
Richard Armitage
Acting
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.
Known for
2023The Boy in the Woods
Jasko
2022The Man from Rome
Father Quart
2021Space Sweepers
James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS
2021The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
Self
2020The Lodge
Richard
2020Uncle Vanya
Astrov
2019My Zoe
James Lewis
2018I Am Urban
Chop
2018Ocean's Eight
Claude Becker
2017Pilgrimage
Raymond De Merville
2017Sleepwalker
Dr. Scott White
2017Brain on Fire
Tom Cahalan
2016Alice Through the Looking Glass
King Oleron
2015Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
Self
2014The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Thorin Oakenshield
2014Into the Storm
Gary Morris
2014The Crucible
John Proctor
2013The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Thorin Oakenshield
2012The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Thorin Oakenshield
2011Captain America: The First Avenger
Heinz Kruger
2010Leopards of Dead Tree Island
Narrator
2009The Great Sperm Race
Narrator (Voice)
2007Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
Percy Courtenay
2005Frozen
Steven