Jonas Armstrong
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 1, 1981 (age 45)
- Birthplace
- Dublin, Ireland
Biography
William Jonas Armstrong is an English actor, best known for his role as Robin Hood in the BBC series of the same name. He has also starred in films such as Edge of Tomorrow, Book of Blood, and Walking with the Enemy. Armstrong was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1981. He moved to England when he was 10 years old. He studied drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), graduating in 2003. Armstrong's first major television role came in 2004, when he was cast as Anthony Millington in the fourth series of the British television comedy-drama, Teachers. He then appeared in the crime drama series The Ghost Squad as Pete Maitland. In 2006, Armstrong was cast as Robin Hood in the BBC series of the same name. The series was a critical and commercial success, and Armstrong's performance was praised by critics. He remained with the series for all four seasons, which aired from 2006 to 2010. Since then, Armstrong has starred in a number of films and television series, including Edge of Tomorrow, Book of Blood, and Walking with the Enemy. He has also appeared in the stage productions of "The Crucible" and "Richard II." Armstrong is currently filming the upcoming television series After the Flood, a six-part mystery thriller series for ITV. He will play the role of Lee, a man who is trying to piece together his life after a devastating flood.
Known For
Filmography
The Internship
Movie · as Vlad Kurchenko
Rooted Out: Chapter One
Movie
Sessions
Movie
Frontline: Our Soldiers Facing Putin
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
Unforgivable
Movie · as Peter McKinney Sr
After the Flood
TV · as Lee Ellison · 6 eps
Coma
TV · as Paul · 4 eps
Boat Story
TV · as Arthur Lake · 2 eps
Floodlights
Movie · as Barry Bennell
Three Day Millionaire
Movie · as Mr. Graham
Trigger Point
TV · as Sebastian Pinchbeck · 3 eps
The Drowning
TV · as Jason · 4 eps
Boiling Point
Movie · as Freeman
The Bay
TV · as Sean Meredith · 6 eps
Backstage At Live Aid
Movie · as Bob Geldof
Troy: Fall of a City
TV · as Menelaus · 8 eps
Urban Myths
TV · as Bob Geldof · 1 ep
Strike
TV · as Saul Morris · 5 eps
Dark Angel
TV · as Joe · 2 eps
The Dovekeepers
TV · as Yoav · 2 eps
Edge of Tomorrow
Movie · as Skinner
Walking with the Enemy
Movie · as Elek Cohen
The Whale
Movie · as Owen Chase
Twenty8K
Movie · as Clint O'Connor
Prisoners' Wives
TV · as Steve · 6 eps
Hit & Miss
TV · as Ben · 6 eps
Ripper Street
TV · as Nathaniel · 12 eps
Line of Duty
TV · as Joe Nash · 3 eps
Rage of the Yeti
Movie · as Bill
The Field of Blood
TV · as Terry Hewitt · 2 eps
Death in Paradise
TV · as Dylan Shepherd · 1 ep
The Body Farm
TV · as Nick Warner · 1 ep
Book of Blood
Movie · as Simon McNeal
World of Robin Hood
Movie · as Self
Robin Hood
TV · as Robin Hood · 39 eps
The Street
TV · 1 ep
Losing Gemma
TV · as Steve · 2 eps
The Ghost Squad
TV · as Pete Maitland · 7 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
TV · as Cade · 1 ep
Teachers
TV · 6 eps
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Soccer AM
TV · as Self · 1 ep
This Morning
TV · as Self · 1 ep