Acting · Leicester, England, UK · Born August 22, 1971
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.
MovieOne Step Beyond: A Journey to Mars
2025
as Narrator
TVVE Day 80
2025
as Self
TVMissing You
2025
as Ellis Stagger
TVTomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
2024
as Charles Devereaux (voice)
TVRed Eye
2024
as Dr. Matthew Nolan
TVFool Me Once
2024
as Joe Burkett
MovieThe Boy in the Woods
2023
as Jasko
TVObsession
2023
as William Farrow
MovieThe Man from Rome
2022
as Father Quart
TVStay Close
2021
as Ray Levine
MovieThe Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
2021
as Self
MovieSpace Sweepers
2021
as James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS
MovieUncle Vanya
2020
as Astrov
TVBetween the Covers
2020
as Self
TVThe Stranger
2020
as Adam Price
MovieThe Lodge
2020
as Richard
MovieMy Zoe
2019
as James Lewis
MovieOcean's Eight
2018
as Claude Becker
MovieI Am Urban
2018
as Chop
MovieSleepwalker
2017
as Dr. Scott White
TVCastlevania
2017
as Trevor Belmont (voice)
MoviePilgrimage
2017
as Raymond De Merville
MovieBrain on Fire
2017
as Tom Cahalan
TVBerlin Station
2016
as Daniel Miller
MovieAlice Through the Looking Glass
2016
as King Oleron
MovieGetting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
2015
as Self
MovieThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
as Thorin Oakenshield
MovieThe Crucible
2014
as John Proctor
MovieInto the Storm
2014
as Gary Morris
MovieThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
as Thorin Oakenshield
TVHannibal
2013
as Francis Dolarhyde
MovieThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
as Thorin Oakenshield
MovieCaptain America: The First Avenger
2011
as Heinz Kruger
TVHMS Ark Royal
2011
as Himself - Narrator
TVLost Land of the Tiger
2010
as Self - Narrator
TVStrike Back
2010
as John Porter
MovieLeopards of Dead Tree Island
2010
as Narrator
TVMoving On
2009
as John Mulligan
MovieThe Great Sperm Race
2009
as Narrator (Voice)
TVInspector George Gently
2008
MovieMiss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
2007
as Percy Courtenay
TVRobin Hood
2006
as Sir Guy of Gisbourne
TVThe One Show
2006
as Self
TVThe Impressionists
2006
as Claude Monet
MovieShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth
2005
as Peter Macduff
TVShakespeaRe-Told
2005
TVIsrael and the Arabs - Elusive Peace
2005
as Self
TVThe Golden Hour
2005
as Dr. Alec Track
TVMalice Aforethought
2005
as William Chatford
MovieFrozen
2005
as Steven
TVNorth & South
2004
as John Thornton
TVBetween The Sheets
2003
as Paul Andrews
TVUltimate Force
2002
TVSparkhouse
2002
as John Standring
TVSpooks
2002
as Lucas North
TVThe Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
as Philip Turner
MovieMacbeth
2001
as Angus
TVCleopatra
1999
as Epiphanes
MovieStar Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
as Tonra
MovieThis Year's Love
1999
as Smug Man at Party
TVCold Feet
1998
as Lee
TVThe Vicar of Dibley
1994
as Harry Kennedy
TVGMTV
1993
as Self
TVThis Morning
1988
as Self
TVCasualty
1986
as Craig Parker
TVNatural World
1983
as Narrator
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Astov
MovieNow & Then
as Chris
Winter
as Dr Ethan Winter
