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