Jonas Armstrong

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Jonas Armstrong
Jonas as Robin in Robin Hood
Born	01 January 1981 Dublin, Ireland
Height	6'
Notable roles	Robin - Robin Hood

Jonas Armstrong (born 1 January 1981) is an Irish actor, 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.

1 Biography
2 Career
3 External links

[edit] Biography

Jonas was born in Dublin, Ireland but raised in St. Annes, Lancashire, England. He was educated at Arnold School in Blackpool, England. Jonas took part in many school productions over his school career, lead by drama director Colin Snell.

He 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.

[edit] Career

[edit] RADA

Sweet Bird of Youth (Chance Wayne)
Tis Pity She's a Whore (Giovanni)
Twelfth Night (Malvolio/Sir Andrew Aguecheek)
Ulysses (Narrator/Rudolph)
John Piper in the House of Death (Death)
The Country Wife (Pinchwife)
Trelawney of the Wells (Sir William/O’Dwyer)
The Crucible (Thomas Putnam)
Mojo (Poets)
The Robbers (Razmann/Pastor Moser)
The Caucasian Chalk Circle (The Chef/The Stableman/Azdak)
A Month In the Country (Aleksey Nikolayevich Belyayev, student/tutor)

[edit] Theatre

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