Name
Richard Armitage
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1971-08-22 (55 years old)
Place of Birth
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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Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf th...
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Following Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountai...
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The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo ha...
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During World War II, Steve Rogers is a sickly man from Brooklyn who's transformed into sup...
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Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter....
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Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhil...
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Debbie Ocean, a criminal mastermind, gathers a crew of female thieves to pull off the heis...
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When the crew of a space junk collector ship called The Victory discovers a humanoid robot...
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As a new day begins in the town of Silverton, its residents have little reason to believe ...
- 2007 Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall as Percy Courtenay
- 2011 Captain America: The First Avenger as Heinz Kruger
- 2023 The Boy in the Woods as Jasko
- 2005 Frozen as Steven
- 2010 Leopards of Dead Tree Island as Narrator
- 2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey as Thorin Oakenshield
- 2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug as Thorin Oakenshield
- 2001 Macbeth as Angus
- 2014 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies as Thorin Oakenshield
- 2009 The Great Sperm Race as Narrator (Voice)
- 2014 Into the Storm as Gary Morris
- 2014 The Crucible as John Proctor
- 2022 The Man from Rome as Father Quart
- 2017 Pilgrimage as Raymond De Merville
- 2017 Sleepwalker as Dr. Scott White
- 2017 Brain on Fire as Tom Cahalan
- 2015 Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon as Self
- 2016 Alice Through the Looking Glass as King Oleron
- 2018 I Am Urban as Chop
- 1999 This Year's Love as Smug Man at Party
- 2018 Ocean's Eight as Claude Becker
- 2019 My Zoe as James Lewis
- 2020 The Lodge as Richard
- 2005 ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth as Peter Macduff
- 1999 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace as Tonra
- 2021 Space Sweepers as James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS
- 2020 Uncle Vanya as Astrov
- Soon Now & Then as Chris
- 2021 The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out as Self
- 2025 One Step Beyond: A Journey to Mars as Narrator
- 1988 This Morning ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2002 Ultimate Force ( 2 episodes )
- 2002 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries ( 1 episode ) as Philip Turner
- 2010 Lost Land of the Tiger ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Narrator
- 2002 Spooks ( 24 episodes ) as Lucas North
- 2003 Between The Sheets ( 6 episodes ) as Paul Andrews
- 2002 Sparkhouse ( 3 episodes ) as John Standring
- 2005 Malice Aforethought ( 2 episodes ) as William Chatford
- 2006 Robin Hood ( 39 episodes ) as Sir Guy of Gisbourne
- 1971 Great Performances ( 1 episode ) as Astov
- 2005 The Golden Hour ( 4 episodes ) as Dr. Alec Track
- 2005 ShakespeaRe-Told ( 1 episode )
- 2008 Inspector George Gently ( 1 episode )
- 2004 North & South ( 4 episodes ) as John Thornton
- 2006 The Impressionists ( 3 episodes ) as Claude Monet
- 1983 Natural World ( 2 episodes ) as Narrator
- 2023 Obsession ( 4 episodes ) as William Farrow
- 1993 GMTV ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2010 Strike Back ( 16 episodes ) as John Porter
- 1998 Cold Feet ( 4 episodes ) as Lee
- 2021 Stay Close ( 8 episodes ) as Ray Levine
- 2009 Moving On ( 1 episode ) as John Mulligan
- 2013 Hannibal ( 6 episodes ) as Francis Dolarhyde
- 2016 Berlin Station ( 29 episodes ) as Daniel Miller
- 2017 Castlevania ( 32 episodes ) as Trevor Belmont (voice)
- 1986 Casualty ( 1 episode ) as Craig Parker
- 2020 Between the Covers ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1999 Cleopatra ( 2 episodes ) as Epiphanes
- 2002 Spooks ( 1 episode ) as Armed Police Officer
- 2024 Red Eye ( 8 episodes ) as Dr. Matthew Nolan
- 2011 HMS Ark Royal ( 9 episodes ) as Himself - Narrator
- 2025 Missing You ( 5 episodes ) as Ellis Stagger
- 2020 The Stranger ( 8 episodes ) as Adam Price
- 1994 The Vicar of Dibley ( 0 episode ) as Harry Kennedy
- 2002 Ultimate Force ( 3 episodes ) as Capt. Ian Macalwain
- 2024 Fool Me Once ( 8 episodes ) as Joe Burkett
- 2024 Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft ( 7 episodes ) as Charles Devereaux (voice)
- 2006 The One Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2025 VE Day 80 ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2005 Israel and the Arabs - Elusive Peace ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- Soon Winter ( 6 episodes ) as Dr Ethan Winter
