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.
Acting
Movie
Captain America: The First Avenger
as Heinz Kruger
2011
Movie
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Thorin Oakenshield
2012
Movie
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Tonra
1999
Movie
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Thorin Oakenshield
2014
Movie
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
as Thorin Oakenshield
2013
Movie
Ocean's Eight
as Claude Becker
2018
Movie
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as King Oleron
2016
TV
Hannibal
as Francis Dolarhyde
2013
Movie
Into the Storm
as Gary Morris
2014
TV
Castlevania
as Trevor Belmont (voice)
2017
Movie
Brain on Fire
as Tom Cahalan
2017
Movie
The Lodge
as Richard
2020
Movie
Space Sweepers
as James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS
2021
TV
The Stranger
as Adam Price
2020
TV
Fool Me Once
as Joe Burkett
2024
TV
Strike Back
as John Porter
2010
Movie
Pilgrimage
as Raymond De Merville
2017
TV
Stay Close
as Ray Levine
2021
TV
North & South
as John Thornton
2004
TV
Cleopatra
as Epiphanes
1999
TV
Obsession
as William Farrow
2023
TV
Berlin Station
as Daniel Miller
2016
TV
Missing You
as Ellis Stagger
2025
TV
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
as Charles Devereaux (voice)
2024