Richard 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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
as Percy Courtenay
2007
Captain America: The First Avenger
as Heinz Kruger
2011
The Boy in the Woods
as Jasko
2023
Frozen
as Steven
2005
Leopards of Dead Tree Island
as Narrator
2010
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Thorin Oakenshield
2012
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
as Thorin Oakenshield
2013
Macbeth
as Angus
2001
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Thorin Oakenshield
2014
The Great Sperm Race
as Narrator (Voice)
2009
Into the Storm
as Gary Morris
2014
The Crucible
as John Proctor
2014
The Man from Rome
as Father Quart
2022
Pilgrimage
as Raymond De Merville
2017
Sleepwalker
as Dr. Scott White
2017
Brain on Fire
as Tom Cahalan
2017
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
as Self
2015
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as King Oleron
2016
I Am Urban
as Chop
2018
This Year's Love
as Smug Man at Party
1999
TV Appearances
This Morning
as Self
1988
Ultimate Force
2002
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
as Philip Turner
2002
Lost Land of the Tiger
as Self - Narrator
2010
Spooks
as Lucas North
2002
Between The Sheets
as Paul Andrews
2003
Sparkhouse
as John Standring
2002
Malice Aforethought
as William Chatford
2005
Robin Hood
as Sir Guy of Gisbourne
2006
Great Performances
as Astov
1971
The Golden Hour
as Dr. Alec Track
2005
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005