Richard Armitage
Acting
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Acting Credits
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),...
Known For
Filmography
One Step Beyond: A Journey to Mars
2025
as Narrator
Missing You
2025
as Ellis Stagger
VE Day 80
2025
as Self
Red Eye
2024
as Dr. Matthew Nolan
Fool Me Once
2024
as Joe Burkett
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
2024
as Charles Devereaux (voice)
The Boy in the Woods
2023
as Jasko
Obsession
2023
as William Farrow
The Man from Rome
2022
as Father Quart
Space Sweepers
2021
as James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
2021
as Self
Stay Close
2021
as Ray Levine
The Lodge
2020
as Richard
Uncle Vanya
2020
as Astrov
Between the Covers
2020
as Self
The Stranger
2020
as Adam Price
My Zoe
2019
as James Lewis
I Am Urban
2018
as Chop
Ocean's Eight
2018
as Claude Becker
Pilgrimage
2017
as Raymond De Merville
Sleepwalker
2017
as Dr. Scott White
Brain on Fire
2017
as Tom Cahalan
Castlevania
2017
as Trevor Belmont (voice)
Alice Through the Looking Glass
2016
as King Oleron
Berlin Station
2016
as Daniel Miller
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
2015
as Self
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
as Thorin Oakenshield
Into the Storm
2014
as Gary Morris
The Crucible
2014
as John Proctor
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
as Thorin Oakenshield
Hannibal
2013
as Francis Dolarhyde
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
as Thorin Oakenshield
Captain America: The First Avenger
2011
as Heinz Kruger
HMS Ark Royal
2011
as Himself - Narrator
Leopards of Dead Tree Island
2010
as Narrator
Lost Land of the Tiger
2010
as Self - Narrator
Strike Back
2010
as John Porter
The Great Sperm Race
2009
as Narrator (Voice)
Moving On
2009
as John Mulligan
Inspector George Gently
2008
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
2007
as Percy Courtenay
Robin Hood
2006
as Sir Guy of Gisbourne
The Impressionists
2006
as Claude Monet
The One Show
2006
as Self
Frozen
2005
as Steven
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth
2005
as Peter Macduff
Malice Aforethought
2005
as William Chatford
The Golden Hour
2005
as Dr. Alec Track
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
Israel and the Arabs - Elusive Peace
2005
as Self
North & South
2004
as John Thornton
Between The Sheets
2003
as Paul Andrews
Ultimate Force
2002
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
as Philip Turner
Spooks
2002
as Lucas North
Sparkhouse
2002
as John Standring
Spooks
2002
as Armed Police Officer
Ultimate Force
2002
as Capt. Ian Macalwain
Macbeth
2001
as Angus
This Year's Love
1999
as Smug Man at Party
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
as Tonra
Cleopatra
1999
as Epiphanes
Cold Feet
1998
as Lee
The Vicar of Dibley
1994
as Harry Kennedy
GMTV
1993
as Self
This Morning
1988
as Self
Casualty
1986
as Craig Parker
Natural World
1983
as Narrator
Great Performances
1971
as Astov