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Richard Armitage

Richard Armitage

Acting · Born 1971-08-22 · Leicester, England, UK

IMDb

23 titles in this catalog with a median Balasaur Score of 68. The 2000s rate best: median 73 across 3 titles. Richard Armitage appears most often alongside Ian McKellen (3 titles), Martin Freeman (3), Peter Jackson (3).

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.

Acting 68