# Simon Armstrong

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{{Short description|Welsh actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name        = Simon Armstrong
| birth_place = [Llanelli](/source/Llanelli), Wales
| occupation  = Actor
| known_for   = [Game of Thrones](/source/Game_of_Thrones), [The Interceptor](/source/The_Interceptor)
}}
'''Simon Armstrong''' is a [Welsh](/source/Wales) actor from [Llanelli](/source/Llanelli),<ref name=llanelli>{{cite news|url=http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Game-Thrones-actor-flies-home-Swansea/story-16463775-detail/story.html|title=Game of Thrones actor flies home to Swansea|publisher=[South Wales Evening Post](/source/South_Wales_Evening_Post)|date=28 June 2012|access-date=30 January 2016}}</ref> best known for his portrayal of [Qhorin Halfhand](/source/Qhorin_Halfhand) in ''[Game of Thrones](/source/Game_of_Thrones)''.

== Career==
Armstrong portrayed [Qhorin Halfhand](/source/Qhorin_Halfhand) in the [HBO](/source/HBO) series ''[Game of Thrones](/source/Game_of_Thrones)'' (2012).<ref name=llanelli/><ref name=thrones>{{cite web|url=http://winteriscoming.net/features/cast/season-two/simon-armstrong/|title=Simon Armstrong as Qhorin Halfhand|website=Winter Is Coming|access-date=30 January 2016}}</ref> He also had recurring roles in the TV series ''[Coronation Street](/source/Coronation_Street)'' (2013)<ref name=globe>{{cite web|url=http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/discovery-space/adopt-an-actor/archive/antiochus-played-by-simon-armstrong|title=Antiochus played by Simon Armstrong|website=Shakespeare's Globe|access-date=30 January 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205185219/http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/discovery-space/adopt-an-actor/archive/antiochus-played-by-simon-armstrong|archive-date=5 February 2016}}</ref> and ''[The Interceptor](/source/The_Interceptor)'' (2015).<ref name=globe/>

He portrayed Rogers in [Nigel Cole](/source/Nigel_Cole)'s ''[Made in Dagenham](/source/Made_in_Dagenham)'' (2010).<ref name=globe/> He starred in the Dutch crime action comedy ''[Black Out](/source/Black_Out_(2012_film))'' (2012)<ref name=globe/> and in the British drama film ''[In the Dark Half](/source/In_the_Dark_Half)'' (2012).<ref name=half>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/movie/143790/in-the-dark-half|title=In the Dark Half|website=The Guardian|access-date=30 January 2016}}</ref>

In 2014, Simon joined the cast of [British](/source/United_Kingdom)-[American](/source/United_States) short Artificio Conceal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Simon Armstrong joins Artificio Conceal|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/simon-armstrong-joins-artificio-conceal/5072945.article|via=Screendaily}}</ref> The film, written and directed by [Ayoub Qanir](/source/Ayoub_Qanir), was selected to film festivals worldwide including [Cannes Film Festival](/source/Cannes_Film_Festival)'s ''Short Film Corner <ref>{{Cite web|title=Artificio Conceal selected to Cannes|url=https://www.thefancarpet.com/movie_news/the-mustsee-british-psychological-scifi-thriller-artificio-conceal-accepted-at-cannes-court-metrage-2015/|via=Digital Journal}}</ref>'', [Edinburgh International Film Festival](/source/Edinburgh_International_Film_Festival)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Artificio Conceal nominated for best short at EIFF|url=https://www.top10films.co.uk/28988-psychological-thriller-artificio-conceal-nominated-for-best-short-film-award-at-eiff/|via=Top 10 Films}}</ref> and [Seattle International Film Festival](/source/Seattle_International_Film_Festival).<ref>{{Cite web|title=SIFF Official Selection|url=https://www.siff.net/Documents/FESTIVAL/2015_FESTIVAL/SIFF_2015_PrintSources.pdf|via=Seattle International Film Festival}}</ref>

==Selected filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|2005
|''[Pierrepoint](/source/Pierrepoint_(film))''
|Minister
|<ref name=globe/>
|-
|2008
|''[The Edge of Love](/source/The_Edge_of_Love)''
|Wilfred Hosgood
|<ref name=globe/>
|-
|2010
|''[Made in Dagenham](/source/Made_in_Dagenham)''
|Rogers
|<ref name=globe/>
|-
|2011
|''[Killer Elite](/source/Killer_Elite_(film))''
|Gowling
|<ref name=globe/>
|-
|2011
|''[Resistance](/source/Resistance_(2011_film))''
|George's Father
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2011/film/reviews/resistance-1117946684/|title=Review: Resistance|publisher=Variety|first=Charles|last=Gant|date=2 December 2011|access-date=31 January 2016}}</ref>
|-
|2012
|''[Black Out](/source/Black_Out_(2012_film))''
|Vlad
|<ref name=globe/>
|-
|2012
|''[In the Dark Half](/source/In_the_Dark_Half)''
|Steve
|<ref name=half/>
|-
|2014
|''[The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: Beyond the Pale](/source/The_Suspicions_of_Mr_Whicher)''
|Boatswain
|TV film
|-
|2014
|''[Viking: The Berserkers](/source/Viking%3A_The_Berserkers)''
|Aelle
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/viking-berserkers-2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160910131910/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/viking-berserkers-2014|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 September 2016|title=Viking: The Berserkers (2014)|website=British Board of Film Classification|access-date=31 January 2016}}</ref>
|-
|2014
|''Artificio Conceal''
|Interpol Officer Mahler 
|Short film
|-
|2016
|''[Long Forgotten Fields](/source/Long_Forgotten_Fields)''
|Harlequin Jones
|
|-
|2018
|''[Rémi sans famille](/source/R%C3%A9mi_sans_famille)''
|Mr. Driscoll
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1998–2000
|''[Casualty](/source/Casualty_(TV_series))''
|PC Carter / PC Gaston 
|8 episodes
|-
|2005
|''[Midsomer Murders](/source/Midsomer_Murders)''
|Viv Marshall
|1 episode ("Hidden Depths")
|-
|2009
|''[Holby City](/source/Holby_City)''
|Andy Rutherford
|1 episode ("Spin")
|-
|2009
|''[Crash](/source/Crash_(2009_TV_series))''
|James Llewelyn
|1 episode ("Episode 6")
|-
|2012
|''[Game of Thrones](/source/Game_of_Thrones)''
|Qhorin Halfhand
|4 episodes
|-
|2013
|''[M.I. High](/source/M.I._High)''
|The Dark Wizard
|1 episode ("The Dark Wizard")
|-
|2013
|''[Da Vinci's Demons](/source/Da_Vinci's_Demons)''
|Scarpa
|3 episodes
|-
|2013
|''[Coronation Street](/source/Coronation_Street)''
|Mr. Peakman
|8 episodes
|-
|2013
|''[Call the Midwife](/source/Call_the_Midwife)''
|Major Fawcett
|1 episode ("Christmas Special")
|-
|2015
|''[The Interceptor](/source/The_Interceptor)''
|Stannard
|5 episodes
|-
|2015
|''[The Coroner](/source/The_Coroner_(TV_series))''
|Errol Prowse
|1 episode ("Gilt")
|-
|2016
|''[Doctors](/source/Doctors_(2000_TV_series))''
|Cam Lewis
|5 episodes
|}

==Selected theatre==
* 2017: [Sir Toby Belch](/source/Sir_Toby_Belch) in ''[Twelfth Night](/source/Twelfth_Night)'' at the [Royal Exchange, Manchester](/source/Royal_Exchange%2C_Manchester).{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|1409802|Simon Armstrong}}

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