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.
as Chris
as Dr Ethan Winter(6 eps)
as Narrator
as Self(1 ep)
as Ellis Stagger(5 eps)
as Charles Devereaux (voice)(7 eps)
as Dr. Matthew Nolan(8 eps)
as Joe Burkett(8 eps)
as Jasko
as William Farrow(4 eps)
as Father Quart
as Ray Levine(8 eps)
as James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS
as Astrov
as Self(1 ep)
as Adam Price(8 eps)
as Richard
as James Lewis
as Claude Becker
as Chop
as Dr. Scott White
as Trevor Belmont (voice)(32 eps)
as Raymond De Merville
as Tom Cahalan
as Daniel Miller(29 eps)
as King Oleron
as Thorin Oakenshield
as John Proctor
as Gary Morris
as Thorin Oakenshield
as Francis Dolarhyde(6 eps)
as Thorin Oakenshield
as Heinz Kruger
as Himself - Narrator(9 eps)
as Self - Narrator(3 eps)
as John Porter(16 eps)
as Narrator
as John Mulligan(1 ep)
as Narrator (Voice)
as Percy Courtenay
as Sir Guy of Gisbourne(39 eps)
as Self(1 ep)
as Claude Monet(3 eps)
as Peter Macduff
as Self(2 eps)
as Dr. Alec Track(4 eps)
as William Chatford(2 eps)
as Steven
as John Thornton(4 eps)
as Paul Andrews(6 eps)
as Capt. Ian Macalwain(3 eps)
as John Standring(3 eps)
as Lucas North(24 eps)
as Armed Police Officer(1 ep)
as Philip Turner(1 ep)
as Angus
as Epiphanes(2 eps)
as Smug Man at Party
as Lee(4 eps)
as Harry Kennedy
as Self(1 ep)
as Self(1 ep)
as Craig Parker(1 ep)
as Man in Pub (uncredited)(1 ep)
as Narrator(2 eps)
as Astov(1 ep)