Simon Armstrong
# Simon Armstrong

Simon Armstrong is a Welsh actor from Llanelli, 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). He also had recurring roles in the TV series Coronation Street (2013) and The Interceptor (2015).

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

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

## Selected filmography

### Film

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