Simon Armstrong

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

Simon Armstrong is a Welsh actor from Llanelli,^[1] 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).^[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]

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

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

^ ^a ^b "Game of Thrones actor flies home to Swansea". South Wales Evening Post. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
^ "Simon Armstrong as Qhorin Halfhand". Winter Is Coming. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Antiochus played by Simon Armstrong". Shakespeare's Globe. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
^ ^a ^b "In the Dark Half". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
^ "Simon Armstrong joins Artificio Conceal" – via Screendaily.
^ "Artificio Conceal selected to Cannes" – via Digital Journal.
^ "Artificio Conceal nominated for best short at EIFF" – via Top 10 Films.
^ "SIFF Official Selection" (PDF) – via Seattle International Film Festival.
^ Gant, Charles (2 December 2011). "Review: Resistance". Variety. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
^ "Viking: The Berserkers (2014)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.