Simon Weir is a Scottish actor. He is best known as Paul McLafferty in Take the High Road and for his role as a gangster in River City. He also appeared in the short-film The Acid House as Tambo. Simon also recently took up the role of CS Carlisle in the independent movie Night is Day (film). He also played Stuart MacIntosh on the television series "Monarch of the Glen." Outside of acting, Weir is part of a group aimed at reviving defunct Scottish football club Third Lanark.