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