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.
Known for
★7.0Captain America: The First Avenger
★7.4The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
★6.6Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
★7.3The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
★7.6The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
★6.9Ocean's Eight
★6.6Alice Through the Looking Glass
★8.3Hannibal
★6.1Into the Storm
★8.3Castlevania
★6.1The Lodge
★7.0Brain on Fire
★7.0Space Sweepers
★7.2The Stranger
★7.2Fool Me Once
★7.4Strike Back
★6.0Pilgrimage
★7.0Stay Close
★8.1North & South
★6.5Obsession
★6.6Cleopatra
★6.2Missing You
★7.2Berlin Station
★6.5Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft