
Simon Weir
- Date of Birth: 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, i... 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.

The Acid House
Comedy, Drama • 1998 December

Postmortem
Thriller • 1998 June

Connect
Drama, Romance • 2019 February

A Spanking in Paradise
Comedy • 2010 June

Bad Beans
Comedy, Drama • 2022 October

The Draw
Science Fiction, Thriller • 2025 March

Instant Credit
• 2004 January

Choose Irvine Welsh.
Documentary • 2023 August

Here Comes the Nun
Comedy • 2024 November

Super November
Comedy, Romance, Drama • 2018 March