Richard Armitage
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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
Credits
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
as Thorin Oakenshield
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
as Thorin Oakenshield
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
as Thorin Oakenshield
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
as Tonra
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
as Heinz Kruger
Ocean's Eight (2018)
as Claude Becker
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
as King Oleron
Into the Storm (2014)
as Gary Morris
The Lodge (2020)
as Richard
Space Sweepers (2021)
as James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS
Brain on Fire (2017)
as Tom Cahalan
Pilgrimage (2017)
as Raymond De Merville
My Zoe (2019)
as James Lewis
Uncle Vanya (2020)
as Astrov
Frozen (2005)
as Steven
The Boy in the Woods (2023)
as Jasko
The Crucible (2014)
as John Proctor
I Am Urban (2018)
as Chop
Sleepwalker (2017)
as Dr. Scott White
The Man from Rome (2022)
as Father Quart
Now & Then (—)
as Chris
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth (2005)
as Peter Macduff
Macbeth (2001)
as Angus
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon (2015)
as Self
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out (2021)
as Self
This Year's Love (1999)
as Smug Man at Party
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall (2007)
as Percy Courtenay
The Great Sperm Race (2009)
as Narrator (Voice)
One Step Beyond: A Journey to Mars (2025)
as Narrator
Leopards of Dead Tree Island (2010)
as Narrator