Richard Armitage
3 FOLLOWERS • 26 CREDITS • AUG 22, 1971 • 52
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
Casualty
Hannibal
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Cleopatra
Captain America: The First Avenger
Ocean's Eight
The Vicar of Dibley
Spooks
The Lodge
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Fool Me Once
Brain on Fire
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Robin Hood
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Stay Close
Missing You
Pilgrimage
The Stranger
Castlevania
Obsession
I Am Urban
Berlin Station
Into the Storm
The Man from Rome
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