Richard Armitage

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

71

Gender

Male

Birthday

1971-08-22 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Leicester, England, UK

Richard Armitage

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.

Known For

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Hannibal

    Hannibal

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

    The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

  • Spooks

    Spooks

  • Spooks

    Spooks

  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

  • The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

    The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

  • Strike Back

    Strike Back

  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

    The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • GMTV

    GMTV

  • Castlevania

    Castlevania

  • My Zoe

    My Zoe

  • Red Eye

    Red Eye

  • Fool Me Once

    Fool Me Once

  • Ocean's Eight

    Ocean's Eight

  • Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

    Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

  • Missing You

    Missing You

  • Robin Hood

    Robin Hood

  • Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft

    Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft

  • Captain America: The First Avenger

    Captain America: The First Avenger

  • Moving On

    Moving On

  • Alice Through the Looking Glass

    Alice Through the Looking Glass

  • The Stranger

    The Stranger

  • Frozen

    Frozen

  • Berlin Station

    Berlin Station

  • Macbeth

    Macbeth

  • This Year's Love

    This Year's Love

  • Inspector George Gently

    Inspector George Gently

  • Obsession

    Obsession

  • Stay Close

    Stay Close

  • Cold Feet

    Cold Feet

  • Uncle Vanya

    Uncle Vanya

  • Sleepwalker

    Sleepwalker

  • Ultimate Force

    Ultimate Force

  • Ultimate Force

    Ultimate Force

  • Cleopatra

    Cleopatra

  • North & South

    North & South

  • Lost Land of the Tiger

    Lost Land of the Tiger

  • The Lodge

    The Lodge

  • Space Sweepers

    Space Sweepers

  • The Vicar of Dibley

    The Vicar of Dibley

  • Into the Storm

    Into the Storm

  • Between the Covers

    Between the Covers

  • I Am Urban

    I Am Urban

  • ShakespeaRe-Told

    ShakespeaRe-Told

  • Brain on Fire

    Brain on Fire

  • Pilgrimage

    Pilgrimage

  • The Impressionists

    The Impressionists

  • This Morning

    This Morning

  • VE Day 80

    VE Day 80

  • The Boy in the Woods

    The Boy in the Woods

  • The Man from Rome

    The Man from Rome

  • Sparkhouse

    Sparkhouse

  • Between The Sheets

    Between The Sheets

  • The Golden Hour

    The Golden Hour

  • HMS Ark Royal

    HMS Ark Royal

  • Malice Aforethought

    Malice Aforethought

  • The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

    The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

  • Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon

    Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon

  • ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth

    ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth

  • The Crucible

    The Crucible

  • ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth

    ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth

  • Now & Then

    Now & Then

  • Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall

    Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall

  • Israel and the Arabs - Elusive Peace

    Israel and the Arabs - Elusive Peace

  • The Great Sperm Race

    The Great Sperm Race

  • Leopards of Dead Tree Island

    Leopards of Dead Tree Island

  • One Step Beyond: A Journey to Mars

    One Step Beyond: A Journey to Mars