Alexander Henry Fenwick Armstrong Wiki Biography
Alexander Henry Fenwick Armstrong (born 2 March 1970)REDIRECT Template:Unreliable source?This is a redirect from a page that has been moved (renamed). This page was kept as a redirect to avoid breaking links, both internal and external, that may have been made to the old page name. For more information follow the category link. is an English comedian, actor and television presenter, best known as one half of the comedy duo Armstrong and Miller with Ben Miller, and as host of the BBC game show Pointless. Aside from his Armstrong and Miller sketch show characters, Armstrong’s television credits include guest appearances in various TV series and he also voiced Professor M in Tooned and alien supercomputer Mr Smith in the Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures.↑
| Full Name | Alexander Armstrong |
| Date Of Birth | March 2, 1970 |
| Place Of Birth | Rothbury, Northumberland, England, UK |
| Height | 5′ 10¾” (1.8 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Writer, Producer |
| Education | University of Cambridge, Trinity Hall, Cambridge, Durham School, St Mary’s Music School, Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Hannah Bronwen Snow (m. 2003) |
| Children | Edward Armstrong, Patrick Armstrong, Rex Armstrong |
| Parents | Henry Angus Armstrong, Emma Virginia Peronnet Thompson-McCausland |
| Siblings | Dominic Armstrong, Alice Armstrong |
| http://www.facebook.com/AlexanderArmstrongofficial | |
| http://www.twitter.com/xanderarmstrong | |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0035602 |
| Awards | British Academy Television Award for Comedy and Comedy Entertainment Programme |
| Nominations | British Comedy Award for the Best Sketch Show |
| Movies | Match Point, Birthday Girl, Micro Men, Skellig, Scoop, Plunkett & Macleane, Jackboots on Whitehall, Christmas at the Riviera, The Trial of Tony Blair, A Murder Is Announced, The Sight, My Family and Other Animals, Mike the Knight, Mike’s Bravest Mission, To the Manor Born: Silver Wedding Anniversa… |
| TV Shows | Pointless, The Armstrong & Miller Show, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Alexander Armstrong’s Big Ask, Life Begins, To the Manor Born, Armstrong and Miller, After You’ve Gone, The Big Knights, Reggie Perrin, Brass Eye, Time Gentlemen Please, Mutual Friends, Prize Island, Best of the Worst, Stressed Eric,… |
| Quote | |
|---|---|
| 1 | People never look better than in period costume, especially men. |
| 2 | [on Pointless Celebrities (2011)] David Bowie would be my dream contestant. I’m a huge fan but they couldn’t get him for the Olympic opening ceremony so I think it would be hard. He may have a different set of priorities though – I would applaud that. |
| 3 | I would say back in the 1990s when everybody was focusing on Britpop, I think the most exciting thing to happen in that decade was Beverley Knight. Absolutely extraordinary. |
| 4 | [on Jonathan Ross and the obscene phone calls he left with Russell Brand on Andrew Sachs’s answerphone] What was so funny about it was how grimly inappropriate it was. It was the nearest thing to slapstick I’ve ever heard on the radio. It’s the equivalent of two people trying to carry a piano up the stairs and it just falling down to the bottom each time. It was hilarious because it was wrong – you don’t say that to a national treasure. Trouble is, some people’s senses of humour are able to deal with that and other people, their gorge rises and they go, “That’s just appalling.” Now look what we’ve done. We’ve got rid of the best broadcaster of our age. But it’ll be fine – he’ll be back. |
| Fact | |
|---|---|
| 1 | The first album he bought was “Kings of the Wild Frontier” by Adam and the Ants (by a remarkable coincidence, that was also Richard Osman’s first album). |
| 2 | Brother-in-law of David Mitchell, Victoria Coren Mitchell and Giles Coren. |
| 3 | His wife, Hannah Bronwen Snow is the sister of Giles Coren’s wife, Esther Walker. |
| 4 | Second cousin of the actress Imogen Stubbs (his grandfather was brother of her grandmother). |
| 5 | He is distantly related to William Armstrong, later Baron Armstrong of Cragside. Cragside is a mansion in Northumberland which was the first to be lit by electricity in the late 1860s. |
| 6 | His father is Angus Armstrong (a GP) and his mother is Virginia McCausland. Has an older brother, Dominic and an older sister, Alice (b. 1967). |
| 7 | Has three sons, Edward, Patrick and Rex. |
| 8 | Along with David Tennant, Matt Smith, Elisabeth Sladen, John Leeson, Tommy Knight and Lachele Carl, he is one of only seven actors to play the same character (Mr Smith) in both Doctor Who (2005) and The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007). |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horrible Science | 2015 | TV Series post-production | Tannoy |
| Danger Mouse | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Danger Mouse / Sinister Mouse |
| The Sound of Music Live | 2015 | TV Movie | Max Detweiler |
| Hunderby | 2012-2015 | TV Series | Brother Joseph |
| Cockroaches | 2015 | TV Series | Doctor |
| Rome’s Invisible City | 2015 | TV Movie | |
| Hey Duggee | 2014 | TV Series | Narrator |
| Not Going Out | 2014 | TV Series | Alexander Armstrong |
| Mike the Knight: Journey to Dragon Mountain | 2014 | Video | King of Glendragon |
| Tooned | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Professor M |
| Electric Cinema: How to Behave | 2012 | Short | Pathe Cockerel / Voice Over Man |
| Love Life | 2012 | TV Series | Dominic |
| Hacks | 2012 | TV Movie | David Bullingdon |
| Comedy Showcase | 2011 | TV Series | Murdo |
| Doctor Who | 2008-2011 | TV Series | Mr Smith Reg Arwell |
| The Sarah Jane Adventures | 2007-2011 | TV Series | Mr. Smith |
| The Armstrong and Miller Show | 2007-2010 | TV Series | Various Characters |
| Reggie Perrin | 2010 | TV Series | David |
| SJA: Alien Files | 2010 | TV Series | Mr. Smith |
| Rev. | 2010 | TV Series | Patrick Yam |
| Jackboots on Whitehall | 2010 | Red Leader (voice) | |
| Micro Men | 2009 | TV Movie | Clive Sinclair |
| Skellig: The Owl Man | 2009 | TV Movie | Mr Hunt |
| The Sarah Jane Adventures Comic Relief Special | 2009 | TV Movie | Mr. Smith (voice) |
| Mutual Friends | 2008 | TV Series | Patrick Turner |
| To the Manor Born | 2007 | TV Series | Adam fforbes-Hamilton |
| Christmas at the Riviera | 2007 | TV Movie | Miles |
| Hotel Babylon | 2007 | TV Series | Aiden Spencer |
| After You’ve Gone | 2007 | TV Series | Dr Howard Banks |
| The Trial of Tony Blair | 2007 | TV Movie | David Cameron |
| Life Begins | 2004-2006 | TV Series | Phil Mee |
| Scoop | 2006 | Cop | |
| Saxondale | 2006 | TV Series | Jerome Wilson |
| My Family and Other Animals | 2005 | TV Movie | Narrator (voice) |
| Open Wide | 2005 | TV Movie | David Wivvelsfield |
| Match Point | 2005 | Mr. Townsend | |
| Agatha Christie’s Marple | 2005 | TV Series | D.I. Dermot Craddock |
| Hidden & Dangerous 2 | 2003 | Video Game | Main Character (voice) |
| Panique au village | 2002 | TV Series short | Horse (2000) (English version, voice) |
| tlc | 2002 | TV Series | Dr. Stephen Noble |
| I Saw You | 2002 | TV Series | Peter |
| Time Gentlemen Please | 2002 | TV Series | Dean |
| Dr. Terrible’s House of Horrible | 2001 | TV Series | Michael Masters |
| Beginner’s Luck | 2001 | Breakfast Show Host | |
| Birthday Girl | 2001 | Robert Moseley (as Xander Armstrong) | |
| Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes | 2001 | TV Series | Turnavine |
| Armstrong and Miller | 1997-2001 | TV Series | Various Characters |
| Beast | 2000-2001 | TV Series | Nick |
| Stressed Eric | 1998-2000 | TV Series | |
| The Sight | 2000 | TV Movie | Charles Dodgson |
| Cinderella | 2000/II | TV Movie | Prince Charming |
| The Big Knights | 1999 | TV Series | Narrator (voice, as Xander Armstrong) |
| Plunkett & Macleane | 1999 | Winterburn | |
| Is It Legal? | 1998 | TV Series | Nick |
| The Jack Docherty Show | 1997 | TV Series | Various |
| Mojo | 1997 | BBC Announcer (voice, as Xander Armstrong) | |
| Brass Eye | 1997 | TV Series | American Vox Pop |
| Never Mind the Horrocks | 1996 | TV Movie | Various Roles |
| Sharpe’s Regiment | 1996 | TV Movie | Rossendale |
| The Thin Blue Line | 1995 | TV Series | Arrested Man |
| Sardines | 1995 | TV Movie | Alistair |
| There’s No Business | 1994 | Tim | |
| Screen One | 1994 | TV Series | Capt. Henry Sandy |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Armstrong and Miller Show | 2009-2010 | TV Series written by – 12 episodes | |
| Armstrong and Miller | 1997-2001 | TV Series writer – 27 episodes |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comedy Showcase | 2011 | TV Series executive producer – 1 episode | |
| The Armstrong and Miller Show | 2007-2010 | TV Series executive producer – 19 episodes |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two | 2015 | TV Series documentary performer – 1 episode | |
| Timeshift | TV Series documentary lyrics – 1 episode, 2008 performer – 1 episode, 2008 | ||
| Cinderella | 2000/II | TV Movie performer: “Helplessly in Love” |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pointless Celebrities | 2011-2016 | TV Series | Himself – Presenter / Himself |
| Pointless | 2009-2016 | TV Series | Himself – Presenter / Himself |
| Bruce’s Hall of Fame with Alexander Armstrong | 2016 | TV Movie | Himself – Presenter |
| The Making of the Sound of Music Live | 2015 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Loose Women | 2012-2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Have I Got News for You | 2003-2015 | TV Series | Himself – Guest Presenter |
| Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two | 2012-2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself – Friday Panel / Himself |
| Land of the Midnight Sun with Alexander Armstrong | 2015 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself – Presenter |
| Songs of Praise | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| VE Day 70: A Party to Remember | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Room 101 | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| The One Show | 2010-2014 | TV Series | Himself – Presenter / Himself – Guest / Himself – Guest Presenter |
| Alexander Armstrong’s Real Ripping Yarns | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Voice: Louder on Two | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| 12 Drinks of Christmas | 2013 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| This Morning | 2008-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| My Hero | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Your Face Sounds Familiar | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Alexander Armstrong’s Big Ask | 2011-2013 | TV Series | Himself – Host |
| Would I Lie to You? | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| My Life in Books | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Epic Win | 2011 | TV Series | Himself – Presenter |
| The Great British Weather | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Himself – Presenter |
| Daybreak | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Breakfast | 2009-2010 | TV Series | Himself / Himself – Comedian / Himself – Actor |
| James May’s Man Lab | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself – Flat Pack Furniture Consultant |
| Who Do You Think You Are? | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The British Academy Television Awards | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Story of ‘Are You Being Served?’ | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself – Narrator (voice) |
| Alexander Armstrong’s Very British Holiday | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself – Presenter |
| The Xtra Factor | 2008-2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Paul O’Grady Show | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Have I Got News for You: News… for You | 2009 | TV Series | Himself – Presenter |
| Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Don’t Call Me Stupid! | 2007-2009 | TV Series | Himself – Host |
| The Justin Lee Collins Show | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Heston’s Feasts | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Comic Relief 2009 | 2009 | TV Special | Mr. Smith (voice) |
| The Royal Variety Performance 2008 | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Saturday Kitchen | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Have I Got News for You: The Inevitable Internet Spin-Off | 2007-2008 | TV Series short | Himself – Guest Presenter |
| The Alan Titchmarsh Show | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Visionaries | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Happy Birthday BAFTA | 2007 | TV Movie | |
| The National Movie Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself – Presenter |
| News Knight with Sir Trevor McDonald | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Adventures for Boys: John Buchan – Master of Suspense | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Best of the Worst | 2006 | TV Series | Himself – Host |
| The Sharon Osbourne Show | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Driving Mum and Dad Mad | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself – Narrator |
| Richard & Judy | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Scoop! The Greatest Tabloid Headlines | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself – Narrator (voice) |
| The Ultimate Sitcom | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself – Narrator (voice) |
| The Perfect Scary Movie | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself – Narrator (voice) |
| QI | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Whatever Happened to the Minipops? | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself – Narrator (voice) |
| The 100 Greatest Albums | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself – Narrator (voice) |
| The British Comedy Awards 2004 | 2004 | TV Special | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Curse of Noel Edmonds | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself – Narrator (voice) |
| Ultimate Sci-Fi Top 10 | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself – Narrator (voice) |
| X-Rated: The Pop Videos They Tried to Ban | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself – Narrator (voice) |
| Hell’s Kitchen | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Wright Stuff | 2002 | TV Series | Panelist |
| Space Cadets | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| Saturday Live | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Have I Got News for You | 2010-2015 | TV Series | Himself – Guest Presenter |
| Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters – Volume 2 | 2005 | Video | Guest Presenter |
| Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters | 2003 | Video | Guest Presenter |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | BAFTA TV Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Comedy (Programme or Series) | The Armstrong and Miller Show (2007) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | British Comedy Award | British Comedy Awards | Best Sketch Show | The Armstrong and Miller Show (2007) |
| 2008 | BAFTA TV Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Comedy Programme | The Armstrong and Miller Show (2007) |