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Richard Armitage
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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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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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Casualty
The One Show
GMTV
Hannibal
Moving On
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
ShakespeaRe-Told
Cold Feet
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
Inspector George Gently
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Cleopatra
Ocean's Eight
The Vicar of Dibley
Captain America: The First Avenger
Spooks
Lost Land of the Tiger
Macbeth
The Lodge
Stay Close
Robin Hood
Brain on Fire
Sparkhouse
Fool Me Once
Missing You
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Pilgrimage
The Impressionists
The Stranger
The Man from Rome
Strike Back
Red Eye
Castlevania
Obsession
I Am Urban
Into the Storm
Berlin Station
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