Richard Armitage
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 22, 1971 (age 55)
- Birthplace
- 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
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Filmography
Now & Then
Movie · as Chris
Cinghiale
Movie
Winter
TV · as Dr Ethan Winter · 6 eps
One Step Beyond: A Journey to Mars
Movie · as Narrator
Missing You
TV · as Ellis Stagger · 5 eps
VE Day 80
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Red Eye
TV · as Dr. Matthew Nolan · 8 eps
Fool Me Once
TV · as Joe Burkett · 8 eps
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
TV · as Charles Devereaux (voice) · 7 eps
The Boy in the Woods
Movie · as Jasko
Obsession
TV · as William Farrow · 4 eps
The Man from Rome
Movie · as Father Quart
Space Sweepers
Movie · as James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
Movie · as Self
Stay Close
TV · as Ray Levine · 8 eps
The Lodge
Movie · as Richard
Uncle Vanya
Movie · as Astrov
Between the Covers
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Stranger
TV · as Adam Price · 8 eps
My Zoe
Movie · as James Lewis
I Am Urban
Movie · as Chop
Ocean's Eight
Movie · as Claude Becker
Pilgrimage
Movie · as Raymond De Merville
Sleepwalker
Movie · as Dr. Scott White
Brain on Fire
Movie · as Tom Cahalan
Castlevania
TV · as Trevor Belmont (voice) · 32 eps
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Movie · as King Oleron
Berlin Station
TV · as Daniel Miller · 29 eps
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
Movie · as Self
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Movie · as Thorin Oakenshield
Into the Storm
Movie · as Gary Morris
The Crucible
Movie · as John Proctor
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Movie · as Thorin Oakenshield
Hannibal
TV · as Francis Dolarhyde · 6 eps
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Movie · as Thorin Oakenshield
Captain America: The First Avenger
Movie · as Heinz Kruger
HMS Ark Royal
TV · as Himself - Narrator · 9 eps
Leopards of Dead Tree Island
Movie · as Narrator
Lost Land of the Tiger
TV · as Self - Narrator · 3 eps
Strike Back
TV · as John Porter · 16 eps
The Great Sperm Race
Movie · as Narrator (Voice)
Moving On
TV · as John Mulligan · 1 ep
Inspector George Gently
TV · 1 ep
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
Movie · as Percy Courtenay
Robin Hood
TV · as Sir Guy of Gisbourne · 39 eps
The Impressionists
TV · as Claude Monet · 3 eps
The One Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Frozen
Movie · as Steven
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth
Movie · as Peter Macduff
Malice Aforethought
TV · as William Chatford · 2 eps
The Golden Hour
TV · as Dr. Alec Track · 4 eps
ShakespeaRe-Told
TV · 1 ep
Israel and the Arabs - Elusive Peace
TV · as Self · 2 eps
North & South
TV · as John Thornton · 4 eps
Between The Sheets
TV · as Paul Andrews · 6 eps
Ultimate Force
TV · as Capt. Ian Macalwain · 2 eps
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
TV · as Philip Turner · 1 ep
Spooks
TV · as Lucas North, Armed Police Officer · 24 eps
Sparkhouse
TV · as John Standring · 3 eps
Macbeth
Movie · as Angus
This Year's Love
Movie · as Smug Man at Party
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Movie · as Tonra
Cleopatra
TV · as Epiphanes · 2 eps
Cold Feet
TV · as Lee · 4 eps
The Vicar of Dibley
TV · as Harry Kennedy
GMTV
TV · as Self · 1 ep
This Morning
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Casualty
TV · as Craig Parker · 1 ep
Boon
TV · as Man in Pub (uncredited) · 1 ep
Natural World
TV · as Narrator · 2 eps
Great Performances
TV · as Astov · 1 ep