Jonas Armstrong

Jonas Armstrong

Birthday: 1981-01-01

Place of Birth: 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.

Movies

Book of Blood
Book of Blood

Based on the wraparound story penned by Clive Barker in the author's "Books of Blood" collection, th...

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Twenty8K
Twenty8K

A teenage boy is gunned down outside a nightclub and a young girl dies in a hit and run in two seemi...

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Edge of Tomorrow
Edge of Tomorrow

Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted ...

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Floodlights
Floodlights

The powerful and inspiring story of Andy Woodward, one of the first footballers to come forward with...

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The Whale
The Whale

Dramatic retelling of the fateful last voyage of the Nantucket whaleship Essex. When the Essex is at...

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Three Day Millionaire
Three Day Millionaire

A raucous black comedy about a gang of Grimsby Trawler-men who carry out the heist of a lifetime....

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Walking with the Enemy
Walking with the Enemy

Regent Horthy is the leader of Hungary and a German ally, but his favorable standing with Hitler cha...

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Boiling Point
Boiling Point

During the busy run-up to Christmas, a single-take snapshot of the immense stress and skills of a ta...

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Backstage At Live Aid
Backstage At Live Aid

Live Aid was not only “the day rock’n’roll changed the world,” it was also the source of countless b...

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Rage of the Yeti
Rage of the Yeti

A team of treasure hunters in the Arctic are attacked by ferocious snow beasts. Before long, the adv...

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World of Robin Hood
World of Robin Hood

In light of a new 2006 BBC Robin Hood series, Jonathan Ross looks at the ways the popular outlaw of ...

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Unforgivable
Unforgivable

The Mitchell family deal with the devastating aftermath of an act of sexual abuse committed by a mem...

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The Internship
The Internship

A CIA-trained assassin recruits other graduates from her secret childhood program, The Internship, t...

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