Richard Armitage
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Also Known As
Richard Crispin Armitage
Birth Place
Leicester, Leicestershire, England, GB
Born
August 22, 1971
Biography
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
The Lodge
(2019)
Brain on Fire
(2018)
Ocean's Eight
(2018)
Pilgrimage
(2017)
Alice Through the Looking Glass
(2016)
Into the Storm
(2014)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
(2014)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
(2013)
Thorin
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
(2012)
Captain America: The First Avenger
(2011)
North & South
(2004)
Music (Feature Film)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
(2012)
Song
Royal Deceit
(1994)
Musician
Cast (Special)
Cats
(1998)
Misc. Crew (Special)
Cats
(1998)
Other
Cast (TV Mini-Series)
Sparkhouse
(2003)
Cleopatra
(1999)
Life Events
1999
Made screen acting debut with a one-line role in "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace"
2002
Landed first substantive television role in "Sparkhouse" (BBC), a modern take on <i>Wuthering Heights</i>
2002
Played recurring role of British operative Lucas North on popular BBC One espionage series "Spooks" ("MI-5")
2006
Cast as Guy of Gisborne on BBC One series "Robin Hood"
2010
Starred on military action series "Strike Back" (Sky 1), aired on Cinemax in U.S.
2011
Made Hollywood feature debut as Nazi spy Heinz Kruger in "Captain America: The First Avenger"
2012
Co-starred as Thorin Oakenshield, leader of a company of 13 dwarves in "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien and directed by Peter Jackson
