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.
Movies
The Boy in the Woods
Jasko
The Man from Rome
Father Quart
Space Sweepers
James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS
Uncle Vanya
Astrov
The Lodge
Richard
My Zoe
James Lewis
Ocean's Eight
Claude Becker
I Am Urban
Chop
Sleepwalker
Dr. Scott White
Pilgrimage
Raymond De Merville
Brain on Fire
Tom Cahalan
Alice Through the Looking Glass
King Oleron
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Thorin Oakenshield
The Crucible
John Proctor
Into the Storm
Gary Morris
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Thorin Oakenshield
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Thorin Oakenshield
Captain America: The First Avenger
Heinz Kruger
Leopards of Dead Tree Island
Narrator
The Great Sperm Race
Narrator (Voice)
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
Percy Courtenay
Macbeth
Peter Macduff
Frozen
Steven
Macbeth
Angus
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Tonra
This Year's Love
Smug Man at Party
Now & Then
Chris
TV Series
Missing You
Ellis Stagger
5 Episodes
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
Charles Devereaux (voice)
7 Episodes
Red Eye
Dr. Matthew Nolan
6 Episodes
Fool Me Once
Joe Burkett
8 Episodes
Obsession
William Farrow
4 Episodes
Stay Close
Ray Levine
8 Episodes
The Stranger
Adam Price
8 Episodes
Castlevania
Trevor Belmont (voice)
32 Episodes
Berlin Station
Daniel Miller
29 Episodes
Hannibal
Francis Dolarhyde
6 Episodes
Strike Back
John Porter
16 Episodes
Moving On
John Mulligan
1 Episode
Inspector George Gently
1 Episode
Robin Hood
Sir Guy of Gisbourne
39 Episodes
The Impressionists
Claude Monet
3 Episodes
ShakespeaRe-Told
1 Episode
The Golden Hour
Dr. Alec Track
4 Episodes
Malice Aforethought
William Chatford
2 Episodes
North & South
John Thornton
4 Episodes
Between The Sheets
Paul Andrews
6 Episodes
Ultimate Force
2 Episodes
Sparkhouse
John Standring
3 Episodes
Spooks
Lucas North
24 Episodes
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Philip Turner
1 Episode
Cleopatra
Epiphanes
2 Episodes
Cold Feet
4 Episodes
The Vicar of Dibley
Harry Kennedy
Casualty
Craig Parker
1 Episode
Natural World
Narrator
2 Episodes
Great Performances
Astov
1 Episode