Simon Armstrong

Simon Armstrong is a Welsh actor from Llanelli,^[1] best known for his portrayal of Qhorin Halfhand in Game of Thrones.

Simon Armstrong
Born	Llanelli, Wales
Occupation	Actor
Known for	Game of Thrones, The Interceptor

Career

Armstrong portrayed Qhorin Halfhand in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2012).^[1][2] He also had recurring roles in the TV series Coronation Street (2013)^[3] and The Interceptor (2015).^[3]

He portrayed Rogers in Nigel Cole's Made in Dagenham (2010).^[3] He starred in the Dutch crime action comedy Black Out (2012)^[3] and in the British drama film In the Dark Half (2012).^[4]

In 2014, Simon joined the cast of British-American short Artificio Conceal.^[5] The film, written and directed by Ayoub Qanir, was selected to film festivals worldwide including Cannes Film Festival's Short Film Corner ^[6], Edinburgh International Film Festival^[7] and Seattle International Film Festival.^[8]

Selected filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Pierrepoint	Minister	[3]
2008	The Edge of Love	Wilfred Hosgood	[3]
2010	Made in Dagenham	Rogers	[3]
2011	Killer Elite	Gowling	[3]
2011	Resistance	George's Father	[9]
2012	Black Out	Vlad	[3]
2012	In the Dark Half	Steve	[4]
2014	The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: Beyond the Pale	Boatswain	TV film
2014	Viking: The Berserkers	Aelle	[10]
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

• 2017: Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night at the Royal Exchange, Manchester.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "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. "Antiochus played by Simon Armstrong". Shakespeare's Globe. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
4. "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.

External links

• Simon Armstrong at IMDb