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Richard Armitage

Richard Armitage

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 22, 1971 (54)
Birthplace Leicester, England, UK
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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Filmography

The Boy in the Woods

The Boy in the Woods

2023

as Jasko

The Man from Rome

The Man from Rome

2022

as Father Quart

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

2020

as Astrov

The Lodge

The Lodge

2020

as Richard

My Zoe

My Zoe

2019

as James Lewis

I Am Urban

I Am Urban

2018

as Chop

Ocean's Eight

Ocean's Eight

2018

as Claude Becker

Pilgrimage

Pilgrimage

2017

as Raymond De Merville

Sleepwalker

Sleepwalker

2017

as Dr. Scott White

Brain on Fire

Brain on Fire

2017

as Tom Cahalan

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

2016

as King Oleron

The Crucible

The Crucible

2014

as John Proctor

Into the Storm

Into the Storm

2014

as Gary Morris

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014

as Thorin Oakenshield

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

2013

as Thorin Oakenshield

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012

as Thorin Oakenshield

Captain America: The First Avenger

Captain America: The First Avenger

2011

as Heinz Kruger

Leopards of Dead Tree Island

Leopards of Dead Tree Island

2010

as Narrator

The Great Sperm Race

The Great Sperm Race

2009

as Narrator (Voice)

Frozen

Frozen

2005

as Steven

Macbeth

Macbeth

2005

as Peter Macduff

Macbeth

Macbeth

2001

as Angus

This Year's Love

This Year's Love

1999

as Smug Man at Party

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Robin Hood

as Sir Guy of Gisbourne

Episodes: 39

First Aired: Oct 07, 2006

Castlevania

as Trevor Belmont (voice)

Episodes: 32

First Aired: Jul 07, 2017

Berlin Station

as Daniel Miller

Episodes: 29

First Aired: Oct 16, 2016

Spooks

as Lucas North

Episodes: 24

First Aired: May 13, 2002

Strike Back

as John Porter

Episodes: 16

First Aired: May 05, 2010

Stay Close

as Ray Levine

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Dec 31, 2021

The Stranger

as Adam Price

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jan 30, 2020

Fool Me Once

as Joe Burkett

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jan 01, 2024

Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft

as Charles Devereaux (voice)

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Oct 10, 2024

Between The Sheets

as Paul Andrews

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 17, 2003

Hannibal

as Francis Dolarhyde

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 04, 2013

Red Eye

as Matthew Nolan

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 21, 2024

Missing You

as Ellis Stagger

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jan 01, 2025

The Golden Hour

as Dr. Alec Track

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 14, 2005

North & South

as John Thornton

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 14, 2004

Obsession

as William Farrow

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 13, 2023

Sparkhouse

as John Standring

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 01, 2002

The Impressionists

as Claude Monet

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 30, 2006

Ultimate Force

as Capt. Ian Macalwain

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 16, 2002

Malice Aforethought

as William Chatford

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 10, 2005

Natural World

as Narrator

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 30, 1983

Cleopatra

as Epiphanes

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 23, 1999

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

as Philip Turner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 08, 2002

Great Performances

as Astov

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

Moving On

as John Mulligan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 18, 2009

Casualty

as Craig Parker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1986

Spooks

as Armed Police Officer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 13, 2002

The Vicar of Dibley

as Harry Kennedy

Episodes: 0

First Aired: Nov 10, 1994

HMS Ark Royal

as Himself - Narrator

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Feb 22, 2011

Cold Feet

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 15, 1998

Lost Land of the Tiger

as Self - Narrator

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 21, 2010

Ultimate Force

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 16, 2002

This Morning

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1988

Inspector George Gently

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 08, 2008

ShakespeaRe-Told

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 2005

GMTV

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1993

Between the Covers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 09, 2020

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