Richard 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.
Filmography (68 titles)
MovieOne Step Beyond: A Journey to Mars
Narrator · 2025
7.0ShowVE Day 80
Self · 2025
6.1ShowMissing You
Ellis Stagger · 2025
6.4ShowTomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
Charles Devereaux (voice) · 2024
7.1ShowRed Eye
Dr. Matthew Nolan · 2024
7.1ShowFool Me Once
Joe Burkett · 2024
6.8MovieThe Boy in the Woods
Jasko · 2023
6.4ShowObsession
William Farrow · 2023
5.9MovieThe Man from Rome
Father Quart · 2022
7.0ShowStay Close
Ray Levine · 2021
MovieThe Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
Self · 2021
7.0MovieSpace Sweepers
James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS · 2021
7.4MovieUncle Vanya
Astrov · 2020
5.5ShowBetween the Covers
Self · 2020
7.2ShowThe Stranger
Adam Price · 2020
6.1MovieThe Lodge
Richard · 2020
6.5MovieMy Zoe
James Lewis · 2019
7.0MovieOcean's Eight
Claude Becker · 2018
7.5MovieI Am Urban
Chop · 2018
4.7MovieSleepwalker
Dr. Scott White · 2017
8.3ShowCastlevania
Trevor Belmont (voice) · 2017
6.0MoviePilgrimage
Raymond De Merville · 2017
7.0MovieBrain on Fire
Tom Cahalan · 2017
7.2ShowBerlin Station
Daniel Miller · 2016
6.6MovieAlice Through the Looking Glass
King Oleron · 2016
10.0MovieGetting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
Self · 2015
7.3MovieThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Thorin Oakenshield · 2014
7.6MovieThe Crucible
John Proctor · 2014
6.1MovieInto the Storm
Gary Morris · 2014
7.6MovieThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Thorin Oakenshield · 2013