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name: "Joe Armstrong"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joe-armstrong-202047"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "7 October 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-17T02:22:09.628449+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Joe Armstrong

Actor. Born 7 October 1978 in Hammersmith, London, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 7 October 1978, Hammersmith, London, UK
- **Active:** 2011–2014

## Biography

Joe Armstrong is an English actor. He was born on 7 October 1978 in Hammersmith, London, and is the son of actor Alun Armstrong.

His television roles include Allan A Dale in the BBC series *Robin Hood* (2006–2009), Ashley Cowgill in *Happy Valley* (2014), Bairstow in *The Village* (2013–2014), Samuel Washington in *Gentleman Jack* (2019–2022) and Gildas in *Britannia* (2017–2018). Film credits include John Evans in *Darkest Hour* (2017) and Hotspur in *The Hollow Crown* (2012). He has also appeared in *Black Mirror* (2016) and *Fool Me Once* (2024).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Happy Valley* (2014), Fi1m 88, as Ashley Cowgill — [page](https://film.one/tv/happy-valley-2014.md)
- *Black Mirror* (2011), Fi1m 81, as Nick Shelton — [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)

## Also known for

- *Darkest Hour* (2017), John Evans
- *Fool Me Once* (2024), Alexander Dosman
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), David Cooke
- *Britannia* (2018), Gildas
- *Gentleman Jack* (2019), Samuel Washington
- *Hustle* (2004), Joe Ryan
- *Robin Hood* (2006), Allan
- *Foyle's War* (2002), Tom Jackson

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