Richard Armitage

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

Casualty

Hannibal

Great Performances

The One Show

Spooks

Spooks

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Strike Back

All Movies (30)

• One Step Beyond: A Journey to Mars2025 · as Narrator
• The Boy in the Woods2023 · as Jasko
• The Man from Rome2022 · as Father Quart
• The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out2021 · as Self
• Space Sweepers2021 · as James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS
• Uncle Vanya2020 · as Astrov
• The Lodge2020 · as Richard
• My Zoe2019 · as James Lewis
• Ocean's Eight2018 · as Claude Becker
• I Am Urban2018 · as Chop
• Sleepwalker2017 · as Dr. Scott White
• Pilgrimage2017 · as Raymond De Merville
• Brain on Fire2017 · as Tom Cahalan
• Alice Through the Looking Glass2016 · as King Oleron
• Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon2015 · as Self
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014 · as Thorin Oakenshield
• The Crucible2014 · as John Proctor
• Into the Storm2014 · as Gary Morris
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug2013 · as Thorin Oakenshield
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012 · as Thorin Oakenshield
• Captain America: The First Avenger2011 · as Heinz Kruger
• Leopards of Dead Tree Island2010 · as Narrator
• The Great Sperm Race2009 · as Narrator (Voice)
• Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall2007 · as Percy Courtenay
• ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth2005 · as Peter Macduff
• Frozen2005 · as Steven
• Macbeth2001 · as Angus
• Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace1999 · as Tonra
• This Year's Love1999 · as Smug Man at Party
• Now & Then— · as Chris

All TV Shows (41)

• VE Day 802025 · as Self
• Missing You2025 · as Ellis Stagger
• Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft2024 · as Charles Devereaux (voice)
• Red Eye2024 · as Dr. Matthew Nolan
• Fool Me Once2024 · as Joe Burkett
• Obsession2023 · as William Farrow
• Stay Close2021 · as Ray Levine
• Between the Covers2020 · as Self
• The Stranger2020 · as Adam Price
• Castlevania2017 · as Trevor Belmont (voice)
• Berlin Station2016 · as Daniel Miller
• Hannibal2013 · as Francis Dolarhyde
• HMS Ark Royal2011 · as Himself - Narrator
• Lost Land of the Tiger2010 · as Self - Narrator
• Strike Back2010 · as John Porter
• Moving On2009 · as John Mulligan
• Inspector George Gently2008
• Robin Hood2006 · as Sir Guy of Gisbourne
• The One Show2006 · as Self
• The Impressionists2006 · as Claude Monet
• ShakespeaRe-Told2005
• Israel and the Arabs - Elusive Peace2005 · as Self
• The Golden Hour2005 · as Dr. Alec Track
• Malice Aforethought2005 · as William Chatford
• North & South2004 · as John Thornton
• Between The Sheets2003 · as Paul Andrews
• Ultimate Force2002
• Ultimate Force2002 · as Capt. Ian Macalwain
• Sparkhouse2002 · as John Standring
• Spooks2002 · as Lucas North
• Spooks2002 · as Armed Police Officer
• The Inspector Lynley Mysteries2002 · as Philip Turner
• Cleopatra1999 · as Epiphanes
• Cold Feet1998 · as Lee
• The Vicar of Dibley1994 · as Harry Kennedy
• GMTV1993 · as Self
• This Morning1988 · as Self
• Casualty1986 · as Craig Parker
• Natural World1983 · as Narrator
• Great Performances1971 · as Astov
• Winter— · as Dr Ethan Winter