Joe Armstrong is an English actor, best known for his roles in the television series Robin Hood, Happy Valley, and The Village. He has also starred in films such as Darkest Hour and The Hollow Crown.
Armstrong was born in Hammersmith, London, England, in 1978. He is the son of actor Alun Armstrong. He has an older brother, Tom, and a younger brother, Dan, who was in the band Clock Opera. He attended Elliott School in Putney from 1993 to 1997. He then studied at the University of Bristol, where he acted in The Brecht Project—a collection of scenes from the works of Bertolt Brecht—in 1998 and Women Beware Women in 1999.
Armstrong's first major television role came in 2006, when he was cast as Allan A Dale in the BBC series Robin Hood. He remained with the series for all three seasons, which aired from 2006 to 2009.
In 2014, Armstrong starred in the BBC series Happy Valley as Ashley Cowgill, a police officer who is investigating a murder in a small Yorkshire town. The series was a critical and commercial success, and Armstrong's performance was praised by critics.
In 2017, Armstrong starred in the BBC series The Village as Bairstow, a newcomer to a small English village who is hiding a dark secret. The series was also a critical and commercial success, and Armstrong's performance was praised by critics.
Armstrong is currently filming the upcoming television series The Undeclared War, a six-part thriller series for Channel 4. He will play the role of Daniel Granger, a computer analyst who is recruited by the government to help with a cyberwarfare operation.
خلاصه داستان: سریال “رابین هود” سریالی است بسیار جذاب و سرگرم کننده با داستانی تاریخی و اسطوره ای که در طول تاریخ هر بار از دهان مرشدی به سبکی خاص نقل می شود . سریالی که آمیزه ای از جنگ و خشونت و مهر محبت است . داستانی خونین و غم انگیز و یا ان را داستانی دراماتیک و عاشقانه نیز می توان توصیف کرد .”رابین هود” نام مردی است دلاور که بر علیه حاکمان ظالم دوران قرون وسطی قیام می کندو طرفدارانی را گرد خود جمع می کند ، از نظر عوامل جبار او و یارانش دزدان و شورشینانی بیش نیستند اما “رابین هود” و یارانش تنها نور و روزنه امید مردم آن سرزمین به حساب می آیند . مردانی جنگجو که جنگل را دژ خود قرار داده اند و به طور مداوم با نیروی ها حکام و ارتش پادشاه درگیر نبرد هستند “رابین هود” دزدی است بزرگ دزدی که تنها برای خوشنودی مردمش می دزد و اینچنین نام این دلاور عالم گیر شده که بر اساس آن داستان ها نقل می کند و چه بسیار فیلم ها به نام این شیر مرد ساخته شده است.
