Richard Armitage
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            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.
            
        
        
        
        Known For
            
                        Casualty
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The One Show
                    
                
                    
                        
                        GMTV
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Hannibal
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Moving On
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
                    
                
                    
                        
                        ShakespeaRe-Told
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Cold Feet
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Inspector George Gently
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Alice Through the Looking Glass
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Cleopatra
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Ocean's Eight
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Vicar of Dibley
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Captain America: The First Avenger
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Lost Land of the Tiger
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Spooks
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Macbeth
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Lodge
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Fool Me Once
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Missing You
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Brain on Fire
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Sparkhouse
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Stay Close
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Robin Hood
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Pilgrimage
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Impressionists
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Obsession
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Strike Back
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Castlevania
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Red Eye
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Man from Rome
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Berlin Station
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Stranger
                    
                
                    
                        
                        I Am Urban
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Into the Storm
                    
                
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