Photo: Garry Knight / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Alun Armstrong is the kind of performer I quietly champion: the face you recognise in everything but rarely the name on the poster. What impresses me is his range, by his own account spanning from the grotesque to musicals, and the fact that a working character actor walked off with an Olivier Award. Coming up through Shakespeare at a County Durham grammar school, then grinding for half a century since the early 1970s, he embodies craft over celebrity. Stars sell tickets, but actors like him hold a production together. I find that durable, unglamorous dedication far more admirable than any flash of fame.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Alun Armstrong
- Name (Japanese)
- アラン・アームストロング
- Reading
- あらん・あーむすとろんぐ
- Born
- July 17, 1946 (age 79)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dog
- Origin
- Annfield Plain, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / character actor / stage actor / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Laurence Olivier Awards
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Alun Armstrong born?
Born July 17, 1946 (age 79).
Where is Alun Armstrong from?
Alun Armstrong is from Annfield Plain, United Kingdom.
What does Alun Armstrong do?
Alun Armstrong works as actor, character actor, stage actor, film actor, television actor.
Actor — see all → · Character actor — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.