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Jonas Armstrong (born 1 January 1981 in Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
) is an Irish
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
 born English
England

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 actor, raised in Lytham St Annes
Lytham St Annes

Lytham St Annes is a conurbation in the Fylde district of Lancashire, England. The neighbouring towns of Lytham and St-Annes-on-Sea have grown together and now form a seaside resort, sometimes seen as a smaller and more genteel alternative to nearby Blackpool....
, Lancashire
Lancashire

Lancashire is a Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of Historic counties of England in the North West England of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea....
 best known for his appearances on television in the United Kingdom, where he has played the title role in the BBC One
BBC One

BBC One is the primary television channel of the BBC . It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular public television service with a high level of ....
 drama series Robin Hood
Robin Hood (BBC TV series)

Robin Hood is a British television programme, produced by independent production company Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC One, with co-funding from the BBC America cable television channel in the United States....
.

trong was born in Mount Carmel Hospital, Dublin, but was raised in Lytham St Annes in England. He has two siblings, a brother, also an actor and a sister, both younger.






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Jonas Armstrong (born 1 January 1981 in Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
) is an Irish
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
 born English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 actor, raised in Lytham St Annes
Lytham St Annes

Lytham St Annes is a conurbation in the Fylde district of Lancashire, England. The neighbouring towns of Lytham and St-Annes-on-Sea have grown together and now form a seaside resort, sometimes seen as a smaller and more genteel alternative to nearby Blackpool....
, Lancashire
Lancashire

Lancashire is a Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of Historic counties of England in the North West England of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea....
 best known for his appearances on television in the United Kingdom, where he has played the title role in the BBC One
BBC One

BBC One is the primary television channel of the BBC . It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular public television service with a high level of ....
 drama series Robin Hood
Robin Hood (BBC TV series)

Robin Hood is a British television programme, produced by independent production company Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC One, with co-funding from the BBC America cable television channel in the United States....
.

Background

Armstrong was born in Mount Carmel Hospital, Dublin, but was raised in Lytham St Annes in England. He has two siblings, a brother, also an actor and a sister, both younger. He was educated at Arnold School
Arnold School

Arnold School is an independent school located in Blackpool, Lancashire, England on the The Fylde coast. It is in the United Church Schools Trust group of schools and is a member of Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference....
 in Blackpool
Blackpool

Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Lying along the coast of the Irish Sea, it has a population of 142,900, making it the North West England#Important cities and towns settlement in North West England behind Manchester, Liverpool and Warrington....
 where he was a member of the drama group In Yer Space. With this group he performed at the Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world?s largest arts festival. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place in Scotland's capital during three weeks every August alongside several other arts and cultural festivals, collectively known as the Edinburgh Festival....
 in the Stephen MacDonald play Not About Heroes
Not About Heroes

Not About Heroes is a drama by Stephen MacDonald about the real-life relationship between the poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon. written in 1928...
 and the Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller was an United States playwright and essayist. He was a prominent figure in Theater in the United States and film for almost 100 years, writing a wide variety of dramas, including celebrated Play such as The Crucible, A View from the Bridge, All My Sons, and Death of a Salesman, which are studied and performed w...
 play A View From The Bridge
A View from the Bridge

A View from the Bridge is a play by American playwright Arthur Miller first staged on 29 September 1955 as a one-act verse drama with A Memory of Two Mondays at the Coronet Theatre on Broadway....
.

Armstrong graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art , in Bloomsbury, London, is generally regarded as one of the most renowned drama schools in the world, and is one of the oldest drama schools in Britain....
 (RADA) in 2003, where he performed in productions including Twelfth Night, The Caucasian Chalk Circle
The Caucasian Chalk Circle

The Caucasian Chalk Circle is a play by the German Modernism playwright Bertolt Brecht. An example of Brecht's epic theatre, the play is a parable about a girl who steals a baby but becomes a better mother than its natural parents....
, The Crucible
The Crucible

The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play based on the actual events that, in 1692, led to the Salem Witch Trials, a series of hearings before local magistrates to prosecute over 150 people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693....
 and Ulysses
Ulysses (novel)

Ulysses is a novel by James Joyce, first serialized in parts in the American journal The Little Review from March 1918 to December 1920, then published in its entirety by Sylvia Beach on February 2, 1922, in Paris....
.

Career

In 2003 Armstrong appeared in Quartermaine's Terms
Quartermaine's Terms

Quartermaine's Terms is a play by Simon Gray....
 at the Royal Theatre
Royal Theatre (Northampton)

The Royal Theatre is a 19th century theatre in Northampton, England. The Grade II listed building was opened in 1884 and designed by Charles J. Phipps....
 in Northampton
Northampton

Northampton is a large market town and Non-metropolitan district in the East Midlands region of England. It is about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, and lies on the River Nene....
 as Derek Meadle. And in March 2004 he played Henry in The Skin of Our Teeth
The Skin of Our Teeth

The Skin of Our Teeth is a stage play by Thornton Wilder which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It opened on October 15, 1942 at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut, before moving to the Plymouth Theatre on Broadway theatre on November 18, 1942....
 at the Young Vic theatre in the London Borough of Lambeth
London Borough of Lambeth

The London Borough of Lambeth is a London borough in South London, England and forms part of Inner London....
. In 2004 he appeared in six episodes of the fourth series of the British television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
 comedy-drama
Comedy-drama

Comedy-drama, also called dramedy, dramatic comedy, or seriocomedy, is a style of television and film in which there is an equal or nearly equal balance of humor and serious content....
, Teachers
Teachers (UK TV series)

Teachers is a United Kingdom television sitcom, originally shown on Channel 4. The series has many subtle as well as obvious jokes and follows a group of secondary school teachers as they show themselves to be just as immature as their students....
 on Channel 4
Channel 4

Channel 4 is a UK Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom television broadcaster which began transmissions on 2 November 1982. Although commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the #Channel Four Television...
, as Anthony Millington. In January 2005 he appeared as Richard in Rutherford & Son at the Royal Exchange
Royal Exchange, Manchester

The Royal Exchange is a grade II listed Victorian architecture building in Manchester, England. It is located in the city centre on the land bounded by St Ann?s Square, Market Street and Cross Street....
 in Manchester
Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. Manchester was granted City status in the United Kingdom in 1853....
. Later in 2005 he appeared again on Channel 4 in the crime drama series The Ghost Squad
The Ghost Squad

The Ghost Squad is a 2005 United Kingdom crime drama series that was produced by the British production company, "Company Pictures", for Channel 4 filmed at various locations in the United Kingdom....
 as Pete Maitland. In December 2006 he starred in the two-part crime drama Losing Gemma
Losing Gemma

Losing Gemma is a two part United Kingdom television drama based on the debut novel by Katy Gardner. The series was written by Robert Murphy, was directed by Maurice Phillips and starred Jonas Armstrong, Alice Eve, Jason Flemyng and Rachel Leskovac....
 on ITV
ITV

ITV is a public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom television network of British television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC....
.

His first major television role came in October 2006 when he played Robin of Locksley,
Robin Hood (2006 TV series) characters

Robin Hood is a United Kingdom television drama series, produced by Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC One, which debuted in October 2006. The programme uses the majority of the familiar characters from the traditional Robin Hood legends, notably omitting Friar Tuck from the first 2 series ....
 in the BBC's modern adaptation of the Robin Hood
Robin Hood

Robin Hood is an archetype figure in English folklore, whose story originates from Middle Ages times but who remains significant in popular culture where he is known for robbing the rich to give to the poor and fighting against injustice and tyranny....
 story. During filming of the second series, which aired in 2007, Armstrong broke a metatarsal bone
Metatarsus

The metatarsus consists of the five long bones of the foot, which are numbered from the Anatomical terms of location side ; each presents for examination a body and two extremities....
 in his foot during a staged fight
Stage combat

Stage combat is a specialized technique in theatre designed to create the illusion of physical combat without causing harm to the performers. It is employed in live stage plays as well as operatic and ballet productions....
 scene. Armstrong was a guest panelist on the BBC comedy
Comedy

Comedy as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse generally intended to amuse, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western culture origins are found in Ancient Greece....
 panel game
Panel game

A panel game is a game show, particularly popular in the United Kingdom, in which a panel of celebrities compete ? either in teams or individually....
 show Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a popular music and rock music theme, currently presented by Simon Amstell, starring Phill Jupitus and a weekly guest team captain, and produced by Talkback Thames for the BBC....
 on 28 February 2007.

In August 2008, the BBC confirmed that Armstrong would be leaving Robin Hood at the end of the third series, which will air in 2009, with him saying that he was "looking for new challenges". In 2008 he appeared in the horror film
Horror film

Horror films are movies that strive to elicit responses of fear, horror and terror from viewers. Their plots frequently involve themes of the supernatural....
 Book of Blood which has no confirmed release date.

Filmography


Television

  • Teachers
    Teachers (UK TV series)

    Teachers is a United Kingdom television sitcom, originally shown on Channel 4. The series has many subtle as well as obvious jokes and follows a group of secondary school teachers as they show themselves to be just as immature as their students....
     (2004)
  • The Ghost Squad
    The Ghost Squad

    The Ghost Squad is a 2005 United Kingdom crime drama series that was produced by the British production company, "Company Pictures", for Channel 4 filmed at various locations in the United Kingdom....
     (2005)
  • Losing Gemma (2006)
  • Robin Hood
    Robin Hood (BBC TV series)

    Robin Hood is a British television programme, produced by independent production company Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC One, with co-funding from the BBC America cable television channel in the United States....
     (2006-2009)


Film

  • Book of Blood (2009)


Theatre

  • Quartermaine's Terms
    Quartermaine's Terms

    Quartermaine's Terms is a play by Simon Gray....
     (Royal Theatre, Northampton 2003)
  • The Skin of Our Teeth
    The Skin of Our Teeth

    The Skin of Our Teeth is a stage play by Thornton Wilder which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It opened on October 15, 1942 at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut, before moving to the Plymouth Theatre on Broadway theatre on November 18, 1942....
     (Young Vic Theatre, London 2004)
  • Rutherford & Son (Royal Exchange, Manchester 2005)


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