1971-08-22 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.
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The Boy in the Woods | Jasko | 2023-09-19 |
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La piel del tambor | Father Quart | 2022-10-21 |
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승리호 | James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS | 2021-02-05 |
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The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out | Self | 2021-03-06 |
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The Lodge | Richard | 2020-01-16 |
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Uncle Vanya | Astrov | 2020-10-27 |
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My Zoe | James Lewis | 2019-11-14 |
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Ocean's Eight | Claude Becker | 2018-06-07 |
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I Am Urban | Chop | 2018-04-02 |
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Sleepwalker | Dr. Scott White | 2017-10-10 |
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Brain on Fire | Tom Cahalan | 2017-02-22 |
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Pilgrimage | Raymond De Merville | 2017-04-23 |
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Alice Through the Looking Glass | King Oleron | 2016-05-25 |
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Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon | Self | 2015-12-08 |
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The Crucible | John Proctor | 2014-12-04 |
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Into the Storm | Gary Morris | 2014-08-06 |
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Thorin Oakenshield | 2014-12-10 |
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Thorin Oakenshield | 2013-12-11 |
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Thorin Oakenshield | 2012-12-12 |
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Captain America: The First Avenger | Heinz Kruger | 2011-07-22 |
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Leopards of Dead Tree Island | Narrator | 2010-01-01 |
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The Great Sperm Race | Narrator (Voice) | 2009-02-22 |
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Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall | Percy Courtenay | 2007-05-09 |
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Frozen | Steven | 2005-03-12 |
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Macbeth | Peter Macduff | 2005-11-14 |
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Macbeth | Angus | 2001-01-01 |
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | Tonra | 1999-05-19 |
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This Year's Love | Smug Man at Party | 1999-02-19 |
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Now & Then | Chris |