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Richard Armitage
Richard Crispin Armitage is an English actor and author. He received recognition in the UK with his first leading role as John Thornton in the British television programme North & South (2004). His role as dwarf king and leader Thorin Oakenshield in Peter Jackson's film trilogy adaptation of The Hobbit brought him international recognition.
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culture · British actor (born 1971) · film actor · television actor · stage actor · actor · writer · author · also Richard Armitage, Richard Armitage (actor), Richard Crispin Armitage, Richard C. Armitage, Armitage
Born 22 August 1971 · Q181806
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2026· 3 entries
“The character of John Porter – I”
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2025· 2 entries
UPI: Richard Armitage plays murder suspect in 'Red Eye' trailer
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Deadline.com: Mark St. Cyr & Sonja O’Hara Pilot; Yvonne Orji Joins ‘Fisherman’; Richard Armitage Audiobook — Global Briefs
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2024· 4 entries
Collider: Richard Armitage Teases What to Expect From Harlan Coben’s New British Detective Series
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Collider: Richard Armitage Didn’t Know His Priceless Hobbit Souvenir Was Stolen
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Digital Spy: Richard Armitage says The Boy in the Woods is "an unexpected Holocaust movie"
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Yahoo: Richard Armitage on The Hobbit, Red Eye, and always returning to Harlan Coben
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2023· 3 entries
UPI: Richard Armitage, Jing Lusi to star in ITVX thriller 'Red Eye'
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Yahoo: 'Obsession' Star Richard Armitage Comes Out & Mentions Male Partner
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Publicly disclosed that he had a male partner
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2022· 2 entries
Ventured into video games for the first time, providing the voice of the Daemon Prince Be'lakor in Total War: Warhammer III
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Armitage gave his first performance in a video game, appearing as the Daemon Prince Be'lakor in Creative Assembly's real-time strategy game Total War: Warhammer III
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2020· 1 entry
Played the lead role in the Netflix miniseries The Stranger
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2014· 1 entry
Taking his first leading role in a major production
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2012· 1 entry
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug in 2013 and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies in 2014
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2011· 1 entry
Provided the narration for a series about the Royal Navy flagship HMS Ark Royal, 125 Years of Wimbledon: You Cannot Be Serious, and Fraud Squad
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2006· 1 entry
Armitage was cast as Guy of Gisborne in the BBC series Robin Hood, which was filmed in Hungary
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2005· 1 entry
Played Peter MacDuff in Macbeth in the BBC's ShakespeaRe-Told series and appeared as a recovering gambling addict in one episode of Inspector Lynley Mysteries
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2004· 1 entry
Armitage landed his first leading role as textile mill owner John Thornton in the BBC adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's North & South
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2002· 1 entry
Starred in the Charm Offensive's production of Use Me As Your Cardigan
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1988· 1 entry
Armitage joined the Nachtcircus in Budapest for six months to obtain his Equity Card, a requirement at the time for entertainment professionals to work in the UK
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1971· 1 entry
Born 1971-08-22.
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