Richard Armitage
Actor
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
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Thorin Oakenshield 2012
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Tonra 1999
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Thorin Oakenshield 2014
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
as Thorin Oakenshield 2013
Ocean's Eight
as Claude Becker 2018
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as King Oleron 2016
Into the Storm
as Gary Morris 2014
Brain on Fire
as Tom Cahalan 2017
The Lodge
as Richard 2020
Space Sweepers
as James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS 2021
Pilgrimage
as Raymond De Merville 2017
Sleepwalker
as Dr. Scott White 2017
My Zoe
as James Lewis 2019
The Man from Rome
as Father Quart 2022
The Boy in the Woods
as Jasko 2023
Frozen
as Steven 2005