Portrait of Simon Weir

Simon Weir

Acting

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.

Born: May 5, 1973

Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Filmography

2025
The Draw

as Bryan

2025
2022
1815

as Iain Macleod

2022
Bad Beans

as Tammy Ness

2021
Crime

as Miles Combe

2021
Sardar Udham

as King George VI

2020
The Leaf Blower

as Sexy Canadian Intelligence

2020
Blood of the Clans

as Archibald Campbell

2019
A Friendly Man

as Doctor Ness

2019
Guilt

as Davie

2019
Connect

as Stevie Sparkles

2018
2018
Super November

as Soldier

2017
T2 Trainspotting

as Jailhouse

2014
Wigilia

as Mark

2011
Case Histories

as Paul Bradley

2000
Monarch of the Glen

as Stuart Macintosh

1998
1998
Postmortem

as Beverly’s Boyfriend

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Remnants

as Adrian

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Piece in Dal Riata

as King Tammy