| Richard Armitage | |
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 Richard Armitage at the BAFTA TV Awards 2007 |
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| Born | Richard Crispin Armitage 22 August 1971 Leicester, England |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1998 - present |
Richard Armitage (born 22 August 1971) is an English actor.
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Career
Born in Leicester, he went to Huncote Primary School in Huncote[citation needed], later Brockington College in Enderby and then Pattison College in Coventry, and then studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). At 17 he joined a circus in Budapest for 6 weeks to gain his Equity Card.[1][2] 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.
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 various musicals, including Cats as Admetus and Macavity.
In 2006 Armitage took on the major role of Sir Guy of Gisborne in the BBC series Robin Hood. On playing Gisborne, who kills Maid Marian, he said, "Guy is a dream part and I can't wait to start filming the third series in Hungary in May. But it will be weird without Lucy [Griffiths]. To kill the woman you love is a very hard part to play. I questioned the writers, and I'm still not sure I agree with it."[3] Series 3 of Robin Hood started on 28 March 2009. Armitage's character, Guy of Gisborne, was killed off in the last episode.[4]
Armitage appeared in a two-part Christmas special of The Vicar of Dibley, as Harry Kennedy – the vicar's new love interest (and eventual husband). On 8 April 2007 he starred in George Gently, a detective drama, with Martin Shaw and Lee Ingleby. Armitage played biker Ricky Deeming.
On 9 May 2007, he appeared in the BBC Four production of Miss Marie Lloyd - Queen of The Music Hall. playing Marie Lloyd's first husband, Percy Courtenay. He also appeared in the Granada TV production of Agatha Christie's novel Ordeal by Innocence as the character Philip Durrant.
Armitage joined the cast of Spooks for series 7 which began on 27 October 2008 in the UK, as the character Lucas North. In March 2009 he began filming for Series 8 of Spooks, which began airing in November 2009.
On 20 May 2009, he appeared in the BBC1 drama Moving On as John Mulligan.
He is involved in producing a drama based on the life of Richard III.[2] He previously lived with his girlfriend in London, but she has now moved out.[5][6][7][8]
Theatre (selection)
- 1998: Hamlet as Bernardo
- 1999: The Four Alice Bakers as Young Ritchie
- 1999: Macbeth (Royal Shakespeare Company) as Angus
- 2000: The Duchess of Malfi (Royal Shakespeare Company) as Delio
Filmography
Television
- 1995: Boon as Man in pub
- 1999: Cleopatra as Epiphanes
- 2001: Casualty: "Playing with Fire" as Craig Parker
- 2001: Doctors: "Good Companions" as Dr Tom Steel
- 2001: Macbeth (Royal Shakespeare Company) as Angus
- 2002: Spooks (series 1): "Traitor's Gate" as Armed Police Officer Bob
- 2002: Sparkhouse as John Standring
- 2003: Cold Feet (series 5) as Lee
- 2003: Ultimate Force (series 2) as Captain Ian Macalwain
- 2003: Between the Sheets as Paul Andrews
- 2004: North and South as John Thornton
- 2005: ShakespeaRe-Told (Macbeth) as Peter Macduff
- 2005: The Golden Hour as Dr Alec Track
- 2005: The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: "In Divine Proportion" as Philip Turner
- 2005: Malice Aforethought as William Chatford
- 2006: The Impressionists as young Claude Monet
- 2006: Robin Hood (series 1-3; series regular) as Sir Guy of Gisborne
- 2006: The Vicar of Dibley as Harry Jasper Kennedy, 2 Episodes and Red Nose Day Special
- 2007: George Gently as Ricky Deeming
- 2007: Miss Marie Lloyd - Queen of The Music Hall as Percy Courtenay
- 2007: Agatha Christie's Marple: Ordeal by Innocence as Philip Durrant
- 2008: Spooks (series 7 - present) as Senior Case Officer Lucas North
- 2009: Moving On (Episode 3 - Drowning Not Waving) as John Mulligan
Film
- 1999: This Year's Love as Smug man at party
- 1999: Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace as Bravo fighter pilot
- 2005: Frozen as Steven
Public Appearances
- 2003: RI:SE (17 November 2003)
- 2004: GMTV (12 November 2004)
- 2006: Jonathan Ross's World of Robin Hood
- 2006: National TV Awards (1 November 2006)
- 2006: BAFTA Children's Awards (26 November, 2006)
- 2007: BAFTA TV Awards (20 May 2007)
- 2007: GMTV (3 October 2007)
- 2007: The Five Women In Film And Television Awards (7 December 2007)
- 2008: This Morning (27 October 2008)
- 2008: BBC One Breakfast Show (27 October 2008)
- 2009: The Story of the Costume Drama (3 December 2008)
- 2009: BBC Showcase (report in the BBC One Breakfast Show) (25 February 2009)
- 2009: GMTV (25 March 2009)
- 2009: BAFTA TV Awards (26 April 2009)
Discography
- 2006: Robin Hood: Will You Tolerate This?
- 2006: Robin Hood: Sheriff Got Your Tongue?
- 2006: Robin Hood: Who Shot The Sheriff?
- 2006: Robin Hood: Parent Hood
- 2007: The Lords of the North
- 2009: Robin Hood: The Witch Finders
- 2009: Robin Hood: The Siege
- 2009: Sylvester
Other Credits
- 2006: CBeebies Bedtime Hour (9-13 October 2006)
- 2007: Channel 4: Empire's Children, narrator (2 July 2007)
- 2007: BBC Radio 4: The Ted Hughes Letters, as Ted Hughes (29 October 2007)
- 2007: BBC Radio 2: A War Less Ordinary, narrator (10 November 2007)
- 2009: ITV1: Homes from Hell, as narrator (3 March 2009)[9]
- 2009: Channel 4: The Great Sperm Race, as narrator (23 March 2009)[10]
References
- ^ Nicol, Patricia (April 30, 2006)"Move over Darcey". The Sunday Times. Retrieved on 22 March 2008.
- ^ a b "Interview on GMTV with Lorraine Kelly". GMTV. 2007-10-03.
- ^ "Behind the Scenes - RT Covers Party". Radio Times. 2008-02-09. p. 14.
- ^ "http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/02_february/18/robin.shtml
- ^ Kevin Maher: "Richard Armitage joins the cast of Spooks", Times Online. From: 18 October 2008, Retrieved on: 26 July 2009
- ^ Vicki Power: "Richard Armitage on his army of female fans", Hello. From: 04. November 2008, Retrieved on: 26 July 2009
- ^ Allison Pearson: "http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1218824/Me-sex-god-Spooks-star-Richard-Armitage-army-female-fans.html", "Daily Mail". From: 10 October 2009, Retrived on: 11 October 2009
- ^ Steve Hendry: "http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/showbiz-news/celebrity-interviews/2009/10/24/i-rarely-turn-down-work-after-years-of-struggling-says-spooks-star-richard-armitage-86908-21770162/ ", "Daily Record". From: 24 October 2009, Retrived on: 25 October 2009
- ^ What's On TV
- ^ The Great Sperm Race
External links
- Richard Armitage at the British Film Institute
- Richard Armitage at the Internet Movie Database
- Richard Armitage at bbc.co.uk Drama Faces
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