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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1973-05-05 (51 years old)

Place of Birth

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Simon Weir

Biography:

Simon is best known for playing bad boy mechanic Paul Lafferty in STV's HIGH ROAD from 1995 until 2003. He has also appeared in 6 episodes of BBC Scotland's RIVER CITY as gangster Graham MacLaverty, including the Christmas Special in 2008. He has appeared in 2 Irvine Welsh Feature Films, THE ACID HOUSE and T2 TRAINSPOTTING. Trained at the Dorothy Paul Studio from 1986 and Motherwell College, his stage work includes UK tours of KIDNAPPED as Alan Breck and SINGIN IM NO A BILLY HES A TIM as Tim. He won 'Best Acting' at the 48 Hour Film Festival in 2014.

Known For

Acting

2025

The Draw as Bryan

2023

2022

1815 as Iain Macleod
Bad Beans as Tammy Ness

2021

Sardar Udham as King George VI
Crime as Miles Combe

2020

The Leaf Blower as Sexy Canadian Intelligence
Blood of the Clans as Archibald Campbell

2019

A Friendly Man as Doctor Ness
Connect as Stevie Sparkles
Guilt as Davie

2018

Super November as Soldier

2017

T2 Trainspotting as Jailhouse

2014

Wigilia as Mark

2011

Case Histories as Paul Bradley

2010

2008

2000

1998

Postmortem as Beverly’s Boyfriend

1983

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Trace as Daniel
Remnants as Adrian