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