayed Rogers in Nigel Cole's Made in Dagenham (2010). He starred in the Dutch crime action comedy Black Out (2012) and in the British drama film In the Dark Half (2012).

In 2014, Simon joined the cast of British-American short Artificio Conceal. The film, written and directed by Ayoub Qanir, was selected to film festivals worldwide including Cannes Film Festival's Short Film Corner , Edinburgh International Film Festival and Seattle International Film Festival.

Selected filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Pierrepoint Minister
2008 The Edge of Love Wilfred Hosgood
2010 Made in Dagenham Rogers
2011 Killer Elite Gowling
2011 Resistance George's Father
2012 Black Out Vlad
2012 In the Dark Half Steve
2014 The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: Beyond the Pale Boatswain TV film
2014 Viking: The Berserkers Aelle
2014 Artificio Conceal Interpol Officer Mahler Short film
2016 Long Forgotten Fields Harlequin Jones
2018 Rémi sans famille Mr. Driscoll

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1998–2000 Casualty PC Carter / PC Gaston 8 episodes
2005 Midsomer Murders Viv Marshall 1 episode ("Hidden Depths")
2009 Holby City Andy Rutherford 1 episode ("Spin")
2009 Crash James Llewelyn 1 episode ("Episode 6")
2012 Game of Thrones Qhorin Halfhand 4 episodes
2013 M.I. High The Dark Wizard 1 episode ("The Dark Wizard")
2013 Da Vinci's Demons Scarpa 3 episodes
2013 Coronation Street Mr. Peakman 8 episodes
2013 Call the Midwife Major Fawcett 1 episode ("Christmas Special")
2015 The Interceptor Stannard 5 episodes
2015 The Coroner Errol Prowse 1 episode ("Gilt")
2016 Doctors Cam Lewis 5 episodes

Selected theatre

References

  1. 1 2 "Game of Thrones actor flies home to Swansea". South Wales Evening Post. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Simon Armstrong as Qhorin Halfhand". Winter Is Coming. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Antiochus played by Simon Armstrong". Shakespeare's Globe. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 "In the Dark Half". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Simon Armstrong joins Artificio Conceal" – via Screendaily.
  6. ↑ "Artificio Conceal selected to Cannes" – via Digital Journal.
  7. ↑ "Artificio Conceal nominated for best short at EIFF" – via Top 10 Films.
  8. ↑ "SIFF Official Selection" (PDF) – via Seattle International Film Festival.
  9. ↑ Gant, Charles (2 December 2011). "Review: Resistance". Variety. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Viking: The Berserkers (2014)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 31 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)