Richard Armitage was born and raised in Leicester, England. He attended Pattison College in Binley Road, Coventry, and studied at LAMDA (the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art). His first appearance on the screen was in a small role in This Year's Love (1999), but it was Sparkhouse (2002) (TV) that gave him a break-through role as the charming but a bit odd character of John Standring opposite Sarah Smart. After two guest-roles in "Cold Feet" (1997) in 2003 and "Between the Sheets" (2003), he landed a role as Steven in Frozen (2005/I), which eventually led him to play the lead role in the big hit BBC drama "North & South" (2004). Other than appearing on screen, he has also appeared on stage--in, for example, Macbeth and Hamlet.
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Movie | My Zoe | James Lewis | 2019-11-14 |
Movie | I Am Urban | Chop | 2018-04-02 |
Movie | Ocean's Eight | Claude Becker | 2018-06-07 |
Movie | Brain on Fire | Tom Cahalan | 2017-02-22 |
Movie | Sleepwalker | Dr. Scott White | 2017-10-10 |
Movie | Pilgrimage | Raymond De Merville | 2017-04-23 |
Movie | Alice Through the Looking Glass | King Oleron | 2016-05-25 |
Series | Berlin Station | Daniel Miller | 2016-10-16 |
Movie | Into the Storm | Gary Morris | 2014-08-06 |
Movie | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Thorin Oakenshield | 2014-12-10 |
Movie | The Crucible | John Proctor | 2014-12-04 |
Movie | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Thorin Oakenshield | 2013-12-11 |
Movie | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Thorin Oakenshield | 2012-12-12 |
Movie | Captain America: The First Avenger | Heinz Kruger | 2011-07-22 |
Series | Strike Back | John Porter | 2010-05-05 |
Movie | The Great Sperm Race | Narrator (Voice) | 2009-02-22 |
Series | Moving On | John Mulligan | 2009-05-18 |
Series | Inspector George Gently | Unknown | 2007-04-08 |
Movie | Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall | Percy Courtenay | 2007-05-09 |
Series | Robin Hood | Sir Guy of Gisbourne | 2006-10-07 |
Series | The Impressionists | Claude Monet | 2006-04-30 |
Series | Malice Aforethought | William Chatford | 2005-04-10 |
Movie | Frozen | Steven | 2005-03-12 |
Movie | Shakespeare Retold: Macbeth | Peter Macduff | 2005-11-14 |
Series | North & South | John Thornton | 2004-11-14 |
Series | Between The Sheets | Paul Andrews | 2003-11-17 |
Series | Spooks | Lucas North | 2002-05-13 |
Series | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Unknown | 2002-04-08 |
Series | Sparkhouse | John Standring | 2002-09-01 |
Series | Ultimate Force | Unknown | 2002-09-16 |
Movie | Macbeth | Angus | 2001-01-01 |
Movie | This Year's Love | Smug Man at Party | 1999-02-19 |
Movie | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | Tonra | 1999-05-19 |
Series | Cleopatra | Epiphanes | 1999-05-25 |
Series | Cold Feet | Unknown | 1998-11-15 |
Series | Casualty | Craig Parker | 1986-09-06 |
Series | Natural World | Narrator | 1983-10-30 |
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