Richard Armitage is among the most brilliant actors I've ever seen. He creates and plays a diverse range of characters, each totally real, nuanced and layered. Armitage never plays the same type of role twice. I first saw him in North and South, as John Thornton - an 1850s cotton mill owner. A hard, ruthless business man with ethics and a deeply-hidden heart, Thornton revealed himself only through time and hardship. As John Standring in Sparkhouse, Armitage played a shy, almost inarticulate farm worker, who seemed to disappear into himself, As the piece goes on, though, he shows himself to be generous, courageous and willing to risk everything for those he loves.
I would watch anything Richard Armitage chose to act in. He is someone who always gives more than you expect.moreless
Richard Armitage
Born
8/22/1971, Leicester, England, UKBirth Name
Richard ArmitageGender
MaleBiography
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Richard started his career by studying at Pattison College, followed by attending the LAMDA (The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts).
He began in a small role in the movie This Year's Love, followed by a notable role in "Sparkhouse" which launched him into the public eye.
Since then…more
He began in a small role in the movie This Year's Love, followed by a notable role in "Sparkhouse" which launched him into the public eye.
Since then…more
Credits
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Star (14)
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Thorin Oakenshield2013
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Thorin Oakenshield2012
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Strike Back
John Porter
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Strike Back
Sgt. John Porter
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Captain America: The First Avenger
Heinz Kruger2011
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Spooks
Lucas North
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Chris Ryan's Strike Back
John Porter
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S 1:
Ep 6
Afghanistan - Part Two
5/19/10
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S 1:
Ep 5
Afghanistan - Part One
5/19/10
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S 1:
Ep 4
Zimbabwe - Part Two
5/12/10
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Ep 3
Zimbabwe - Part One
5/12/10
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Ep 2
Iraq - Part Two
5/5/10
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S 1:
Ep 6
Afghanistan - Part Two
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Robin Hood
Guy of Gisbourne
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S 3:
Ep 13
Something Worth Fighting For - Part Two
6/27/09
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S 3:
Ep 12
Something Worth Fighting For - Part One
6/20/09
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S 3:
Ep 11
The Enemy of My Enemy
6/13/09
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S 3:
Ep 10
Bad Blood
6/6/09
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Ep 9
A Dangerous Deal
5/30/09
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S 3:
Ep 13
Something Worth Fighting For - Part Two
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Moving On
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Robin Hood
Guy of Gisborne
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S 2:
Ep 7
Show Me The Money
11/17/07
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Ep 5
Ducking And Diving
11/3/07
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Ep 4
The Angel of Death
10/27/07
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Ep 3
Child Hood
10/20/07
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Ep 1
Will You Tolerate This?
10/7/06
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Ep 7
Show Me The Money
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North and South (UK)
John Thornton
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Episode 1
11/14/04
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Ep 1
Episode 1
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Between the Sheets
Paul Andrews
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Ep 4
Episode 4
12/8/03
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Ep 4
Episode 4
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Sparkhouse
John Standring
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Ep 3
Episode #3
9/7/02
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Ep 2
Episode #2
9/7/02
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Ep 1
Episode #1
9/1/02
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Ep 3
Episode #3
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Spooks
Lucas North [ 2008 - 2010 ]
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
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Recurring Role (1)
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Ultimate Force
Captain Ian Macalwain
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Ep 6
Dead Is Forever
7/23/03
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Ep 5
What in the Name of God...
7/16/03
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Ep 4
The List
7/9/03
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Ep 3
Wannabes
7/2/03
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Ep 2
Mad Dogs
6/25/03
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Ep 6
Dead Is Forever
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Ultimate Force
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Guest Star (13)
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GMTV with Lorraine
Himself
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Ep 68
Tuesday 4th May
5/4/10
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Ep 68
Tuesday 4th May
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Agatha Christie's Marple
Philip Durrant
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Ep 2
Ordeal by Innocence
9/30/07
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Ep 2
Ordeal by Innocence
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Inspector George Gently
Ricky Deeming
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Ep 0
George Gently
4/8/07
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Ep 0
George Gently
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The Vicar of Dibley
Harry Kennedy
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S 5:
Ep 4
Comic Relief - Wife Swap
3/16/07
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Ep 2
The Vicar In White
1/1/07
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S 5:
Ep 1
The Handsome Stranger
12/25/06
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Ep 4
Comic Relief - Wife Swap
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Comic Relief
Harry Kennedy (Vicar of Dibley)
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Ep 8
RND 2007 - The Big One
3/16/07
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S 7:
Ep 8
RND 2007 - The Big One
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The Vicar of Dibley
Himself & Archive Footage
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Ep 3
The Story of... The Vicar of Dibley
1/10/07
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Ep 3
The Story of... The Vicar of Dibley
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The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Philip Turner
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Ep 1
In Divine Proportion
3/17/05
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Ep 1
In Divine Proportion
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GMTV Today
Himself
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Ep 229
Friday 12th November
11/12/04
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Ep 229
Friday 12th November
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GMTV
Himself
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Ep 189
Friday 12th November
11/12/04
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Ep 189
Friday 12th November
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RI:SE
Himself
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Ep 160
17th November 2003
11/17/03
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Ep 160
17th November 2003
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Cold Feet
Lee
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Ep 4
Episode 5.04
3/16/03
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S 5:
Ep 3
Episode 5.03
3/9/03
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Ep 2
Episode 5.02
3/2/03
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Ep 1
Episode 5.01
2/23/03
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Ep 4
Episode 5.04
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Spooks
Armed Police Officer
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S 1:
Ep 4
Episode 4
6/4/02
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Ep 4
Episode 4
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Doctors
Dr Tom Steele
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S 4:
Ep 59
Good Companions
11/22/01
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Ep 58
Cat's Out Of The Bag
11/21/01
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Ep 59
Good Companions
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GMTV with Lorraine
Trivia and Quotes
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Trivia
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Richard contributed a Doodle to the National Doodle Campaign, which auctions off celebrity doodles for charity (The Neurofibromatosis Association).
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Richard briefly appeared in the movie Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace as fighter pilot
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Richard once appeared in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats.
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Apart from speaking in his native Northern accent, as heard in North & South, Richard can also do the Midlands accent.
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Richard is currently represented by the following agency:
PFD,
c/o Dallas Smith,
Drury House,
34-43 Russell Street,
London WC2B 5HAFor an autograph send a stamped (or IRC for outside of the UK) self addressed envelope. Please allow about 3 months for a reply.
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Besides TV and film, Richard has also starred in two commercials; one for Kitkat and one for Ryanair.
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Richard has trained in Advanced Stage Combat.
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Richard has blue/grey eyes and black hair.
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Richard originally intended to be an architect.
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Richard has an older brother called Christopher.
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Richard is 6' 2" tall.
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One of Richard's favourite TV programs is "Six Feet Under".
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Richard's favourite drink is vodka.
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In order for Richard to get into the role of Lee on "Cold Feet", he took up aqua aerobics.
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In order for Richard to qualify for an Equity Card, he temporarily joined a circus.
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Richard studied at the LAMDA.
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Richard attended Pattison College in Coventry, UK.
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Richard can play the cello, flute and guitar.
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Quotes
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Richard: (on his Spooks character, Lucas): He used to work for MI5. He was a predecessor of Tom Quinn and was Harry's protégé, the best in his field. He went to Russia and got caught and banged up for eight years. He's tortured, interrogated and broken and then he mysteriously finds his way back. It's cultivated by MI5 to get him back and no one knows why. He comes back with dirt on his feet from Russia and spreads it around a bit. They're suspicious that he's a double agent so that [plotline] goes through the series.
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(On finding out Sir Guy was to kill Marion)
Richard Armitage: It gave me sleepless nights. I just didn't know how I was going to play that scene. I didn't want him to want to kill her. I wanted him to kill the thing that was coming out of her mouth - the thing that she was at that moment. All of his hope for his future was absolutely exploding into nothing. I think that just completely destroys somebody in a moment. -
Richard Armitage: You can spend a bit of yourself when you give yourself to a character. At the end of a job, you have to remind yourself who and what you are.
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Robin Hood - Season 3
07/10/093
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Spooks
07/20/081
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New TV role to come
03/18/073
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Richard Wallpaper
10/02/062
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