Richard Armitage

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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

67

Gender

Male

Birthday

1971-08-22 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Leicester, England, UK

Also Known As

  • Ρίτσαρντ Άρμιταζ
  • 리차드 아미티지
  • 李察·阿米塔吉
  • ریچارد آرمیتاژ

Richard Armitage

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.

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Acting

Now & Then as Chris
2025
Missing You as Ellis Stagger
2024
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft as Charles Devereaux (voice)
2024
Red Eye as Matthew Nolan
2024
Fool Me Once as Joe Burkett
2023
The Boy in the Woods as Jasko
2023
Obsession as William Farrow
2022
The Man from Rome as Father Quart
2021
Stay Close as Ray Levine
2021
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out as Self
2021
Space Sweepers as James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS
2020
Uncle Vanya as Astrov
2020
Between the Covers as Self
2020
The Stranger as Adam Price
2020
The Lodge as Richard
2019
My Zoe as James Lewis
2018
Ocean's Eight as Claude Becker
2018
I Am Urban as Chop
2017
Sleepwalker as Dr. Scott White
2017
Castlevania as Trevor Belmont (voice)
2017
Pilgrimage as Raymond De Merville
2017
Brain on Fire as Tom Cahalan
2016
Berlin Station as Daniel Miller
2016
Alice Through the Looking Glass as King Oleron
2015
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon as Self
2014
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies as Thorin Oakenshield
2014
The Crucible as John Proctor
2014
Into the Storm as Gary Morris
2013
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug as Thorin Oakenshield
2013
Hannibal as Francis Dolarhyde
2012
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey as Thorin Oakenshield
2011
Captain America: The First Avenger as Heinz Kruger
2011
HMS Ark Royal as Himself - Narrator
2010
Lost Land of the Tiger as Self - Narrator
2010
Strike Back as John Porter
2010
Leopards of Dead Tree Island as Narrator
2009
Moving On as John Mulligan
2009
The Great Sperm Race as Narrator (Voice)
2008
Inspector George Gently
2007
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall as Percy Courtenay
2006
Robin Hood as Sir Guy of Gisbourne
2006
The One Show as Self
2006
The Impressionists as Claude Monet
2005
Macbeth as Peter Macduff
2005
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
The Golden Hour as Dr. Alec Track
2005
Malice Aforethought as William Chatford
2005
Frozen as Steven
2004
North & South as John Thornton
2003
Between The Sheets as Paul Andrews
2002
Ultimate Force
2002
Ultimate Force as Capt. Ian Macalwain
2002
Sparkhouse as John Standring
2002
Spooks as Lucas North
2002
Spooks as Armed Police Officer
2002
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries as Philip Turner
2001
Macbeth as Angus
1999
Cleopatra as Epiphanes
1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace as Tonra
1999
This Year's Love as Smug Man at Party
1998
Cold Feet
1994
The Vicar of Dibley as Harry Kennedy
1993
GMTV as Self
1988
This Morning as Self
1986
Casualty as Craig Parker
1983
Natural World as Narrator
1971
Great Performances as Astov
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