Richard Armitage (actor)
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Richard Armitage (born August 22, 1971) is an English actor.
Born in Leicester, he went to Brockington College and he then attended the Pattison College in Coventry, then studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). His first major role was in the BBC drama Sparkhouse (2002). After a variety of supporting roles in the TV productions of Between The Sheets, Cold Feet (Series 5), and Ultimate Force (Series 2), he landed his first leading role, that of John Thornton in the BBC drama North and South based on the novel by Elizabeth Gaskell. It was this role that immediately won him an enthusiastic following among female viewers.
In 2005, he was seen in Macbeth, part of the BBC's ShakespeaRe-Told series. He starred in the BBC's The Impressionists, in which he played the young Claude Monet, and as Dr Alec Track in ITV's The Golden Hour.
He has appeared on stage in Royal Shakespeare Company productions, and also in the musical Cats.
Armitage's most recent role is Guy of Gisbourne in the 2006 BBC series Robin Hood. He also appeared in a two-part Christmas special of The Vicar of Dibley, as Harry Kennedy - the vicar's new love interest.
[edit] External links
- The Official Richard Armitage Website
- Richard Armitage at the Internet Movie Database
- The Armitage Army Website
- ~Richard Armitage Fansite~
- BBC "Drama Faces" site on Richard Armitage
- Richard Armitage photos, video clips & music videos
- Richard Armitage photos and North and South filming locations
- RichardArmitageOnline.com, a website about Richard Armitage's work*
