Biography- Richard Armitage

 

 

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Date of Birth

22 August 1971, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK

Birth Name

Richard Crispin Armitage

Height

6' 2" (1.88 m)

Mini 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.
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Trade Mark
His baritone voice

Trivia
To get into character as Lee, his role in "Cold Feet" (1997), he took up aqua aerobics.
He plays the cello, guitar, and flute.
His parents are John, an engineer, and Margaret, a secretary. Coincidentally, he played the character John Thornton in 'North & South', and his love interest was Margaret Hale.
At 17, joined a circus in Budapest for six weeks to get his Equity card.
Previous jobs include packing boxes in a warehouse, worked at a laser gun place and took front-of-house jobs in the theatre but continued to go to drama classes.
Started acting career in musical theatre.
At age 14, he persuaded his parents to send him to a vocational school in Coventry where he could develop his musical talents.
Joined the Royal Shakespeare Company at age 28 for 18 months.
His older brother's name is Chris.

Personal Quotes

"I try to be quite a detailed actor. People were really picking up on that. Even if it was just a flicker of the eye or something, they got it."
"You can spend a bit of yourself when you give yourself to a character. At the end of a job, you have to remind yourself who and what you are."
"Live acting is a kind of adventure sport. I don't go abseiling or snowboarding, but I sometimes think that stepping out on stage can have the same kind of adrenaline rush."

Where Are They Now

(November 2004) Completed filming a two-part series called "Malice Aforethought" set in 1920s, where he is playing misogynist Bill Chatford.
(May 2006) Currently in Hungary, filming the BBC Drama, Robin Hood, where he's playing Guy of Gisborne, the Sheriff of Nottingham's evil henchman.
(October 2006) He will appear in the BBC comedy, The Vicar of Dibley Christmas Special 2006 as Harry, Geraldine's love interest. This will be the last two episodes of this popular series.
(December 2006) He has completed filming a detective fiction,"Gently's Last Case", in which he will play the character of Ricky, a Geordie biker.
(February 2007) Currently shooting Miss Marple and will then return to shooting Guy of Gisbourne in the second series of Robin Hood.
(February 2007) Shooting "Marie Lloyd" in the role of her first husband Percy Courtenay.
(April 2007) Currently shooting the second series of Robin Hood, reprising his role as Guy of Gisbourne.
(February 2008) He's shooting the 7th series of Spooks in London.
(March 2008) Currently shooting the 7th series of Spooks in London.
(July 2008) Currently shooting the third series of Robin Hood in Hungary.
(August 2008) Filming some scenes of Spooks Series 7 in Moscow.
(December 2008) Filming new Jimmy McGovern's project "Moving On" (working title) in Liverpool.
(April 2009) Filming series 8 of "Spooks" in London
(July 2009) Shooting series 8 of Spooks (MI5).
(August 2009) Shooting Sky1 6-part series "Strike Back" in South Africa.
(February 2010) Shooting Spooks 9.
(March 2011) In New Zealand filming the Hobbit - 1 and 2.

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