Simon Weir
Acting
Born May 5, 1973 · Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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 · 35 titles
Outlander: Blood of My Blood
Taggart
Monarch of the Glen
Patrick Melrose
Crime
Case Histories
How Not to Live Your Life
Guilt
T2 Trainspotting
Lélek
Blood of the Clans
Wuthering Heights: The House of the Damned
Up/Down
Trace
Original Night
The Acid House
Sardar Udham
Remnants
Wigilia
Instant Credit
Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh
Postmortem
A Spanking in Paradise
The Draw
Psycho Sex Dolls
33-1 Before the Off
Here Comes the Nun
Piece in Dal Riata
The Leaf Blower
1815
Connect
Super November
A Friendly Man
Bad Beans
Buried