Acting credits
30
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Simon Weir
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 21Series: 9
TMDB ID: 1037682
IMDb ID: nm0918631
Known for: Acting
Born: May 5, 1973
Age: 53
Place of birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1983 - 2026
Years active: 44
Average TMDB rating: 7.01
Wikidata: Q7520008
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Simon Weir.
as The Animal Trainer
Original Night
2026 • Movie
as Father Arthur Wilson
Up/Down
2025 • Movie
as Bryan
The Draw
2025 • Movie
Here Comes the Nun
2025 • Movie
as Damien
Psycho Sex Dolls
2025 • Movie
as Self
Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh
2023 • Movie
as Iain Macleod
1815
2022 • Movie
as Tammy Ness
Bad Beans
2022 • Movie
as King George VI
Sardar Udham
2021 • Movie
as Sexy Canadian Intelligence
The Leaf Blower
2020 • Movie
as Doctor Ness
A Friendly Man
2019 • Movie
as Stevie Sparkles
Connect
2019 • Movie
as Soldier
Super November
2018 • Movie
as Jailhouse
T2 Trainspotting
2017 • Movie
as Mark
Wigilia
2014 • Movie
as Rab
A Spanking in Paradise
2010 • Movie
as Tambo
The Acid House
1998 • Movie
as Beverly’s Boyfriend
Postmortem
1998 • Movie
as Adrian
Remnants
Movie
as King Tammy
Piece in Dal Riata
Movie
as Shop Owner
Lélek
Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Simon Weir.
as Minister • 2 eps
Outlander: Blood of My Blood
2025 • Series
as Miles Combe • 2 eps
Crime
2021 • Series
as Archibald Campbell • 1 eps
Blood of the Clans
2020 • Series
as Davie • 2 eps
Guilt
2019 • Series
as Angus • 1 eps
Patrick Melrose
2018 • Series
as Paul Bradley • 2 eps
Case Histories
2011 • Series
as Waiter • 1 eps
How Not to Live Your Life
2008 • Series
as Stuart Macintosh • 2 eps
Monarch of the Glen
2000 • Series
1 eps
Taggart
1983 • Series