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Richard Armitage
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 A…
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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.
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2025
One Step Beyond: A Journey to Mars
Movie Narrator
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2025
VE Day 80
TV show Self
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2025
Missing You
TV show Ellis Stagger
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2024
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
TV show Charles Devereaux (voice)
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2024
Red Eye
TV show Dr. Matthew Nolan
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2024
Fool Me Once
TV show Joe Burkett
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2023
The Boy in the Woods
Movie Jasko
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2023
Obsession
TV show William Farrow
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2022
The Man from Rome
Movie Father Quart
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2021
Stay Close
TV show Ray Levine
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2021
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
Movie Self
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2021
Space Sweepers
Movie James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS
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2020
Uncle Vanya
Movie Astrov
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2020
Between the Covers
TV show Self
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2020
The Stranger
TV show Adam Price
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2020
The Lodge
Movie Richard
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2019
My Zoe
Movie James Lewis
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2018
Ocean's Eight
Movie Claude Becker
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2018
I Am Urban
Movie Chop
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2017
Sleepwalker
Movie Dr. Scott White
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2017
Castlevania
TV show Trevor Belmont (voice)
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2017
Pilgrimage
Movie Raymond De Merville
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2017
Brain on Fire
Movie Tom Cahalan
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2016
Berlin Station
TV show Daniel Miller
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2016
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Movie King Oleron
- 2015
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2014
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Movie Thorin Oakenshield
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2014
The Crucible
Movie John Proctor
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2014
Into the Storm
Movie Gary Morris
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2013
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Movie Thorin Oakenshield
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2013
Hannibal
TV show Francis Dolarhyde
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2012
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Movie Thorin Oakenshield
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2011
Captain America: The First Avenger
Movie Heinz Kruger
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2011
HMS Ark Royal
TV show Himself - Narrator
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2010
Lost Land of the Tiger
TV show Self - Narrator
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2010
Strike Back
TV show John Porter
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2010
Leopards of Dead Tree Island
Movie Narrator
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2009
Moving On
TV show John Mulligan
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2009
The Great Sperm Race
Movie Narrator (Voice)
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2008
Inspector George Gently
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