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.
Movie Appearances
Sardar Udham
as King George VI
2021
A Spanking in Paradise
as Rab
2010
Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh
as Self
2023
1815
as Iain Macleod
2022
Bad Beans
as Tammy Ness
2022
A Friendly Man
as Doctor Ness
2019
The Draw
as Bryan
2025
Trace
as Daniel
TBA
The Leaf Blower
as Sexy Canadian Intelligence
2020
The Acid House
as Tambo
1998
T2 Trainspotting
as Jailhouse
2017
Wigilia
as Mark
2014
Super November
as Soldier
2018
Postmortem
as Beverly’s Boyfriend
1998
Connect
as Stevie Sparkles
2019
Remnants
as Adrian
TBA
Instant Credit
2004
Here Comes the Nun
2025
Psycho Sex Dolls
as Damien
2025
Piece in Dal Riata
as King Tammy
TBA
