Richard Armitage
Acting
- Born:
- 1971-08-22
- 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
Filmography
Winter
One Step Beyond: A Journey to Mars
VE Day 80
Missing You
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
Red Eye
Fool Me Once
The Boy in the Woods
Obsession
The Man from Rome
Stay Close
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
Space Sweepers
Uncle Vanya
Between the Covers
The Stranger
The Lodge
My Zoe
Ocean's Eight
I Am Urban
Sleepwalker
Castlevania
Pilgrimage
Brain on Fire
Berlin Station
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Crucible
Into the Storm
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Hannibal
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Captain America: The First Avenger
HMS Ark Royal
Lost Land of the Tiger
Strike Back
Leopards of Dead Tree Island
Moving On
The Great Sperm Race
Inspector George Gently
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
Robin Hood
The One Show
The Impressionists
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth
ShakespeaRe-Told
Israel and the Arabs - Elusive Peace
The Golden Hour
Malice Aforethought
Frozen
North & South
Between The Sheets
Ultimate Force
Sparkhouse
Spooks
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Macbeth
Cleopatra
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace