Simon Armstrong is a Welsh actor from

Llanelli Llanelli (" St Elli's Parish"; ) is a market town and the largest community in Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed, Wales. It is located on the Loughor estuary north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarth ...

, 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 ''The Interceptor'' is a British drama television serial that was first broadcast on BBC One from 10 June until 29 July 2015. The eight-part series was written by Tony Saint and made by BBC Drama Productions. The series was cancelled after on ...

'' (2015). He portrayed Rogers in

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's ''

Made in Dagenham ''Made in Dagenham'' is a 2010 British comedy-drama film directed by Nigel Cole and starring Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, Miranda Richardson, Geraldine James, Rosamund Pike, Andrea Riseborough, Jaime Winstone, Daniel Mays and Richard Schiff. ...

'' (2010). He starred in the Dutch crime action comedy '' Black Out'' (2012) and in the British drama film ''

In the Dark Half ''In the Dark Half'' is a 2011 British drama film directed by Alastair Siddons and starring Tony Curran, Lyndsey Marshal, and Jessica Barden. Barden plays a teenaged girl who becomes obsessed with her neighbour, played by Curran, and his grief ...

'' (2012). In 2014, Simon joined the cast of

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- American short Artificio Conceal. The film, written and directed by

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, was selected to film festivals worldwide including

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's ''Short Film Corner '',

Edinburgh International Film Festival The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is a film festival that runs for two weeks in June each year. Established in 1947, it is the world's oldest continually running film festival. EIFF presents both UK and international films (all ti ...

and

Seattle International Film Festival The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), held annually in Seattle, Washington since 1976, is among the top film festivals in North America. Audiences have grown steadily; the 2006 festival had 160,000 attendees. The SIFF runs for more th ...

Selected filmography

Film

Television

Selected theatre

* 2017:

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in ''

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'' at the Royal Exchange, Manchester.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Armstrong, Simon 21st-century Welsh male actors Living people Welsh male television actors Welsh male film actors People from Llanelli Year of birth missing (living people)