Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
8/22/1971
Place of Birth
Leicester, England, UK
Also Known As
Ρίτσαρντ Άρμιταζ리차드 아미티지李察·阿米塔吉
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 th...
Known For
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Thorin Oakenshield
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Thorin Oakenshield
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
as Thorin Oakenshield
Ocean's Eight
as Claude Becker
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Tonra
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as King Oleron
The Lodge
as Richard
Captain America: The First Avenger
as Heinz Kruger
My Zoe
as James Lewis
Pilgrimage
as Raymond De Merville
Space Sweepers
as James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS
The Crucible
as John Proctor
Macbeth
as Angus
Now & Then
as Chris
Macbeth
as Peter Macduff
Frozen
as Steven
Brain on Fire
as Tom Cahalan
The Boy in the Woods
as Jasko
The Man from Rome
as Father Quart
Uncle Vanya
as Astrov