Richard Armitage

Also Credited As:

Richard Crispin Armitage
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Biography

British actor Richard Armitage was a television star in his native country, playing complicated men of action on series like "Spooks" (BBC One/Three, 2001-2011) and "Strike Back" "(Sky 1/Cinemax, 2010- ) before leaping to international attention in Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" (2012-2014) film trilogy. Like Hugh Jackman before him, Armitage began his career in musical theater before finding fame on British television, playing dark, dashing …
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Job Title

Actor, Music, Below The Line, Other

Born

Richard Crispin Armitage on August 22, 1971 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, GB

LATEST CREDITS

Black Sky

Actor

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Thorin, Song Performer ("Misty Mountains")

Malice Aforethought

William Chatford

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Thorin Oakenshield

Sparkhouse

Actor

Strike Back

Sgt. John Porter

Captain America: The First Avenger

Heinz Kruger

North & South (UK)

John Thornton

Cats

Swing, stand in & swing

Cleopatra

Epiphanes

Royal Deceit

musician

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

Production Assistant