Joe Armstrong

Born: 1978-10-07

Joe Armstrong is an English actor, best known for his roles in the television series Robin Hood, Happy Valley, and The Village. He has also starred in films such as Darkest Hour and The Hollow Crown. Armstrong was born in Hammersmith, London, England, in 1978. He is the son of actor Alun Armstrong. He has an older brother, Tom, and a younger brother, Dan, who was in the band Clock Opera. He attended Elliott School in Putney from 1993 to 1997. He then studied at the University of Bristol, where he acted in The Brecht Project—a collection of scenes from the works of Bertolt Brecht—in 1998 and Women Beware Women in 1999. Armstrong's first major television role came in 2006, when he was cast as Allan A Dale in the BBC series Robin Hood. He remained with the series for all three seasons, which aired from 2006 to 2009. In 2014, Armstrong starred in the BBC series Happy Valley as Ashley Cowgill, a police officer who is investigating a murder in a small Yorkshire town. The series was a critical and commercial success, and Armstrong's performance was praised by critics. In 2017, Armstrong starred in the BBC series The Village as Bairstow, a newcomer to a small English village who is hiding a dark secret. The series was also a critical and commercial success, and Armstrong's performance was praised by critics. Armstrong is currently filming the upcoming television series The Undeclared War, a six-part thriller series for Channel 4. He will play the role of Daniel Granger, a computer analyst who is recruited by the government to help with a cyberwarfare operation.


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Darkest Hour

as John Evans
Released: 2017-11-22

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to...

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To Walk Invisible

as Thomas Mallinson
Released: 2016-12-26

To Walk Invisible takes a new look at the extraordinary Brontë family, telling the story of...

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Closer to the Moon

as Răzvan Orodel
Released: 2014-03-07

A Romanian police officer teams up with a small crew of bank robbers to pull off a heist by...

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Breaking the Mould

as Norman Heatley
Released: 2009-07-29

A historical drama that tells the story of the development of penicillin in the 1930's/40's, by...

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The Good Soldier Schwejk

as uncredited
Released: 2018-11-01

During World War I, a Czech civilian is forced into the Austrian army. Everywhere he goes,...

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Midsomer Murders

as David Cooke
First aired: 1997-03-23

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...

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Black Mirror

as Nick Shelton
First aired: 2011-12-04

Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before...

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Hustle

as Joe Ryan
First aired: 2004-02-24

A motley group of London con artists pull of a series of daring and intricate stings.

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Fool Me Once

as Alexander Dosman
First aired: 2024-01-01

When ex-soldier Maya sees her murdered husband on a secret nanny cam, she uncovers a deadly...

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Waking the Dead

as Jason Murphy
First aired: 2001-06-18

A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.

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The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

as Darren
First aired: 2002-04-08

DS Barbara Havers is assigned to work with the upper-crust DI Thomas Lynley to solve murders.

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Happy Valley

as Ashley Cowgill
First aired: 2014-04-29

Happy Valley is a dark, funny, multi-layered thriller revolving around the personal and...

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Foyle's War

as uncredited
First aired: 2002-10-27

As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates...

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Britannia

as Gildas
First aired: 2018-01-18

An epic drama set in 43AD as the Roman Imperial Army – determined and terrified in equal measure...

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Robin Hood

as Allan
First aired: 2006-10-07

An updated series following the life of Robin Hood and his Merry Men in Sherwood forest....

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The Bill

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-10-16

The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the...

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The Bay

as Dean Metcalf
First aired: 2019-03-20

Family Liaison Officer Lisa Armstrong becomes a little too emotionally involved with a case (to...

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The Hollow Crown

as Hotspur
First aired: 2012-06-30

A series of British television films featuring William Shakespeare's History Plays.

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Gentleman Jack

as Samuel Washington
First aired: 2019-04-22

Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, 1832. Anne Lister attempts to revitalize her inherited home,...

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Rose and Maloney

as uncredited
First aired: 2002-09-29

Rose and Maloney investigate old criminal cases, seeking to rectify miscarriages of justice.

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Land Girls

as Danny Sparks
First aired: 2009-09-07

The lives, loves and highs and lows of four members of the Women's Land Army working at the...

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Blackpool

as uncredited
First aired: 2004-11-11

Ripley Holden is a small-time entrepreneur desperate to make it big with his new...

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The Village

as Bairstow
First aired: 2013-03-31

The Village tells the story of life in a Derbyshire village through the eyes of a central...

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Party Animals

as uncredited
First aired: 2007-01-31

Party Animals presents Westminster from the ground up – the young researchers and advisors...

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Dark Angel

as Joe Nattras
First aired: 2016-10-31

The story of Victorian serial killer Mary Ann Cotton, a poisoner whose methods leave no visible...

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Between The Sheets

as Richard Lloyd
First aired: 2003-11-17

Between the Sheets is a 2003 British television mini-series. This carnal, comedic drama is based...

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Public Enemies

as uncredited
First aired: 2012-01-04

Public Enemies explores the relationship between 28-year-old Eddie, recently released on life...

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A Passionate Woman

as Donald (1950s)
First aired: 2010-04-11

1950s period drama based on the true story of a housewife and mother whose life is turned upside...

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Passer By

as Tinley
First aired: 2004-03-28

Joe Keyes ignores a woman in distress in his rush to get home to his family. His decision to...

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