Cast & creator
Richard Armitage
Best known for The One Show, Great Performances, Casualty
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.
Also known as: Richard Crispin Armitage
30
film credits
41
television credits
71
1971–2026 · acting roles
6.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (71)
Showing 71 of 71 credits
The One Show
Self
2006
Great Performances
Astov
1971
Casualty
Craig Parker
1986
Hannibal
Francis Dolarhyde
2013
Obsession
William Farrow
2023
Spooks
Lucas North
2002Spooks
Armed Police Officer
2002
Natural World
Narrator
1983
GMTV
Self
1993
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Thorin Oakenshield
2014
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Thorin Oakenshield
2012
Strike Back
John Porter
2010
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Thorin Oakenshield
2013
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
Charles Devereaux (voice)
2024
Castlevania
Trevor Belmont (voice)
2017
Inspector George Gently
2008
Captain America: The First Avenger
Heinz Kruger
2011
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Tonra
1999
Ocean's Eight
Claude Becker
2018
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Philip Turner
2002
Moving On
John Mulligan
2009
Alice Through the Looking Glass
King Oleron
2016
Berlin Station
Daniel Miller
2016
Robin Hood
Sir Guy of Gisbourne
2006
Missing You
Ellis Stagger
2025
Red Eye
Dr. Matthew Nolan
2024
The Stranger
Adam Price
2020
Fool Me Once
Joe Burkett
2024
Cold Feet
Lee
1998
Winter
Dr Ethan Winter
2026
Into the Storm
Gary Morris
2014
The Vicar of Dibley
Harry Kennedy
1994
Ultimate Force
2002Ultimate Force
Capt. Ian Macalwain
2002
Between the Covers
Self
2020
North & South
John Thornton
2004
Stay Close
Ray Levine
2021
The Lodge
Richard
2020
Cleopatra
Epiphanes
1999
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
This Morning
Self
1988
Between The Sheets
Paul Andrews
2003
Space Sweepers
James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS
2021
Brain on Fire
Tom Cahalan
2017
Lost Land of the Tiger
Self - Narrator
2010
Pilgrimage
Raymond De Merville
2017
VE Day 80
Self
2025
The Boy in the Woods
Jasko
2023
Israel and the Arabs - Elusive Peace
Self
2005
The Man from Rome
Father Quart
2022
My Zoe
James Lewis
2019
The Golden Hour
Dr. Alec Track
2005
Malice Aforethought
William Chatford
2005
This Year's Love
Smug Man at Party
1999
Uncle Vanya
Astrov
2020
The Impressionists
Claude Monet
2006
Sparkhouse
John Standring
2002
Sleepwalker
Dr. Scott White
2017
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth
Peter Macduff
2005
The Crucible
John Proctor
2014
Frozen
Steven
2005
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
Self
2015
I Am Urban
Chop
2018
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
Percy Courtenay
2007
Macbeth
Angus
2001
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
Self
2021
The Great Sperm Race
Narrator (Voice)
2009
HMS Ark Royal
Himself - Narrator
2011
One Step Beyond: A Journey to Mars
Narrator
2025
Leopards of Dead Tree Island
Narrator
2010
Now & Then
Chris