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.
Filmography44 titles
Castlevania
Hannibal
North & South
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: Live in New York City
George Carlin... It's Bad for Ya!
Inspector George Gently
Spooks
Cold Feet
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Uncle Vanya
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Strike Back
ShakespeaRe-Told
Natural World
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Stranger
Berlin Station
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Fool Me Once
Red Eye
Moving On
Stay Close
Space Sweepers
Ocean's Eight
Brain on Fire
Captain America: The First Avenger
Robin Hood
The Boy in the Woods
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Cleopatra
My Zoe
Ultimate Force
Obsession
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
Casualty
Missing You
The Lodge
Into the Storm
Great Performances
Pilgrimage
The Man from Rome
Sleepwalker
The One Show