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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
The Boy in the Woods
Character:Jasko
Release Date:19/09/2023
The Man from Rome
Character:Father Quart
Release Date:21/10/2022
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
Character:Self
Release Date:06/03/2021
Space Sweepers
Character:James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS
Release Date:05/02/2021
Uncle Vanya
Character:Astrov
Release Date:27/10/2020
The Lodge
Character:Richard
Release Date:16/01/2020
My Zoe
Character:James Lewis
Release Date:14/11/2019
Ocean's Eight
Character:Claude Becker
Release Date:07/06/2018
I Am Urban
Character:Chop
Release Date:02/04/2018
Sleepwalker
Character:Dr. Scott White
Release Date:10/10/2017
Pilgrimage
Character:Raymond De Merville
Release Date:23/04/2017
Brain on Fire
Character:Tom Cahalan
Release Date:22/02/2017
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Character:King Oleron
Release Date:25/05/2016
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
Character:Self
Release Date:08/12/2015
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Character:Thorin Oakenshield
Release Date:10/12/2014
The Crucible
Character:John Proctor
Release Date:04/12/2014
Into the Storm
Character:Gary Morris
Release Date:06/08/2014
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Character:Thorin Oakenshield
Release Date:11/12/2013
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Character:Thorin Oakenshield
Release Date:12/12/2012
Captain America: The First Avenger
Character:Heinz Kruger
Release Date:22/07/2011
Leopards of Dead Tree Island
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/2010
The Great Sperm Race
Character:Narrator (Voice)
Release Date:22/02/2009
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
Character:Percy Courtenay
Release Date:09/05/2007
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth
Character:Peter Macduff
Release Date:14/11/2005
Frozen
Character:Steven
Release Date:12/03/2005
Macbeth
Character:Angus
Release Date:01/01/2001
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Character:Tonra
Release Date:19/05/1999
This Year's Love
Character:Smug Man at Party
Release Date:19/02/1999
Television Appearances
VE Day 80
Character:Self
Missing You
Character:Ellis Stagger
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
Character:Charles Devereaux (voice)
Red Eye
Character:Dr. Matthew Nolan
Fool Me Once
Character:Joe Burkett
Obsession
Character:William Farrow
Stay Close
Character:Ray Levine
Between the Covers
Character:Self
The Stranger
Character:Adam Price
Castlevania
Character:Trevor Belmont (voice)
Berlin Station
Character:Daniel Miller
Hannibal
Character:Francis Dolarhyde
HMS Ark Royal
Character:Himself - Narrator
Lost Land of the Tiger
Character:Self - Narrator
Strike Back
Character:John Porter
Moving On
Character:John Mulligan
Inspector George Gently
Character:
Robin Hood
Character:Sir Guy of Gisbourne
The One Show
Character:Self
The Impressionists
Character:Claude Monet
ShakespeaRe-Told
Character:
Israel and the Arabs - Elusive Peace
Character:Self
The Golden Hour
Character:Dr. Alec Track
Malice Aforethought
Character:William Chatford
North & South
Character:John Thornton
Between The Sheets
Character:Paul Andrews
Ultimate Force
Character:
Ultimate Force
Character:Capt. Ian Macalwain
Sparkhouse
Character:John Standring
Spooks
Character:Lucas North
Spooks
Character:Armed Police Officer
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Character:Philip Turner
Cleopatra
Character:Epiphanes
Cold Feet
Character:
The Vicar of Dibley
Character:Harry Kennedy
GMTV
Character:Self
This Morning
Character:Self
Casualty
Character:Craig Parker
Natural World
Character:Narrator
Great Performances
Character:Astov
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