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