Richard Armitage
Acting
Born: Aug 22, 1971
From: Leicester, England, UK
Credits: 30 titles
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Boy in the Woods | Jasko | 2023 | 6.889 |
| The Man from Rome | Father Quart | 2022 | 5.9 |
| Space Sweepers | James Sullivan / The CEO … | 2021 | 7.053 |
| The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out | Self | 2021 | — |
| The Lodge | Richard | 2020 | 6.109 |
| Uncle Vanya | Astrov | 2020 | 7.4 |
| My Zoe | James Lewis | 2019 | 6.5 |
| I Am Urban | Chop | 2018 | 7.5 |
| Ocean's Eight | Claude Becker | 2018 | 6.959 |
| Pilgrimage | Raymond De Merville | 2017 | 5.966 |
| Sleepwalker | Dr. Scott White | 2017 | 4.6 |
| Brain on Fire | Tom Cahalan | 2017 | 7.016 |
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | King Oleron | 2016 | 6.562 |
| Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon | Self | 2015 | 10.0 |
| The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Thorin Oakenshield | 2014 | 7.331 |
| Into the Storm | Gary Morris | 2014 | 6.055 |
| The Crucible | John Proctor | 2014 | 7.6 |
| The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Thorin Oakenshield | 2013 | 7.577 |
| The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Thorin Oakenshield | 2012 | 7.37 |
| Captain America: The First Avenger | Heinz Kruger | 2011 | 7.005 |
| Leopards of Dead Tree Island | Narrator | 2010 | 9.0 |
| The Great Sperm Race | Narrator (Voice) | 2009 | 7.1 |
| Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall | Percy Courtenay | 2007 | 5.1 |
| Frozen | Steven | 2005 | 5.895 |
| ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth | Peter Macduff | 2005 | 7.714 |
| Macbeth | Angus | 2001 | 6.6 |
| This Year's Love | Smug Man at Party | 1999 | 5.375 |
| Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | Tonra | 1999 | 6.573 |
| Now & Then | Chris | — | |
| One Step Beyond: A Journey to Mars | Narrator | — | |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1971 |
| From | Leicester, England, UK |