Richard Armitage
Acting
Born: August 22, 1971 (age 55) · Leicester, England, UK
Highest Rated
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
Captain America: The First Avenger
2011
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
Ocean's Eight
2018
Alice Through the Looking Glass
2016
Hannibal
2013
Into the Storm
2014
Castlevania
2017
The Lodge
2020
Brain on Fire
2017
Photos (8)
Movies (27)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Thorin Oakenshield
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Thorin Oakenshield
Captain America: The First Avenger
Heinz Kruger
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Thorin Oakenshield
Ocean's Eight
Claude Becker
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Tonra
Alice Through the Looking Glass
King Oleron
Space Sweepers
James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS
Into the Storm
Gary Morris
The Lodge
Richard
The Boy in the Woods
Jasko
Pilgrimage
Raymond De Merville
Brain on Fire
Tom Cahalan
Uncle Vanya
Astrov
The Man from Rome
Father Quart
Sleepwalker
Dr. Scott White
This Year's Love
Smug Man at Party
My Zoe
James Lewis
Frozen
Steven
The Crucible
John Proctor
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth
Peter Macduff
I Am Urban
Chop
One Step Beyond: A Journey to Mars
Narrator
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
Percy Courtenay
The Great Sperm Race
Narrator (Voice)
Macbeth
Angus
Leopards of Dead Tree Island
Narrator
TV Shows (32)
Casualty
Craig Parker · 1 eps
Great Performances
Astov · 1 eps
Hannibal
Francis Dolarhyde · 6 eps
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
Charles Devereaux (voice) · 7 eps
Spooks
Lucas North · 24 eps
Spooks
Armed Police Officer · 1 eps
Natural World
Narrator · 2 eps
Strike Back
John Porter · 16 eps
Castlevania
Trevor Belmont (voice) · 32 eps
Robin Hood
Sir Guy of Gisbourne · 39 eps
Fool Me Once
Joe Burkett · 8 eps
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Philip Turner · 1 eps
Berlin Station
Daniel Miller · 29 eps
Red Eye
Dr. Matthew Nolan · 8 eps
Moving On
John Mulligan · 1 eps
Obsession
William Farrow · 4 eps
The Stranger
Adam Price · 8 eps
Missing You
Ellis Stagger · 5 eps
Inspector George Gently
1 eps
The Vicar of Dibley
Harry Kennedy
Cold Feet
Lee · 4 eps
Stay Close
Ray Levine · 8 eps
North & South
John Thornton · 4 eps
Ultimate Force
2 eps
Ultimate Force
Capt. Ian Macalwain · 3 eps
Cleopatra
Epiphanes · 2 eps
The Impressionists
Claude Monet · 3 eps
ShakespeaRe-Told
1 eps
Sparkhouse
John Standring · 3 eps
Malice Aforethought
William Chatford · 2 eps
Between The Sheets
Paul Andrews · 6 eps
The Golden Hour
Dr. Alec Track · 4 eps
Self / Appearances (10)
The One Show
Self · 1 eps
GMTV
Self · 1 eps
Between the Covers
Self · 1 eps
This Morning
Self · 1 eps
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
Self
Lost Land of the Tiger
Self - Narrator · 3 eps
VE Day 80
Self · 1 eps
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
Self
Israel and the Arabs - Elusive Peace
Self · 2 eps
HMS Ark Royal
Himself - Narrator · 9 eps
