Richard Armitage
Biography
Richard Armitage was born in Leicester, England, UK. He attended Pattison College in Binley Road, Coventry, and studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. His first screen appearance was in a small role in This Year's Love in 1999. He gained a breakthrough role in Sparkhouse as John Standring opposite Sarah Smart. Armitage also appeared in guest roles in Cold Feet and Between the Sheets. He played the role of Steven in Frozen and the lead role in the BBC drama North & South. Richard Armitage is a male actor with 69 known credits. He was born on August 22, 1971, in Leicester, England, UK.
Career overview
Richard Armitage's acting career began with a small role in the film This Year's Love in 1999. He then appeared in the television series Sparkhouse in 2002, which marked a breakthrough in his career. He went on to secure guest roles in the television series Cold Feet in 2003 and Between the Sheets also in 2003.
Armitage's subsequent roles included the character of Steven in the film Frozen in 2005. He also appeared in the lead role in the BBC drama North & South, although the exact date of this production is not specified in the available information.
Richard Armitage has accumulated a total of 69 acting credits throughout his career, according to the available information.
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- Missing You (2025) as Ellis Stagger
- VE Day 80 (2025) as Self
- One Step Beyond: A Journey to Mars (2025) as Narrator
- Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft (2024) as Charles Devereaux (voice)
- Red Eye (2024) as Dr. Matthew Nolan
- Fool Me Once (2024) as Joe Burkett
- Obsession (2023) as William Farrow
- The Boy in the Woods (2023) as Jasko
- The Man from Rome (2022) as Father Quart
- Stay Close (2021) as Ray Levine
- Space Sweepers (2021) as James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS
- The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out (2021) as Self
- The Stranger (2020) as Adam Price
- The Lodge (2020) as Richard
- Between the Covers (2020) as Self
- Uncle Vanya (2020) as Astrov
- My Zoe (2019) as James Lewis
- Ocean's Eight (2018) as Claude Becker
- I Am Urban (2018) as Chop
- Castlevania (2017) as Trevor Belmont (voice)
- Brain on Fire (2017) as Tom Cahalan
- Pilgrimage (2017) as Raymond De Merville
- Sleepwalker (2017) as Dr. Scott White
- Berlin Station (2016) as Daniel Miller
- 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
- Into the Storm (2014) as Gary Morris
- The Crucible (2014) as John Proctor
- Hannibal (2013) as Francis Dolarhyde
- 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
- HMS Ark Royal (2011) as Himself - Narrator
- Strike Back (2010) as John Porter
- Lost Land of the Tiger (2010) as Self - Narrator
- Leopards of Dead Tree Island (2010) as Narrator
- Moving On (2009) as John Mulligan
- The Great Sperm Race (2009) as Narrator (Voice)
- Inspector George Gently (2008)
- Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall (2007) as Percy Courtenay
- The One Show (2006) as Self
- Robin Hood (2006) as Sir Guy of Gisbourne
- The Impressionists (2006) as Claude Monet
- Israel and the Arabs - Elusive Peace (2005) as Self
- ShakespeaRe-Told (2005)
- Malice Aforethought (2005) as William Chatford
- Frozen (2005) as Steven
- ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth (2005) as Peter Macduff
- The Golden Hour (2005) as Dr. Alec Track
- North & South (2004) as John Thornton
- Between The Sheets (2003) as Paul Andrews
- Spooks (2002) as Lucas North
- Spooks (2002) as Armed Police Officer
- The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2002) as Philip Turner
- Ultimate Force (2002)
- Ultimate Force (2002) as Capt. Ian Macalwain
- Sparkhouse (2002) as John Standring
- Macbeth (2001) as Angus
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) as Tonra
- Cleopatra (1999) as Epiphanes
- This Year's Love (1999) as Smug Man at Party
- Cold Feet (1998) as Lee
- The Vicar of Dibley (1994) as Harry Kennedy
- GMTV (1993) as Self
- This Morning (1988) as Self
- Casualty (1986) as Craig Parker
- Natural World (1983) as Narrator
- Great Performances (1971) as Astov
- Winter as Dr Ethan Winter
- Now & Then as Chris