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Richard Armitage

Date of Birth / Doğum Tarihi
22 August 1971, Leicester, England, UK

Mini Biography / Biyografi
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) (mini), he landed a role as Steven in Frozen (2005), which eventually led him to play the lead role in the big hit BBC drama North & South (2004) (TV). Other than appearing on screen, he has also appeared on stage--in, for example, Macbeth and Hamlet. IMDb Mini Biography By: Jen

Trivia / Önemsiz Şeyler
To get into character as Lee, his role in "Cold Feet" (1997), he took up aqua aerobics.He plays the cello, guitar, and flute.His parents are John, an engineer, and Margaret, a secretary.At 17, joined a circus in Budapest for six weeks to get his Equity card.Previous jobs include packing boxes in a warehouse, worked at a laser gun place and took front-of-house jobs in the theatre but continued to go to drama classes.Started acting career in musical theatre.At age 14, he persuaded his parents to send him to a vocational school in Coventry where he could develop his musical talents.Joined the Royal Shakespeare Company at age 28 for 18 months.His older brother's name is Chris.

Personal Quotes / Kişisel Alıntılar
""I try to be quite a detailed actor. People were really picking up on that. Even if it was just a flicker of the eye or something, they got it.""""You can spend a bit of yourself when you give yourself to a character. At the end of a job, you have to remind yourself who and what you are.""""Live acting is a kind of adventure sport. I don't go abseiling or snowboarding, but I sometimes think that stepping out on stage can have the same kind of adrenaline rush.""