2014Nominee
Best Performance
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Richard Armitage
Actor
Leicester, England, UK
August 22, 1971
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2012Nominee
Best Performance
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2013Winner
Best Performance
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Career Highlights
2011Highlight
Best Performance
Captain America: The First Avenger
1999Highlight
Best Performance
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Video
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug