Jonas Armstrong

Infobox actor
name = Jonas Armstrong
imagesize = 240px
caption = Armstrong as Robin in "Robin Hood"
birthname =
birthdate = birth date and age|1981|1|1|df=y
location = Dublin, Ireland
occupation = Actress, Singer
yearsactive = 2003–present
homepage =

Jonas Armstrong (born 1 January 1981 [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1765073/ Jonas Armstrong ] ] ) is an Irish born English actor, raised in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire best known for his appearances on British television. He is currently playing the title role in the BBC One drama series "Robin Hood", his highest-profile role to date.

Biography

Jonas Armstrong was born in Mount Carmel Hospital, Dublin, Ireland on 1 January 1981, exactly one minute after midnight on New Years Day. He was the first baby born in Ireland that year. Fact|date=March 2008 He was raised in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England. He has two siblings, a brother called Grant, also an actor and a sister, both younger. Jonas was educated at Arnold School in Blackpool and was a member of the drama group In Yer Space. It was with this group that he performed at the Edinburgh fringe in the Stephen MacDonald play "Not About Heroes" and the Arthur Miller classic "A View From The Bridge".

Armstrong graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 2003, where he performed in productions including "Twelfth Night", "The Caucasian Chalk Circle", "The Crucible" and "Ulysses". Armstrong has a BASSC (The British Academy of Stage & Screen Combat) Certificate in stage combat. Other key skills include period dance and accents.

In August 2008, the BBC confirmed that Armstrong would be leaving "Robin Hood" at the end of its third season. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7545979.stm|title= Robin Hood star quits BBC remake|publisher=BBC News Online|date=2008-08-06|accessdate=2008-08-07]

Theatre

* "Quartermaine's Terms" (Royal Theatre, Northampton, Opened 19 September 2003) - Derek Meadle
* "The Skin of Our Teeth" (Young Vic, Opened 4 March 2004) - Henry
* "Rutherford & Son" (Royal Exchange, Manchester Opened 19 January 2005) - Richard

Filmography

* "Teachers" (Channel 4, 2004) - Anthony Millington
* "The Ghost Squad" (Channel 4, 2005) - Pete Maitland
* "Losing Gemma" (ITV1, 2006) - Steve
* "Robin Hood" (BBC1, 2006-2009) - Robin
* "Book of Blood " - Simon McNeal

References

External links

*imdb|1765073|Jonas Armstrong
* [http://www.rada.org/grad03/arm.html Bio at RADA]
* [http://www.jonasarmstrong.net/series2/freeviewtv3guide2ndOct07.jpg] Freeview TV Guide 3 October 2007
* [http://www.jonasarmstrong.net Jonas Armstrong.net - JAF Home of the Armstrong Angels]
* [http://www.jonasarmstrong.com Jonas Armstrong.com]
* [http://www.talentedbritishactors.co.uk/jonas.html Bio at Talented British Actors site]