Richard Armitage
Acting • Born 1971-08-22
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.
Filmography
71 credits
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
Movie • 2007
Percy Courtenay
Captain America: The First Avenger
Movie • 2011
Heinz Kruger
The Boy in the Woods
Movie • 2023
Jasko
Frozen
Movie • 2005
Steven
Leopards of Dead Tree Island
Movie • 2010
Narrator
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Movie • 2012
Thorin Oakenshield
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Movie • 2013
Thorin Oakenshield
Macbeth
Movie • 2001
Angus
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Movie • 2014
Thorin Oakenshield
The Great Sperm Race
Movie • 2009
Narrator (Voice)
Into the Storm
Movie • 2014
Gary Morris
The Crucible
Movie • 2014
John Proctor
The Man from Rome
Movie • 2022
Father Quart
Pilgrimage
Movie • 2017
Raymond De Merville
Sleepwalker
Movie • 2017
Dr. Scott White
Brain on Fire
Movie • 2017
Tom Cahalan
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
Movie • 2015
Self
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Movie • 2016
King Oleron
I Am Urban
Movie • 2018
Chop
This Year's Love
Movie • 1999
Smug Man at Party
Ocean's Eight
Movie • 2018
Claude Becker
My Zoe
Movie • 2019
James Lewis
The Lodge
Movie • 2020
Richard
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth
Movie • 2005
Peter Macduff
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Movie • 1999
Tonra
Space Sweepers
Movie • 2021
James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS
Uncle Vanya
Movie • 2020
Astrov
Now & Then
Movie
Chris
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
Movie • 2021
Self
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth
Movie
Peter Macduff
One Step Beyond: A Journey to Mars
Movie
Narrator
This Morning
TV • 1988
Self
Ultimate Force
TV • 2002
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
TV • 2002
Philip Turner
Lost Land of the Tiger
TV • 2010
Self - Narrator
Spooks
TV • 2002
Lucas North
Between The Sheets
TV • 2003
Paul Andrews
Sparkhouse
TV • 2002
John Standring
Malice Aforethought
TV • 2005
William Chatford
Robin Hood
TV • 2006
Sir Guy of Gisbourne
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Astov
The Golden Hour
TV • 2005
Dr. Alec Track
Inspector George Gently
TV • 2008
ShakespeaRe-Told
TV • 2005
North & South
TV • 2004
John Thornton
The Impressionists
TV • 2006
Claude Monet
Natural World
TV • 1983
Narrator
Obsession
TV • 2023
William Farrow
GMTV
TV • 1993
Self
Strike Back
TV • 2010
John Porter
Cold Feet
TV • 1998
Stay Close
TV • 2021
Ray Levine
Moving On
TV • 2009
John Mulligan
Hannibal
TV • 2013
Francis Dolarhyde
Berlin Station
TV • 2016
Daniel Miller
Castlevania
TV • 2017
Trevor Belmont (voice)
Casualty
TV • 1986
Craig Parker
Cleopatra
TV • 1999
Epiphanes
Between the Covers
TV • 2020
Self
Spooks
TV • 2002
Armed Police Officer
Red Eye
TV • 2024
Dr. Matthew Nolan
HMS Ark Royal
TV • 2011
Himself - Narrator
Missing You
TV • 2025
Ellis Stagger
The Stranger
TV • 2020
Adam Price
Ultimate Force
TV • 2002
Capt. Ian Macalwain
The Vicar of Dibley
TV • 1994
Harry Kennedy
Fool Me Once
TV • 2024
Joe Burkett
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
TV • 2024
Charles Devereaux (voice)
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self
VE Day 80
TV • 2025
Self
Israel and the Arabs - Elusive Peace
TV • 2005
Self