Richard Armitage
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 22, 1971
- Birthplace
- 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
- Cinghiale
Cinghiale TBA
Actor
Now & Then TBA
as Chris
One Step Beyond: A Journey to Mars 2025
as Narrator
The Boy in the Woods 2023
as Jasko
The Man from Rome 2022
as Father Quart
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out 2021
as Self
Space Sweepers 2021
as James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS
Uncle Vanya 2020
as Astrov
The Lodge 2020
as Richard
My Zoe 2019
as James Lewis
Ocean's Eight 2018
as Claude Becker
I Am Urban 2018
as Chop
Sleepwalker 2017
as Dr. Scott White
Pilgrimage 2017
as Raymond De Merville
Brain on Fire 2017
as Tom Cahalan
Alice Through the Looking Glass 2016
as King Oleron
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon 2015
as Self
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 2014
as Thorin Oakenshield
The Crucible 2014
as John Proctor
Into the Storm 2014
as Gary Morris
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 2013
as Thorin Oakenshield
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 2012
as Thorin Oakenshield
Captain America: The First Avenger 2011
as Heinz Kruger
Leopards of Dead Tree Island 2010
as Narrator
The Great Sperm Race 2009
as Narrator (Voice)
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall 2007
as Percy Courtenay
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth 2005
as Peter Macduff
Frozen 2005
as Steven
Macbeth 2001
as Angus
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 1999
as Tonra
This Year's Love 1999
as Smug Man at Party
Credits from TMDB.