Richard Armitage
ActingAlso Known As
Richard Crispin Armitage
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.
Movies
(31 total)
Captain America: The First Avenger
as Heinz Kruger
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Thorin Oakenshield
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Thorin Oakenshield
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
as Thorin Oakenshield
Ocean's Eight
as Claude Becker
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as King Oleron
Into the Storm
as Gary Morris
Brain on Fire
as Tom Cahalan
The Lodge
as Richard
Space Sweepers
as James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS
Pilgrimage
as Raymond De Merville
Sleepwalker
as Dr. Scott White
My Zoe
as James Lewis
The Man from Rome
as Father Quart
The Boy in the Woods
as Jasko
Frozen
as Steven
This Year's Love
as Smug Man at Party
Uncle Vanya
as Astrov
The Crucible
as John Proctor
TV Shows
(40 total)
Hannibal
as Francis Dolarhyde
Castlevania
as Trevor Belmont (voice)
The Stranger
as Adam Price
Fool Me Once
as Joe Burkett
Strike Back
as John Porter
Stay Close
as Ray Levine
North & South
as John Thornton
Cleopatra
as Epiphanes
Obsession
as William Farrow
Berlin Station
as Daniel Miller
Spooks
as Lucas North
Spooks
as Armed Police Officer
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
as Charles Devereaux (voice)
Missing You
as Ellis Stagger
Robin Hood
as Sir Guy of Gisbourne
The Vicar of Dibley
as Harry Kennedy
Red Eye
as Dr. Matthew Nolan
Casualty
as Craig Parker
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
as Philip Turner