Richard Armitage
Acting
Born: 1971-08-22 in Leicester, England, UK
Biography
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.
Known For
Casualty
Craig Parker
Hannibal
Francis Dolarhyde
Great Performances
Astov
Natural World
Narrator
The One Show
Self
GMTV
Self
Spooks
Lucas North
Spooks
Armed Police Officer
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
Charles Devereaux (voice)
Strike Back
John Porter
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Thorin Oakenshield
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Thorin Oakenshield
Castlevania
Trevor Belmont (voice)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Thorin Oakenshield
Captain America: The First Avenger
Heinz Kruger
Robin Hood
Sir Guy of Gisbourne
Ocean's Eight
Claude Becker
Obsession
William Farrow
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Tonra
Fool Me Once
Joe Burkett
North & South
John Thornton
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Philip Turner
Alice Through the Looking Glass
King Oleron
Red Eye
Dr. Matthew Nolan
Berlin Station
Daniel Miller
Inspector George Gently
Cold Feet
Lee
The Stranger
Adam Price
Moving On
John Mulligan
Missing You
Ellis Stagger
Stay Close
Ray Levine
Space Sweepers
James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS
Between the Covers
Self
Into the Storm
Gary Morris
The Vicar of Dibley
Harry Kennedy
Ultimate Force
Ultimate Force
Capt. Ian Macalwain
The Lodge
Richard
Cleopatra
Epiphanes
Pilgrimage
Raymond De Merville