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Richard Armitage

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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.

Notable films

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Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Appears in a KinoChain journey

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

As Thorin Oakenshield

Captain America: The First Avenger

As Heinz Kruger

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

As Thorin Oakenshield

Obsession

As William Farrow

Ocean's Eight

As Claude Becker

The Stranger

As Adam Price

Missing You

As Ellis Stagger

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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When Studios Marry: Films Born of Corporate Chaos

From the ashes of mergers and acquisitions come some of cinema's most fascinating experiments. This chain traces how boardroom decisions shaped the art on scree...

8 films

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