
Simon Weir
Department: Acting
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

Sardar Udham
2021

A Spanking in Paradise
2010

Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh
2023

1815
2022

Bad Beans
2022

A Friendly Man
2019

The Draw
2025

Trace
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The Leaf Blower
2020

The Acid House
1998

T2 Trainspotting
2017

Wigilia
2014

Super November
2018

Postmortem
1998

Connect
2019

Remnants
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Instant Credit
2004

Here Comes the Nun
2025

Psycho Sex Dolls
2025

Piece in Dal Riata
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Wuthering Heights: The House of the Damned
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33-1 Before the Off
1997

Up/Down
2025

Monarch of the Glen
2000

Taggart
1983

Patrick Melrose
2018

Crime
2021

Blood of the Clans
2020

How Not to Live Your Life
2008

Guilt
2019

Case Histories
2011

Outlander: Blood of My Blood
2025