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Richard Armitage

Richard Armitage

Birthday: 1971-08-22 | Place of Birth: Leicester, England, UK

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
Space Sweepers

as    James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS

2021
Stay Close

as    Ray Levine

2021
2020
The Stranger

as    Adam Price

2020
Uncle Vanya

as    Astrov

2020
The Lodge

as    Richard

2019
My Zoe

as    James Lewis

2018
I Am Urban

as    Chop

2018
Ocean's Eight

as    Claude Becker

2017
Sleepwalker

as    Dr. Scott White

2017
Pilgrimage

as    Raymond De Merville

2017
Brain on Fire

as    Tom Cahalan

2017
Castlevania

as    Trevor Belmont (voice)

2016
Berlin Station

as    Daniel Miller

2014
Into the Storm

as    Gary Morris

2014
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

as    Thorin Oakenshield

2013
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

as    Thorin Oakenshield

2012
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

as    Thorin Oakenshield

2011
Captain America: The First Avenger

as    Heinz Kruger

2009
The Great Sperm Race

as    Narrator (Voice)

2006
The Impressionists

as    Claude Monet

2006
Robin Hood

as    Sir Guy of Gisbourne

2005
Frozen

as    Steven

2004
North & South

as    John Thornton

2004
North & South

as    John Thornton

2003
Between the Sheets

as    Paul Andrews

2002
Sparkhouse

as    John Standring

1999
This Year's Love

as    Smug Man at Party