Simon Weir
Acting • Born 1973-05-05
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.
Filmography
32 credits
Sardar Udham
Movie • 2021
King George VI
A Spanking in Paradise
Movie • 2010
Rab
Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh
Movie • 2023
Self
1815
Movie • 2022
Iain Macleod
Bad Beans
Movie • 2022
Tammy Ness
A Friendly Man
Movie • 2019
Doctor Ness
The Draw
Movie • 2025
Bryan
Trace
Movie
Daniel
The Leaf Blower
Movie • 2020
Sexy Canadian Intelligence
The Acid House
Movie • 1998
Tambo
T2 Trainspotting
Movie • 2017
Jailhouse
Wigilia
Movie • 2014
Mark
Super November
Movie • 2018
Soldier
Postmortem
Movie • 1998
Beverly’s Boyfriend
Connect
Movie • 2019
Stevie Sparkles
Remnants
Movie
Adrian
Instant Credit
Movie • 2004
Here Comes the Nun
Movie • 2025
Psycho Sex Dolls
Movie • 2025
Damien
Piece in Dal Riata
Movie
King Tammy
Wuthering Heights: The House of the Damned
Movie
Mr. Earnshaw
33-1 Before the Off
Movie • 1997
Up/Down
Movie • 2025
Father Arthur Wilson
Monarch of the Glen
TV • 2000
Stuart Macintosh
Taggart
TV • 1983
Patrick Melrose
TV • 2018
Angus
Crime
TV • 2021
Miles Combe
Blood of the Clans
TV • 2020
Archibald Campbell
How Not to Live Your Life
TV • 2008
Waiter
Guilt
TV • 2019
Davie
Case Histories
TV • 2011
Paul Bradley
Outlander: Blood of My Blood
TV • 2025
Minister