Personal Info
Birth date
1971-08-22 (53 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Leicester, England, UK
Also known as
Ρίτσαρντ Άρμιταζ
리차드 아미티지
李察·阿米塔吉
ریچارد آرمیتاژ
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 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.
Filmography
Great Performances
5.3
Overview:
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.Natural World
7.1
Overview:
Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its genre on British television, with more than 400 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983. Natural World is produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, but individual programmes can be in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or films made and distributed by independent production companies and purchased by the BBC. Natural World programmes are often broadcast as PBS Nature episodes in the USA. Since 2008, most Natural World programmes have been shot and broadcast in high definition.Strike Back
7.444
Overview:
The series follows John Porter, a former British Special Forces soldier, who is drafted back into service by Section 20, a fictional branch of the Secret Intelligence Service.Hannibal
8.2
Overview:
Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel. But while Graham is pursuing an especially troubling, cannibalistic murderer, Special Agent Jack Crawford teams him with a highly respected psychiatrist – a man with a taste for the criminal minded – Dr. Hannibal Lecter.Casualty
6.1
Overview:
Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.Inspector George Gently
7.9
Overview:
Crime drama set in the 1960s about an old-school detective trying to come to terms with a time when the lines between the police and criminals have become blurred.The One Show
4.538
Overview:
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.Castlevania
8.263
Overview:
A vampire hunter fights to save a besieged city from an army of otherworldly beasts controlled by Dracula himself.The Vicar of Dibley
7.3
Overview:
Reverend Granger is assigned as the Vicar of the rural parish of Dibley, but she is not quite what the villagers expected.Berlin Station
7.2
Overview:
A contemporary spy series that follows Daniel Miller, an undercover agent at the CIA station in Berlin, Germany.GMTV
5.6
Overview:
GMTV is the name of the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor/licensee, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end. The final edition of GMTV was broadcast on 3 September 2010.Moving On
7.1
Overview:
Moving On is a British television series set in contemporary Britain consisting of standalone dramas all sharing the theme of someone going through some kind of change in their life and moving on.Spooks
7.665
Overview:
Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as The Grid.Fool Me Once
7.2
Overview:
When ex-soldier Maya sees her murdered husband on a secret nanny cam, she uncovers a deadly conspiracy that stretches deep into the past.Cold Feet
7.794
Overview:
Follow the lives and loves of a group of thirtysomethings in a heart-warming comic drama as they try to find true love - or at least keep their relationships on track. In this wry and funny look at a generation which is as confused as it is liberated by the choices it faces, will the chill in their feet put out the passion that burns in their hearts?Missing You
6.153
Overview:
When Detective Kat Donovan matches on a dating app with the fiancé who disappeared years before, she learns that some secrets are best left in the past.The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
7.325
Overview:
Following Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog the Defiler is marching on Erebor, fueled by the rise of the dark lord Sauron. Dwarves, elves and men must unite, and the hope for Middle-Earth falls into Bilbo's hands.Red Eye
7.2
Overview:
London police officer DC Hana Li is escorting Dr Matthew Nolan back to Beijing where he has been accused of a crime. However, on board flight 357, she finds herself embroiled in an escalating conspiracy and a growing number of murders.Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
6.313
Overview:
Thrust into a high-stakes chase around the world, fearless adventurer Lara Croft confronts her traumatic past while unraveling an ancient mystery.The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
7.1
Overview:
DS Barbara Havers is assigned to work with the upper-crust DI Thomas Lynley to solve murders.The Stranger
7.146
Overview:
A web of secrets sends family man Adam Price on a desperate quest to uncover the truth about the people closest to him.Stay Close
7.002
Overview:
When Carlton Flynn vanishes 17 years to the night after Stewart Green did, it sets off a chain reaction in the lives of people connected to both men.Obsession
6.604
Overview:
A respected London surgeon's affair with his son's fiancée turns into an erotic infatuation that threatens to change their lives forever.The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
7.358
Overview:
Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug, the dragon.Robin Hood
6.772
Overview:
An updated series following the life of Robin Hood and his Merry Men in Sherwood forest. Together they steal from the rich and give to the poor - all the while avoiding their enemies Sir Guy of Gisborne and the Sheriff of Nottingham.The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
7.57
Overview:
The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.Ocean's Eight
6.973
Overview:
Debbie Ocean, a criminal mastermind, gathers a crew of female thieves to pull off the heist of the century at New York's annual Met Gala.North & South
8.1
Overview:
Margaret Hale is a southerner from a country vicarage newly settled in the industrial northern town of Milton. In the shock of her move, she misjudges charismatic cotton mill-owner John Thornton, whose strength of purpose and passion are a match for her own pride and willfulness. When the workers of Milton call a strike, Margaret takes their side, and the two are brought into deeper conflict. As events spiral out of control, Margaret - to her surprise - begins to fall in love with Thornton...Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
6.563
Overview:
Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi.Captain America: The First Avenger
7.002
Overview:
During World War II, Steve Rogers is a sickly man from Brooklyn who's transformed into super-soldier Captain America to aid in the war effort. Rogers must stop the Red Skull – Adolf Hitler's ruthless head of weaponry, and the leader of an organization that intends to use a mysterious device of untold powers for world domination.Acting
TBANow & Then as Chris
2025VE Day 80 (1 Episode) as Himself
2025Missing You (5 Episodes) as Ellis Stagger
2024Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft (7 Episodes) as Charles Devereaux (voice)
2024Red Eye (6 Episodes) as Matthew Nolan
2024Fool Me Once (8 Episodes) as Joe Burkett
2023The Boy in the Woods as Jasko
2023Obsession (4 Episodes) as William Farrow
2022The Man from Rome as Father Quart
2021Stay Close (8 Episodes) as Ray Levine
2021The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out as Self
2021Space Sweepers as James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS
2020Uncle Vanya as Astrov
2020Between the Covers (1 Episode) as Self
2020The Stranger (8 Episodes) as Adam Price
2020The Lodge as Richard
2019My Zoe as James Lewis
2018Ocean's Eight as Claude Becker
2018I Am Urban as Chop
2017Sleepwalker as Dr. Scott White
2017Castlevania (32 Episodes) as Trevor Belmont (voice)
2017Pilgrimage as Raymond De Merville
2017Brain on Fire as Tom Cahalan
2016Berlin Station (29 Episodes) as Daniel Miller
2016Alice Through the Looking Glass as King Oleron
2015Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon as Self
2014The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies as Thorin Oakenshield
2014The Crucible as John Proctor
2014Into the Storm as Gary Morris
2013The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug as Thorin Oakenshield
2013Hannibal (6 Episodes) as Francis Dolarhyde
2012The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey as Thorin Oakenshield
2011Captain America: The First Avenger as Heinz Kruger
2011HMS Ark Royal (9 Episodes) as Himself - Narrator
2010Lost Land of the Tiger (3 Episodes) as Self - Narrator
2010Strike Back (16 Episodes) as John Porter
2010Leopards of Dead Tree Island as Narrator
2009Moving On (1 Episode) as John Mulligan
2009The Great Sperm Race as Narrator (Voice)
2008Inspector George Gently (1 Episode) as Unknown
2007Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall as Percy Courtenay
2006Robin Hood (39 Episodes) as Sir Guy of Gisbourne
2006The One Show (1 Episode) as Self
2006The Impressionists (3 Episodes) as Claude Monet
2005Macbeth as Peter Macduff
2005ShakespeaRe-Told (1 Episode) as Unknown
2005The Golden Hour (4 Episodes) as Dr. Alec Track
2005Malice Aforethought (2 Episodes) as William Chatford
2005Frozen as Steven
2004North & South (4 Episodes) as John Thornton
2003Between The Sheets (6 Episodes) as Paul Andrews
2002Ultimate Force (2, 3 Episode) as Unknown, Capt. Ian Macalwain
2002Sparkhouse (3 Episodes) as John Standring
2002Spooks (24, 1 Episode) as Lucas North, Armed Police Officer
2002The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (1 Episode) as Philip Turner
2001Macbeth as Angus
1999Cleopatra (2 Episodes) as Epiphanes
1999Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace as Tonra
1999This Year's Love as Smug Man at Party
1998Cold Feet (4 Episodes) as Unknown
1994The Vicar of Dibley as Harry Kennedy
1993GMTV (1 Episode) as Self
1988This Morning (1 Episode) as Self
1986Casualty (1 Episode) as Craig Parker
1983Natural World (2 Episodes) as Narrator
1971Great Performances (1 Episode) as Astov