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 (9)
Space Sweepers
as James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS
The Lodge
as Richard
Ocean's Eight
as Claude Becker
Brain on Fire
as Tom Cahalan
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Thorin Oakenshield
Into the Storm
as Gary Morris
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
as Thorin Oakenshield
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Thorin Oakenshield
Captain America: The First Avenger
as Heinz Kruger