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