Richard Armitage
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.
69 acting credits
Acting · 69
Casualty
1986
Hannibal
2013
The One Show
2006
Great Performances
1971
Spooks
2002
Natural World
1983
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
Strike Back
2010
GMTV
1993
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
Castlevania
2017
Obsession
2023
Robin Hood
2006
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
Berlin Station
2016
Moving On
2009
Captain America: The First Avenger
2011
Red Eye
2024
Ocean's Eight
2018
Cold Feet
1998
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
2024
Alice Through the Looking Glass
2016
Fool Me Once
2024
Inspector George Gently
2008
The Vicar of Dibley
1994
The Stranger
2020
Missing You
2025
Ultimate Force
2002
Between the Covers
2020
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
Into the Storm
2014
Stay Close
2021
North & South
2004
The Lodge
2020
Cleopatra
1999
Space Sweepers
2021
VE Day 80
2025
Between The Sheets
2003
This Morning
1988
Pilgrimage
2017
Brain on Fire
2017
The Impressionists
2006
Lost Land of the Tiger
2010
Sparkhouse
2002
Malice Aforethought
2005
The Boy in the Woods
2023
My Zoe
2019
The Man from Rome
2022
The Golden Hour
2005
Sleepwalker
2017
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
2015
This Year's Love
1999
HMS Ark Royal
2011
Uncle Vanya
2020
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth
2005
Frozen
2005
The Crucible
2014
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
2021
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
2007
Macbeth
2001
Israel and the Arabs - Elusive Peace
2005
I Am Urban
2018
Winter
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Now & Then
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The Great Sperm Race
2009
Leopards of Dead Tree Island
2010
One Step Beyond: A Journey to Mars
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