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William Jonas Armstrong is an Irish actor known for playing the title role in the BBC One drama series Robin Hood.

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Jonas Armstrong
Born	William Jonas Armstrong Dublin, Ireland
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2003–present

Career

In 2003, Armstrong appeared in Quartermaine's Terms at the Royal Theatre in Northampton as Derek Meadle.[1] In 2004, he appeared in seven episodes of the fourth series of the British television comedy-drama, Teachers on Channel 4, as Anthony Millington.[2] In 2005, he appeared again on Channel 4 in the crime drama series The Ghost Squad as Pete Maitland. In December 2006, he starred in the two-part crime drama Losing Gemma on ITV.[2]

His first major television role came in October 2006 when he played Robin of Locksley, in the BBC's 2006 series based on Robin Hood.[3] During filming of the second series, (which aired in 2007) Armstrong broke a metatarsal bone in his foot during a staged fight scene.[4] He was a guest panelist on the BBC comedy panel game show Never Mind the Buzzcocks on 28 February 2007.[2]

In August 2008, the BBC confirmed that Armstrong would be leaving Robin Hood at the end of the third season, which aired on 27 June 2009, citing his statement that he was "looking for new challenges". BBC replied to his words by explaining that "he'll be desperately missed".[5] The show was subsequently not renewed for a fourth series. In 2008 he appeared in the horror film Book of Blood which is based on a short story by Clive Barker.[2]

He appeared in Episode 3 of the third series of BBC serial The Street broadcast on 27 July 2009, playing the role of TA soldier Private Nick Calshaw who returns from Afghanistan with a facial disfigurement and a prosthetic hand after being injured by a suicide bomber whom he was unable to shoot. In January 2009, he read four CBeebies Bedtime stories on "The Bedtime Hour".

In November 2013, Armstrong received a "Stars on Horizon" award for Walking with the Enemy at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.[6]

In 2019, Armstrong appeared in the ITV drama series The Bay, where he played Sean Meredith.[7] In 2021, Armstrong starred in the 2021 ITV series Hollington Drive.

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2009	Book of Blood	Simon McNeal
2011	Rage of the Yeti	Bill	TV film
	Life Outside	Daniel
2012	Twenty8k	Clint O'Connor
2013	Walking with the Enemy	Elek Cohen
	The Whale	Owen Chase	TV film
2014	Edge of Tomorrow	Skinner

Television

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2004	Teachers	Anthony Millington	Series regular
2005	The Ghost Squad	Pete Maitland	Series regular
2006	Losing Gemma	Steve	Miniseries
2006–2009	Robin Hood	Robin Hood	Series regular
2009	The Street	Nick Calshaw	3 episodes
2010	Agatha Christie's Marple	Anthony Cade	Episode: "The Secret of Chimneys"
2011	The Field of Blood	Terry Hewitt	Miniseries
	The Body Farm	Nick Warner	Miniseries
2012	Prisoners' Wives	Steve Roscoe	Series regular
	Hit & Miss	Ben	Series regular
2015	The Dovekeepers	Yoav	Miniseries
2016	Line of Duty	Joe Nash	3 episodes
	Dark Angel	Joe Nattrass	Miniseries
	Ripper Street	Nathaniel Dove	Series regular
2018	Troy: Fall of a City	Menelaus	Series regular
	Urban Myths	Bob Geldof	Episode: "Backstage at Live Aid"
2019	Death in Paradise	Dylan Shepherd	Episode: "Murder Most Animal"
	The Bay	Sean Meredith	Series regular
2021	The Drowning	Jason	Main role
	Hollington Drive	Gareth Boyd	Series regular
2022	Floodlights	Barry Bennell	Main role

Theatre

• Quartermaine's Terms (Royal Theatre, Northampton 2003)
• The Skin of Our Teeth (Young Vic Theatre, London 2004)
• Rutherford & Son (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester 2005)

References

External links

• Jonas Armstrong at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Jonas Armstrong

William Jonas Armstrong (* 1. Januar 1981 in Dublin, Irland[1]) ist ein irischer Schauspieler. In Deutschland ist er durch seinen Auftritt in der BBC-Serie Robin Hood bekannt.

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- [en] Jonas Armstrong

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[es] Jonas Armstrong

Jonas Armstrong (1 de enero de 1981; Dublín, Irlanda) es un actor irlandés, conocido por haber interpretado a Robin Hood en la serie británica Robin Hood.

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[ru] Армстронг, Джонас

Джонас А́рмстронг (англ. Jonas Armstrong; род. 1 января 1981) — британский актёр ирландского происхождения. Получил известность благодаря роли легендарного разбойника Робина Гуда в одноимённом сериале, показанном на канале BBC One.

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