
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.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012 · as Thorin Oakenshield

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014 · as Thorin Oakenshield

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999 · as Tonra

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013 · as Thorin Oakenshield

Captain America: The First Avenger
2011 · as Heinz Kruger

Ocean's Eight
2018 · as Claude Becker

Alice Through the Looking Glass
2016 · as King Oleron

Into the Storm
2014 · as Gary Morris

Space Sweepers
2021 · as James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS

Brain on Fire
2017 · as Tom Cahalan

The Lodge
2020 · as Richard

Pilgrimage
2017 · as Raymond De Merville

Uncle Vanya
2020 · as Astrov

Sleepwalker
2017 · as Dr. Scott White

Frozen
2005 · as Steven

The Crucible
2014 · as John Proctor

The Boy in the Woods
2023 · as Jasko

I Am Urban
2018 · as Chop