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Jonas Armstrong
Dublin, Ireland
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…
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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.
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Movies and shows, newest first
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2026
Frontline: Our Soldiers Facing Putin
TV show Narrator (voice)
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2026
The Internship
Movie Vlad Kurchenko
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2025
Unforgivable
Movie Peter McKinney Sr
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2024
Coma
TV show Paul
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2024
After the Flood
TV show Lee Ellison
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2023
Boat Story
TV show Arthur Lake
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2022
Three Day Millionaire
Movie Mr. Graham
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2022
Floodlights
Movie Barry Bennell
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2021
The Drowning
TV show Jason
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2019
The Bay
TV show Sean Meredith
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2019
Boiling Point
Movie Freeman
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2018
Backstage At Live Aid
Movie Bob Geldof
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2018
Troy: Fall of a City
TV show Menelaus
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2017
Strike
TV show Saul Morris
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2017
Urban Myths
TV show Bob Geldof
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2016
Dark Angel
TV show Joe
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2015
The Dovekeepers
TV show Yoav
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2014
Edge of Tomorrow
Movie Skinner
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2014
Walking with the Enemy
Movie Elek Cohen
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2013
The Whale
Movie Owen Chase
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2012
Ripper Street
TV show Nathaniel
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2012
Twenty8K
Movie Clint O'Connor
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2012
Line of Duty
TV show Joe Nash
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2012
Hit & Miss
TV show Ben
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2012
Prisoners' Wives
TV show Steve
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2011
Rage of the Yeti
Movie Bill
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2011
Death in Paradise
TV show Dylan Shepherd
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2011
The Body Farm
TV show Nick Warner
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2011
The Field of Blood
TV show Terry Hewitt
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2009
Book of Blood
Movie Simon McNeal
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2006
Losing Gemma
TV show Steve
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2006
World of Robin Hood
Movie Self
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2006
Robin Hood
TV show Robin Hood
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2006
The Street
TV show
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2005
The Ghost Squad
TV show Pete Maitland
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2004
Agatha Christie's Marple
TV show Cade
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2001
Teachers
TV show
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1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV show Self
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1995
Soccer AM
TV show Self
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1988
This Morning
TV show Self
