Simon Weir is a Scottish actor. He is known as Paul Lafferty in ''
Take the High Road
''Take the High Road'' (renamed ''High Road'' from 1994 to 2003) was a Scottish soap opera produced by Scottish Television, which started in February 1980 as an ITV network daytime programme, and was broadcast until 2003. It was set in the ficti ...
'' and for his role as a gangster in ''
River City
''River City'' is a Scottish television soap opera that was first broadcast on BBC One Scotland on 24 September 2002. ''River City'' follows the lives of the people who live and work in the fictional district of Shieldinch. In November 2017, a s ...
''. He also appeared in the short-film ''
The Acid House
''The Acid House'' is a 1994 book by Irvine Welsh
Irvine Welsh (born 27 September 1958) is a Scottish novelist, playwright and short story writer. His 1993 novel '' Trainspotting'' was made into a film of the same name. He has also written ...
'' as Tambo. Simon also recently took up the role of CS Carlisle in the independent movie
Night is Day (film)
''Night Is Day'' is a 2012 independent feature film shot in Glasgow, Scotland. It follows the adventures of Jason Mackenzie, a 20-something year old superpowered vigilante with the power of lightning and the gift of foresight. In ''Night Is Day'' ...
. He also played Stuart MacIntosh on the television series ''
Monarch of the Glen''. In November 2019, he appeared in an episode of the
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'' as Steve Jones.
Outside of acting, Weir is part of a group aimed at reviving defunct
ground.