Richard Armitage
Acting
Born: 1971-08-22 · Leicester, England, UK
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),
🎬 Movies (20)
One Step Beyond: A Journey to Mars
2025
Narrator
The Boy in the Woods
2023
Jasko
The Man from Rome
2022
Father Quart
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
2021
Self
Space Sweepers
2021
James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS
Uncle Vanya
2020
Astrov
The Lodge
2020
Richard
My Zoe
2019
James Lewis
Ocean's Eight
2018
Claude Becker
I Am Urban
2018
Chop
Sleepwalker
2017
Dr. Scott White
Pilgrimage
2017
Raymond De Merville
Brain on Fire
2017
Tom Cahalan
Alice Through the Looking Glass
2016
King Oleron
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
2015
Self
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
Thorin Oakenshield
The Crucible
2014
John Proctor
Into the Storm
2014
Gary Morris
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
Thorin Oakenshield
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
Thorin Oakenshield
📺 TV Shows (20)
VE Day 80
2025
Self
Missing You
2025
Ellis Stagger
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
2024
Charles Devereaux (voice)
Red Eye
2024
Dr. Matthew Nolan
Fool Me Once
2024
Joe Burkett
Obsession
2023
William Farrow
Stay Close
2021
Ray Levine
Between the Covers
2020
Self
The Stranger
2020
Adam Price
Castlevania
2017
Trevor Belmont (voice)
Berlin Station
2016
Daniel Miller
Hannibal
2013
Francis Dolarhyde
HMS Ark Royal
2011
Himself - Narrator
Lost Land of the Tiger
2010
Self - Narrator
Strike Back
2010
John Porter
Moving On
2009
John Mulligan
Inspector George Gently
2008
Robin Hood
2006
Sir Guy of Gisbourne
The One Show
2006
Self
The Impressionists
2006
Claude Monet