Scottish actor Simon Weir is returning to the world of Cops and Monsters, playing DCC Norris Fletcher in our audio series The Year of Peace.

Simon Weir began his acting career with the Dorothy Paul Acting Studio in 1986 before gaining an NC Drama & Theatre Skills at Motherwell College.

His theatre work includes playing Sick Boy in Irvine Welsh’s PORNO at The Pleasance Edinburgh Fringe 2022, KIDNAPPED- UK Tour with Selladoor Theatre, LETTERS TO ABERLOUR – Scotland Tour with New Strides Theatre, SINGIN I’M NO A BILLY, HE’S A TIM – Scotland & Ireland Tours with Dapper Productions, CALIGARI and THE MERCHANT OF VENICE with The Arches Theatre Company, GLASGOW HARD TICKETS with The Gilded Balloon & Rubber Ear Productions as well as MOTHER GOOSE, ALADDIN, BEAUTY & THE BEAST and SLEEPING BEAUTY with Glasgow Arts and Cumbernauld Theatre.

Simon’s television work includes the series regular role of Paul Lafferty in HIGH ROAD, TAGGART, CASE HISTORIES and IN PLAIN SIGHT for STV, MONARCH OF THE GLEN, RIVER CITY, GLASGOW KISS, BLOOD OF THE CLANS, DOCTORS and GUILT for BBC, EMMERDALE and CRIME for ITV, PATRICK MELROSE for Sky Atlantic and OUTLANDER- BLOOD OF MY BLOOD for Starz/Sony. 

His Feature Film work includes THE ACID HOUSE, POSTMORTEM (USA Feature), THE FOOTBALL FACTORY, A SPANKING IN PARADISE, 90 MINUTES, WIGILIA, FAST ROMANCE and TRAINSPOTTING 2 as well as Bollywood epics 83, SARDAR UDHAM, CAPGRAS and BHAI BHAI. He has appeared in over 100 films to date and Awards include Best Actor for REMNANTS -North West Horror Film Festival (2022) and Best Acting Award for THE LAST BAR – 48 Hour Film Festival (2014) and The Scotsman Fringe First Award for GLASGOW HARD TICKETS (1995).