Joe Armstrong (born 7 October 1978) is an English actor. His notable television roles include Allan A Dale in three series of Robin Hood, Hotspur in Henry IV, Part I, Ashley Cowgill in Happy Valley and Bairstow in The Village. On stage, he played the lead role in DC Moore's The Empire and appeared in the 2011 revival of Flare Path, and he starred with Maxine Peake in Miss Julie at the Royal Exchange.