
Simon Weir
Gender: Male
Birthday: 1973-05-05
Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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.
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Known For
2025Outlander: Blood of My Blood
1983Taggart
2000Monarch of the Glen
2018Patrick Melrose
2011Case Histories
2019Guilt
2008How Not to Live Your Life
2021Crime
2017T2 Trainspotting
2021Sardar Udham
2020Blood of the Clans
2026Wuthering Heights: The House of the Damned
1998The Acid House
1998Postmortem
2026Original Night
2018Super November
2023Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh
1997