Acting
Richard Armitage
EN, ES, KO cinema · 30 credits
Born
22 August 1971 (age 55)
Birthplace
Leicester, England, UK
Also known as Richard Crispin Armitage
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
Filmography
Now & Then
as Chris
The Boy in the Woods
as Jasko
The Man from Rome
as Father Quart
Space Sweepers
as James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS
The Lodge
as Richard
Uncle Vanya
as Astrov
My Zoe
as James Lewis
I Am Urban
as Chop
Ocean's Eight
as Claude Becker
Pilgrimage
as Raymond De Merville
Sleepwalker
as Dr. Scott White
Brain on Fire
as Tom Cahalan
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as King Oleron
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Thorin Oakenshield
Into the Storm
as Gary Morris
The Crucible
as John Proctor
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
as Thorin Oakenshield
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Thorin Oakenshield
Captain America: The First Avenger
as Heinz Kruger
Leopards of Dead Tree Island
as Narrator
The Great Sperm Race
as Narrator (Voice)
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
as Percy Courtenay
Frozen
as Steven
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth
as Peter Macduff
Macbeth
as Angus
This Year's Love
as Smug Man at Party
