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Simon Weir

Simon Weir

Born: 1973-05-05 • Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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
Up/Down poster
Up/Down
2025 • Father Arthur Wilson
The Draw poster
The Draw
2025 • Bryan
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Here Comes the Nun
2025
Psycho Sex Dolls poster
Psycho Sex Dolls
2025 • Damien
Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh poster
Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh
2023 • Self
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1815
2022 • Iain Macleod
Bad Beans poster
Bad Beans
2022 • Tammy Ness
Sardar Udham poster
Sardar Udham
2021 • King George VI
The Leaf Blower poster
The Leaf Blower
2020 • Sexy Canadian Intelligence
A Friendly Man poster
A Friendly Man
2019 • Doctor Ness
Connect poster
Connect
2019 • Stevie Sparkles
Super November poster
Super November
2018 • Soldier
T2 Trainspotting poster
T2 Trainspotting
2017 • Jailhouse
Wigilia poster
Wigilia
2014 • Mark
A Spanking in Paradise poster
A Spanking in Paradise
2010 • Rab
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Instant Credit
2004
The Acid House poster
The Acid House
1998 • Tambo
Postmortem poster
Postmortem
1998 • Beverly’s Boyfriend
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33-1 Before the Off
1997
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Trace
— • Daniel
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Remnants
— • Adrian
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Piece in Dal Riata
— • King Tammy
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Wuthering Heights: The House of the Damned
— • Mr. Earnshaw