Simon Weir
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
Wuthering Heights: The House of the Damned
2026
as Mr. Earnshaw
Original Night
2026
as The Animal Trainer
Up/Down
2025
as Father Arthur Wilson
Buried
2025
as Chris
The Draw
2025
as Bryan
Here Comes the Nun
2025
Psycho Sex Dolls
2025
as Damien
Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh
2023
as Self
1815
2022
as Iain Macleod
Bad Beans
2022
as Tammy Ness
Sardar Udham
2021
as King George VI
The Leaf Blower
2020
as Sexy Canadian Intelligence
A Friendly Man
2019
as Doctor Ness
Connect
2019
as Stevie Sparkles
Super November
2018
as Soldier
T2 Trainspotting
2017
as Jailhouse
Wigilia
2014
as Mark
A Spanking in Paradise
2010
as Rab
- No poster
Instant Credit
2004
The Acid House
1998
as Tambo
Postmortem
1998
as Beverly’s Boyfriend
33-1 Before the Off
1997
as Ronnie Baxter
- No poster
Trace
Unreleased
as Daniel
Remnants
Unreleased
as Adrian