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.
Series | Missing You | Ellis Stagger | 2025 |
Series | Fool Me Once | Joe Burkett | 2024-01-01 |
Movie | The Boy in the Woods | Jasko | 2023-09-19 |
Series | Obsession | William Farrow | 2023-04-13 |
Movie | The Man from Rome | Father Quart | 2022-10-21 |
Movie | Space Sweepers | James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS | 2021-02-05 |
Series | Stay Close | Ray Levine | 2021-12-31 |
Movie | The Lodge | Richard | 2020-01-16 |
Movie | Uncle Vanya | Astrov | 2020-10-27 |
Series | The Stranger | Adam Price | 2020-01-30 |
Movie | My Zoe | James Lewis | 2019-11-14 |
Movie | I Am Urban | Chop | 2018-04-02 |
Movie | Ocean's Eight | Claude Becker | 2018-06-07 |
Movie | Brain on Fire | Tom Cahalan | 2017-02-22 |
Series | Castlevania | Trevor Belmont (voice) | 2017-07-07 |
Movie | Pilgrimage | Raymond De Merville | 2017-04-23 |
Movie | Sleepwalker | Dr. Scott White | 2017-10-10 |
Movie | Alice Through the Looking Glass | King Oleron | 2016-05-25 |
Series | Berlin Station | Daniel Miller | 2016-10-16 |
Movie | Into the Storm | Gary Morris | 2014-08-06 |
Movie | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Thorin Oakenshield | 2014-12-10 |
Movie | The Crucible | John Proctor | 2014-12-04 |
Movie | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Thorin Oakenshield | 2013-12-11 |
Series | Hannibal | Francis Dolarhyde | 2013-04-04 |
Movie | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Thorin Oakenshield | 2012-12-12 |
Movie | Captain America: The First Avenger | Heinz Kruger | 2011-07-22 |
Series | Lost Land of the Tiger | Self - Narrator | 2010-09-21 |
Series | Strike Back | John Porter | 2010-05-05 |
Series | Moving On | John Mulligan | 2009-05-18 |
Movie | The Great Sperm Race | Narrator (Voice) | 2009-02-22 |
Series | Inspector George Gently | Unknown | 2008-04-08 |
Movie | Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall | Percy Courtenay | 2007-05-09 |
Series | The Impressionists | Claude Monet | 2006-04-30 |
Series | Robin Hood | Sir Guy of Gisbourne | 2006-10-07 |
Movie | Frozen | Steven | 2005-03-12 |
Series | Malice Aforethought | William Chatford | 2005-04-10 |
Series | The Golden Hour | Dr. Alec Track | 2005-09-14 |
Series | ShakespeaRe-Told | Unknown | 2005-11-07 |
Movie | Macbeth | Peter Macduff | 2005-11-14 |
Series | North & South | John Thornton | 2004-11-14 |
Series | Between The Sheets | Paul Andrews | 2003-11-17 |
Series | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Unknown | 2002-04-08 |
Series | Sparkhouse | John Standring | 2002-09-01 |
Series | Spooks | Lucas North | 2002-05-13 |
Series | Ultimate Force | Unknown | 2002-09-16 |
Movie | Macbeth | Angus | 2001-01-01 |
Movie | This Year's Love | Smug Man at Party | 1999-02-19 |
Series | Cleopatra | Epiphanes | 1999-05-23 |
Movie | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | Tonra | 1999-05-19 |
Series | Cold Feet | Unknown | 1998-11-15 |
Series | The Vicar of Dibley | Harry Kennedy | 1994-11-10 |
Series | GMTV | Unknown | 1993-01-01 |
Series | This Morning | Unknown | 1988-10-03 |
Series | Casualty | Craig Parker | 1986-09-06 |
Series | Natural World | Narrator | 1983-10-30 |