Richard Armitage

Known for ActingBorn 1971-08-22 (age 54)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.Read more

Movies & web series

Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon

Leopards of Dead Tree Island

Castlevania

Hannibal

North & South

Inspector George Gently

The Impressionists

Sparkhouse

ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth

The Crucible

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Spooks

I Am Urban

Cold Feet

Uncle Vanya

Lost Land of the Tiger

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Strike Back

ShakespeaRe-Told

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Fool Me Once

Berlin Station

The Stranger

Red Eye

Space Sweepers

VE Day 80

Stay Close

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

Natural World

The Great Sperm Race

Moving On

Brain on Fire

The Vicar of Dibley

Ocean's Eight

Captain America: The First Avenger

The Boy in the Woods

Robin Hood

Alice Through the Looking Glass

My Zoe

Obsession

Macbeth

Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Cleopatra

Ultimate Force

Missing You

The Lodge

Into the Storm