Joe Armstrong

Known for ActingBorn 1978-10-07 (age 47)Hammersmith, London, UK

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Black Mirror

Happy Valley

Passer By

Gentleman Jack

Land Girls

Foyle's War

Hustle

The Hollow Crown

Darkest Hour

Midsomer Murders

Fool Me Once

To Walk Invisible

The Village

Waking the Dead

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

Britannia

Party Animals

Robin Hood

Blackpool

The Bay

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story

Public Enemies

Closer to the Moon

The Bill

Rose and Maloney

Dark Angel

A Passionate Woman

Breaking the Mould

Between The Sheets

The Good Soldier Schwejk

Once Upon a Time on the Westway