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Richard Armitage
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British actor
OverviewAI-generated
Richard Armitage is a male actor who began his work period in 1988. He was born in 1971. His professional fields include acting.
He holds British nationality. He speaks English.
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Film & TV
Leicester, England, UK
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…
Known for
- One Step Beyond: A Journey to Mars — Narrator2025
- Missing You — Ellis Stagger2025
- VE Day 80 — Self2025
- Red Eye — Dr. Matthew Nolan2024
- Fool Me Once — Joe Burkett2024
- Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft — Charles Devereaux (voice)2024
- The Boy in the Woods — Jasko2023
- Obsession — William Farrow2023
- The Man from Rome — Father Quart2022
- Space Sweepers — James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS2021
via TMDB
Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- b. 1971
- Nationality
- GB
- Role / Field
- Actors, Herci, Aktorzy, Actores, Acteurs, Acting
- Language
- eng
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 18 libraries
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Key facts
- Born
- Richard Crispin Armitage , ( 1971-08-22 ) 22 August 1971 (age 54) , Huncote , Leicestershire , England
- Education
- London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
- Occupations
- Actor author
- Years active
- 1988–present
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Family name
- Armitage
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Huncote
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- Shakespearean comedy
- Image
- Richard Armitage 2014 (cropped).jpg
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- Richard Armitage (actor)
- date of birth
- 1971-08-22
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- Richard Armitage (actor)
- birth name
- Richard Crispin Armitage
- start of work period
- 1988-00-00
- different from
- Richard Armitage
- name in native language
- Richard Armitage
- sexual orientation
- non-heterosexuality
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Encyclopedic overview
Richard Crispin Armitage (/ˈɑːmətɪdʒ/; born 22 August 1971) is an English actor and author. He received recognition in the UK with his first leading role as John Thornton in the British television programme North & South (2004). His role as dwarf king and leader Thorin Oakenshield in Peter Jackson's film trilogy adaptation of The Hobbit brought him international recognition.
Other notable roles include John Proctor in Yaël Farber's stage production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible, Francis Dolarhyde in the American television series Hannibal, Lucas North in the British television drama Spooks, John Porter in the British television drama Strike Back, Daniel Miller in the EPIX spy series Berlin Station and Guy of Gisborne in the British television drama Robin Hood. He voiced Trevor Belmont in the Netflix adaptation of Castlevania. In 2020, he played the lead role in the Netflix miniseries The Stranger.
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