Alun Armstrong

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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 actor who spent nine years with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He originated the role of Thénardier in the London production of Les Misérables and he won an Olivier Award for playing the title role in Sweeney Todd.

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Total trailers found: 81

Witness Against Hitler Trailer (1996)

10 March 1996

The true story of a Prussian aristocrat working for German military intelligence during World War II, who, with a group of fellow devout Christians, plotted to assassinate Hitler with a bomb in his briefcase.

Van Helsing Trailer (2004)

03 May 2004

Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula.

Braveheart Trailer (1995)

24 May 1995

Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers.

The Mummy Returns Trailer (2001)

04 May 2001

Rick and Evelyn O’Connell, along with their 8-year-old son Alex, discover the key to the legendary Scorpion King’s might: the fabled Bracelet of Anubis.

Sleepy Hollow Trailer (1999)

19 November 1999

Skeptical young detective Ichabod Crane gets transferred to the hamlet of Sleepy Hollow, New York, where he is tasked with investigating the decapitations of three people – murders the townsfolk attribute to a legendary specter, The Headless Horseman.

It's All About Love Trailer (2003)

10 January 2003

The story of two lovers and their attempts to save their relationship in a near-future world on the brink of cosmic collapse.

An Awfully Big Adventure Trailer (1995)

11 May 1995

Liverpool. 1947. Right after World War II, a star struck naive teenage girl joins a shabby theatre troupe in Liverpool.

Blue Ice Trailer (1992)

09 October 1992

An ex-British spy (Michael Caine) helps a U.S. diplomat's wife (Sean Young) and blows the lid off a deadly government cover-up.

The Saint Trailer (1997)

03 April 1997

Simon Templar (The Saint), is a thief for hire, whose latest job to steal the secret process for cold fusion puts him at odds with a traitor bent on toppling the Russian government, as well as the woman who holds its secret.

The Childeater Trailer (1989)

01 January 1989

Eight-year old Betty is sent to stay with family on a remote Welsh farm, but her father has warned her that her uncle eats children who don't behave.

The Eyes Have It Trailer (1973)

09 June 1973

A group of terrorists posing as plumbers set up base at a school for the blind. The students remain blissfully unaware while the terrorists plan the assassination of a politician who will soon be passing the school on a parade route.

G:MT Greenwich Mean Time Trailer (1999)

01 October 1999

Six London school-leavers attempt to make it in the world, balancing the challenge of trying to make a name for themselves in the music industry against the pressures and tragedies of everyday life.

Eragon Trailer (2006)

14 December 2006

In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg -- a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realized he's the one person who can defend his home against an evil king.

Get Carter Trailer (1971)

03 February 1971

Jack Carter is a small-time hood working in London. When word reaches him of his brother's death, he travels to Newcastle to attend the funeral.

Black Beauty Trailer (1994)

29 July 1994

The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life.

A Bridge Too Far Trailer (1977)

15 June 1977

The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland allowing access over the Rhine into Germany.

Golden Years Trailer (2016)

29 April 2016

Fate, the pensions crisis and a steadfast refusal to accept the injustice of old age have contrived to force law abiding, retired couple, Arthur and Martha Goode into a life of crime.

The Dinner Party Trailer (2007)

09 September 2007

Young couple Jackie and Leo move from North London to a suburban home in the green belt paradise of Southern England.

Patriot Games Trailer (1992)

04 June 1992

When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge.

Sticky Wickets Trailer (1990)

14 October 1990

It's a big night at the New Dragon Inn when a coach of distinguished Germans arrives. But disaster looms - it's the local cricket team's annual fancy dress bash and the theme is the Second World War.

Breaking the Code Trailer (1996)

17 September 1996

A biography of the English mathematician Alan Turing, who was one of the inventors of the digital computer and one of the key figures in the breaking of the Enigma code, used by the Germans to send secret orders to their U-boats in World War II.

Carrie's War Trailer (2004)

01 January 2004

Carrie's War is an adaptation of a 1973 children's novel by Nina Bawden, set during the Second World War and following two evacuees, Carrie and her younger brother Nick.

Inquisition Trailer (2002)

22 December 2002

Set in the Spain of 1680, a time of torture and interrogation by the Grand Inquisitor. A young man appears that is healing the sick and raising the dead.

Measure for Measure Trailer (1979)

18 February 1979

When the Duke of Vienna takes a mysterious leave of absence and leaves the strict Angelo in charge, things couldn't be worse for Claudio, who is sentenced to death for premarital sex.

Possum Trailer (2018)

26 October 2018

A disgraced children's puppeteer returns to his childhood home and is forced to confront his wicked stepfather and the secrets that have tortured him his entire life.

Krull Trailer (1983)

29 July 1983

A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet.

Van Helsing: The London Assignment Trailer (2004)

11 May 2004

It tells of the events before the film, in which monster hunter Gabriel Van Helsing travels to London to investigate a series of horrific, and decidedly supernatural murders, being committed by the mad scientist Dr.

Brazen Hussies Trailer (1996)

30 November 1996

After meeting her old school friend Sandra Delaney, who now works as a stripper, pub owner Maureen Hardcastle decides to spice up her flagging business by turning it into a male stripper club, with the help of untrustworthy businessman Billy Bowman.

Paradise Found Trailer (2003)

01 January 2003

Paradise Found is a biography about the painter Paul Gauguin. Focusing on his personal conflict between citizen life and his family life and the art scene in Frane.

All Day on the Sands Trailer (1979)

24 February 1979

Mr and Mrs Cooper are staying at a boarding-house in the seaside resort of Morecambe with their small children, Colin and Jennifer.

Number One Trailer (1985)

01 March 1985

A down on his luck Irishman in London decides to play snooker for money.

The Nicky Nack Trailer (2021)

07 October 2021

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

A Night on the Tyne Trailer (1989)

12 July 1989

When four shipbuilders are made redundant they decide that as a protest they will launch the ship they have been working on.

The French Lieutenant's Woman Trailer (1981)

28 August 1981

In this story-within-a-story, Anna is an actress starring opposite Mike in a period piece about the forbidden love between their respective characters, Sarah and Charles.

The Widowmaker Trailer (1990)

29 December 1990

The Widowmaker is a 1990 made for television film starring Annabelle Apsion, Alun Armstrong, David Morrissey and Kenneth Welsh.

Our Day Out Trailer (1977)

12 December 1977

When a teacher takes a group of troubled school children on a school trip to Conwy in Wales, the children understand life outside of Liverpool.

Oliver Twist Trailer (2005)

23 September 2005

An adaptation of the classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London.

Only Make Believe Trailer (1973)

12 February 1973

Playwright Christopher Hudson finds his medical problem hinders his writing. He employs secretary Sandra George and dictates his new play to her, but tensions soon develop between the two.

The Likely Lads Trailer (1976)

01 February 1976

With the destruction of their previous neighbourhood has inevitably come the destruction of the lads’ favoured watering hole The Fat Ox.

The Duellists Trailer (1977)

31 August 1977

In 1800, as Napoleon Bonaparte rises to power in France, a rivalry erupts between Armand and Gabriel, two lieutenants in the French Army, over a perceived insult.

Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire Trailer (1985)

25 November 1985

Cocky cockney snooker player Billy Kid accepts the challenge of a grudge match from Maxwell Randall (the Green Baize Vampire), six times world champion; the loser will never play professional snooker again.

Easy Go Trailer (1974)

07 March 1974

A hot day by the Thames - very hot for some Deptford children. When they and some dockers spot a 'prize' in the river, the race is on between the rival factions to win it.

The House Trailer (1984)

27 September 1984

Set in 1884, and based on the assumption that Britain is one of the Baltic states between Russia and Latvia, making it part of Europe instead of an off-shore island.

Proof of Life Trailer (2000)

08 December 2000

Alice hires a professional negotiator to obtain the release of her engineer husband, who has been kidnapped by anti-government guerrillas in South America.

Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story Trailer (2008)

27 May 2008

The story of the rise of morals crusader Mary Whitehouse in the UK in the 1960's.

Split Second Trailer (1992)

01 May 1992

In a flooded future London, Detective Harley Stone hunts a serial killer who murdered his partner and has haunted him ever since — but he soon discovers what he is hunting might not be human.

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper Trailer (2000)

26 January 2000

This is a dramatisation of the real-life investigation into the notorious Yorkshire Ripper murders of the late 1970s, showing the effect that it had on the health and career of Assistant Chief Constable George Oldfield who led the enquiry.

Funny Cow Trailer (2018)

20 April 2018

A comedian uses her troubled past as material for her stand-up routine, trying to rise up through the comedy circuit by playing Northern England's working men's clubs.

Nineteen96 Trailer (1989)

17 September 1989

Britain in the mid-1990s: a divided, violent nation where civil disorder and urban terrorism are on the increase.

Fear of God Trailer (1980)

26 February 1980

A journalist finds his life is in danger when he investigates the death of a woman who was involved with a religious cult.

Millions Trailer (2004)

29 April 2004

Two boys, still grieving the death of their mother, find themselves the unwitting benefactors of a bag of bank robbery loot in the week before the United Kingdom switches its official currency to the Euro.

Onegin Trailer (1999)

22 December 1999

A virtuous and passionate girl falls in love with a cynical but a dashing aristocrat.

The Girls Who Came to Stay Trailer (2006)

16 June 2006

The story of a couple who take in two girls from Belarus, a country that has been affected by the Chernobyl disaster.

Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert Trailer (2010)

03 October 2010

This concert, recorded to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the landmark musical Les Miserables, gathers the casts of the show's 2010 original production at the Queen's Theatre, the 1985 original production by the London company, and the 2010 production at the Barbican together for one performance.

That Summer of White Roses Trailer (1989)

01 January 1989

In the summer of 1944, in a peaceful resort town in the Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia, an easy-going lifeguard takes in a widow of a partisan and her young son.

White Hunter, Black Heart Trailer (1990)

16 May 1990

Renowned filmmaker John Wilson travels to Africa to direct a new movie, but constantly leaves to hunt elephants and other game, to the dismay of his cast and crew.

Out of Innocence Trailer (2019)

12 April 2019

After a police investigation, a young mother, confused and scared, confesses to a crime she did not commit and is charged with murder.

The Sex Victims Trailer (1973)

04 April 1973

A lone truck driver who is lured into the woods by a nubile Lady Godiva discovers after he’s slept with her that all is not as it seems.

Harrison's Flowers Trailer (2000)

23 September 2000

1991. Harrison Lloyd, a renowned photojournalist covering the war in Yugoslavia, is reported missing.

Aristocrats Trailer (1999)

20 June 1999

18th-century England and Ireland viewed through the eyes of four beautiful high-born sisters - Caroline, Emily, Louisa, and Sarah Lennox, great-granddaughters of a king, daughters of a cabinet minister, and wives of politicians and peers.