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.

Known For

Taggart

Monarch of the Glen

Patrick Melrose

Outlander: Blood of My Blood

Crime

Case Histories

Guilt

How Not to Live Your Life

All Movies (25)

• Original Night2026 · as The Animal Trainer
• Up/Down2025 · as Father Arthur Wilson
• The Draw2025 · as Bryan
• Here Comes the Nun2025
• Psycho Sex Dolls2025 · as Damien
• Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh2023 · as Self
• 18152022 · as Iain Macleod
• Bad Beans2022 · as Tammy Ness
• Sardar Udham2021 · as King George VI
• The Leaf Blower2020 · as Sexy Canadian Intelligence
• A Friendly Man2019 · as Doctor Ness
• Connect2019 · as Stevie Sparkles
• Super November2018 · as Soldier
• T2 Trainspotting2017 · as Jailhouse
• Wigilia2014 · as Mark
• A Spanking in Paradise2010 · as Rab
• Instant Credit2004
• The Acid House1998 · as Tambo
• Postmortem1998 · as Beverly’s Boyfriend
• 33-1 Before the Off1997
• Trace— · as Daniel
• Remnants— · as Adrian
• Piece in Dal Riata— · as King Tammy
• Wuthering Heights: The House of the Damned— · as Mr. Earnshaw
• Lélek— · as Shop Owner

All TV Shows (9)

• Outlander: Blood of My Blood2025 · as Minister
• Crime2021 · as Miles Combe
• Blood of the Clans2020 · as Archibald Campbell
• Guilt2019 · as Davie
• Patrick Melrose2018 · as Angus
• Case Histories2011 · as Paul Bradley
• How Not to Live Your Life2008 · as Waiter
• Monarch of the Glen2000 · as Stuart Macintosh
• Taggart1983