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 Years 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.
Percy Courtenay
Film 2007
Jasko
Film 2023
Steven
Film 2005
Narrator
Film 2010
Angus
Film 2001
Narrator (Voice)
Film 2009
John Proctor
Film 2014
Father Quart
Film 2022
Raymond De Merville
Film 2017
Self
Film 2015
Chop
Film 2018
Smug Man at Party
Film 1999
James Lewis
Film 2019
James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS
Film 2021
Chris
Film
Self
Film 2021
Self
Tv 1988
Self - Narrator
Tv 2010
Tv 2005
Tv 2008
Narrator
Tv 1983
Self
Tv 1993
Tv 1998
John Mulligan
Tv 2009
Self
Tv 2020
Matthew Nolan
Tv 2024
Himself - Narrator
Tv 2011