Richard Armitage
Acting
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.
Born: August 22, 1971
Place of Birth: Leicester, England, UK
Known For
Filmography
as Self
as Ellis Stagger
as Charles Devereaux (voice)
as Dr. Matthew Nolan
as Joe Burkett
as Jasko
as William Farrow
as Father Quart
as Ray Levine
as James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS
as Astrov
as Self
as Adam Price
as Richard
as James Lewis
as Claude Becker
as Chop
as Dr. Scott White
as Trevor Belmont (voice)
as Raymond De Merville
as Tom Cahalan
as Daniel Miller
as King Oleron
as Thorin Oakenshield
as John Proctor
as Gary Morris
as Thorin Oakenshield
as Francis Dolarhyde
as Thorin Oakenshield
as Heinz Kruger
as Himself - Narrator
as Self - Narrator
as John Porter
as Narrator
as John Mulligan
as Narrator (Voice)
as Sir Guy of Gisbourne
as Self
as Claude Monet
as Peter Macduff
as Dr. Alec Track
as William Chatford
as Steven
as John Thornton
as Paul Andrews
as Capt. Ian Macalwain
as John Standring
as Lucas North
as Armed Police Officer
as Philip Turner
as Angus
as Epiphanes
as Smug Man at Party
as Harry Kennedy
as Self
as Self
as Craig Parker
as Narrator
as Astov
as Chris