Let's make this birthday one to remember.

78 years old (Born on July 17, 1946)

Happy Birthday, Alun Armstrong! Whether solving cold cases as Brian Lane in "New Tricks" or bringing life to some iconic stage productions, you always manage to capture our hearts and tickle our funny bones. Your knack for portraying brilliant yet slightly eccentric characters makes your performances unforgettable!

Here's wishing you a celebration filled with more excitement than Brian's quirky investigations, fewer mishaps than his famously cluttered office desk, and enough cake slices that even Gerry Standing would envy. May your day be loaded with laughter—after all those years untangling tricky old mysteries onscreen, you're surely skilled at unraveling gift ribbons off-screen too!