Joe Armstrong
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.
Darkest Hour
as John EvansIn May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to...
Movie pageTo Walk Invisible
as Thomas MallinsonTo Walk Invisible takes a new look at the extraordinary Brontë family, telling the story of...
Movie pageCloser to the Moon
as Răzvan OrodelA Romanian police officer teams up with a small crew of bank robbers to pull off a heist by...
Movie pageBreaking the Mould
as Norman HeatleyA historical drama that tells the story of the development of penicillin in the 1930's/40's, by...
Movie pageThe Good Soldier Schwejk
as uncreditedDuring World War I, a Czech civilian is forced into the Austrian army. Everywhere he goes,...
Movie pageMidsomer Murders
as David CookeThe peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...
TV Show pageBlack Mirror
as Nick SheltonOver the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before...
TV Show pageHustle
as Joe RyanA motley group of London con artists pull of a series of daring and intricate stings.
TV Show pageFool Me Once
as Alexander DosmanWhen ex-soldier Maya sees her murdered husband on a secret nanny cam, she uncovers a deadly...
TV Show pageWaking the Dead
as Jason MurphyA detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.
TV Show pageThe Inspector Lynley Mysteries
as DarrenDS Barbara Havers is assigned to work with the upper-crust DI Thomas Lynley to solve murders.
TV Show pageHappy Valley
as Ashley CowgillHappy Valley is a dark, funny, multi-layered thriller revolving around the personal and...
TV Show pageFoyle's War
as uncreditedAs WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates...
TV Show pageBritannia
as GildasAn epic drama set in 43AD as the Roman Imperial Army – determined and terrified in equal measure...
TV Show pageRobin Hood
as AllanAn updated series following the life of Robin Hood and his Merry Men in Sherwood forest....
TV Show pageThe Bill
as uncreditedThe daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the...
TV Show pageThe Bay
as Dean MetcalfFamily Liaison Officer Lisa Armstrong becomes a little too emotionally involved with a case (to...
TV Show pageThe Hollow Crown
as HotspurA series of British television films featuring William Shakespeare's History Plays.
TV Show pageGentleman Jack
as Samuel WashingtonHalifax, West Yorkshire, England, 1832. Anne Lister attempts to revitalize her inherited home,...
TV Show pageRose and Maloney
as uncreditedRose and Maloney investigate old criminal cases, seeking to rectify miscarriages of justice.
TV Show pageLand Girls
as Danny SparksThe lives, loves and highs and lows of four members of the Women's Land Army working at the...
TV Show pageBlackpool
as uncreditedRipley Holden is a small-time entrepreneur desperate to make it big with his new...
TV Show pageThe Village
as BairstowThe Village tells the story of life in a Derbyshire village through the eyes of a central...
TV Show pageParty Animals
as uncreditedParty Animals presents Westminster from the ground up – the young researchers and advisors...
TV Show pageDark Angel
as Joe NattrasThe story of Victorian serial killer Mary Ann Cotton, a poisoner whose methods leave no visible...
TV Show pageBetween The Sheets
as Richard LloydBetween the Sheets is a 2003 British television mini-series. This carnal, comedic drama is based...
TV Show pagePublic Enemies
as uncreditedPublic Enemies explores the relationship between 28-year-old Eddie, recently released on life...
TV Show pageA Passionate Woman
as Donald (1950s)1950s period drama based on the true story of a housewife and mother whose life is turned upside...
TV Show pagePasser By
as TinleyJoe Keyes ignores a woman in distress in his rush to get home to his family. His decision to...
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