---
name: "Simon Weir"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/simon-weir"
fi1m_id: "simon-weir"
imdb_id: "nm0918631"
tmdb_id: 1037682
wikidata_id: "Q7520008"
roles: []
born: "5 May 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 63
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-07T12:40:43.515900+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."
---

# Simon Weir

## Identity

Simon Weir

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/simon-weir
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** simon-weir
- **IMDb ID:** nm0918631
- **TMDB ID:** 1037682
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7520008
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Weir, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7520008, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0918631/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1037682

Actor. Born 5 May 1973 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

## Details

- **Born:** 5 May 1973, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- **Active:** 1998–2018
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 48 (1), 2010s 78 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Weir, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7520008, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0918631/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1037682

## Coming up

- *Wuthering Heights: The House of the Damned* (2026-10-16), as Mr. Earnshaw

## Streaming the US now

- **Pluto TV:** [*The Acid House*](https://film.one/film/the-acid-house.md) (48)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Simon Weir is a Scottish actor. He is known for playing Paul Lafferty in the STV series *Take the High Road* from 1995 to 2003 and Graham MacLaverty in six episodes of the BBC Scotland series *River City*, including the 2008 Christmas special. He appeared as Tambo in the 1998 film *The Acid House* and as Jailhouse in *T2 Trainspotting* (2017).

Weir trained at the Dorothy Paul Studio from 1986 and at Motherwell College. His stage work includes UK tours of *Kidnapped* as Alan Breck and *Singin' I'm No A Billy, He's A Tim* as Tim. He won Best Acting at the 48 Hour Film Festival in 2014. Other credits include Stuart Macintosh in *Monarch of the Glen* (2001) and King George VI in *Sardar Udham* (2021).

*Sources: imdb.com, simonweir.weebly.com, wikimili.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Patrick Melrose* (2018), Fi1m 78, as Angus — [page](https://film.one/tv/patrick-melrose.md)
- *The Acid House* (1998), Fi1m 48, as Tambo — [page](https://film.one/film/the-acid-house.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Wuthering Heights: The House of the Damned* (2026), as Mr. Earnshaw
- *Original Night* (2026), as The Animal Trainer
- *Piece in Dal Riata* (2026), as King Tammy
- *Outlander: Blood of My Blood* (2025), series, as Minister — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/outlander-blood-of-my-blood.md)
- *Up/Down* (2025), as Father Arthur Wilson
- *Buried* (2025), as Chris
- *The Draw* (2025), as Bryan
- *Here Comes the Nun* (2025), Actor
- *Psycho Sex Dolls* (2025), as Damien
- *1815* (2022), as Iain Macleod
- *Bad Beans* (2022), as Tammy Ness
- *Crime* (2021), series, as Miles Combe
- *Sardar Udham* (2021), as King George VI
- *The Leaf Blower* (2020), as Sexy Canadian Intelligence
- *Blood of the Clans* (2020), series, as Archibald Campbell
- *A Friendly Man* (2019), as Doctor Ness
- *Guilt* (2019), series, as Davie
- *Connect* (2019), as Stevie Sparkles
- *Patrick Melrose* (2018), series, as Angus — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/patrick-melrose.md)
- *Super November* (2018), as Soldier
- *T2 Trainspotting* (2017), as Jailhouse
- *Wigilia* (2014), as Mark
- *Case Histories* (2011), series, as Paul Bradley
- *A Spanking in Paradise* (2010), as Rab
- *How Not to Live Your Life* (2008), series, as Waiter
- *Instant Credit* (2004), Actor
- *Monarch of the Glen* (2000), series, as Stuart Macintosh
- *The Acid House* (1998), as Tambo — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/the-acid-house.md)
- *Postmortem* (1998), as Beverly’s Boyfriend
- *33-1 Before the Off* (1997), as Ronnie Baxter
- *Taggart* (1983), series, Actor
- *Trace*, as Daniel
- *Remnants*, as Adrian
- *Lélek*, as Shop Owner

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