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Richard Armitage is a British actor who has acted in films, series, theater and voiceovers. Richard Armitage is popular for his role in John Thornton’s infamous British television show ‘North & South’.
Early life and childhood
Richard Armitage was born on August 22, 1971 and currently it is 48 years. His full name is Richard Crispin Armitage and his zodiac sign is Leo. Likewise, he was born in Huncote, Leicestershire, England. His nationality is British, he belongs to white ethnicity and follows Christianity. Similarly, he was born to John Armitage, who is an engineer, and Margaret Armitage, who is a secretary. He has an older brother, Chris Armitage.
Likewise, since he was little he has liked to play various musical instruments. He played the cello during school days and was also part of the local orchestra. Likewise, he also played the flute. Furthermore, reflecting on his educational background, he completed his primary education at Huncote Community Primary School. Additionally, he attended Brockington College, which was a coeducational Church of England secondary school.
Similarly, after obtaining a scholarship from the ‘Leicestershire Authority’, he transferred to Pattinson College. This is a non-selective independent school specializing in performing arts. Likewise, she chose music and English at A-Levels in 1988. During her school days she participated in local professional and amateur theater productions. Additionally, he acted in the stage production of ‘The Hobbit’ as an elf at the ‘New Alexandra Theatre’ in Birmingham. However, after a season at Pattison College, he left for Budapest, Hungary, and remained a part of ‘Nachtcircus’. He went there for 6 months to get his ‘Equity Card’ and start his career in professional entertainment in the UK.
Richard Armitage – Net worth 2023
Richard Armitage has a net worth of $13 million. His main source of income is acting. However, there is no information about the total value of his assets.
Theater career
Richard Armitage began his career in theater as assistant choreographer to Kenn Oldfield. Furthermore, this was a musical theater and has been part of musicals such as ‘Cats’ and ’42nd Street’. Likewise, he began his dramatic career with plays in ‘Death of a Salesman’ and ‘The Real Thing’. However, he was initially skeptical about choosing a career in musical theater. Likewise, he continued his career and studies in acting. Furthermore, he joined ‘LAMDA’ in 1993 and completed a 3-year program before returning to the stage.
Furthermore, in addition to this, he worked on other theater shows for various theaters. She worked for ‘Birmingham Repertory Theatre’ on shows such as ‘Hamlet’ and ‘The Four Alice Bakers’. Following this, he worked for ‘The Royal Shakespeare Company’ in their production ‘Of Macbeth’. Likewise, he played ‘Jez’ in ‘Use Me as Your Cardigan’ from ‘Charm Offensive’.
Likewise, his theatrical drama ‘The Crucible’ was distributed in cinemas throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was later converted to ‘Digital Theatre’ for recording and made available for digital download worldwide. Following this, he played ‘Kenneth’ in the play ‘Love, Love, Love’ in the ‘Laura Pels Theatre’ production. This was his first theatrical role on the American stage. Likewise, his latest work is ‘Uncle Vanya’.
Subtitle: Richard Armitage’s last play in ‘Uncle Vanya’. Source: Instagram
Movies and TV series.
Likewise, while doing plays, he began working on both movies and television shows. He made his television debut by playing John Standring in ‘Sparkhouse’. Likewise, he rose to fame with the British historical drama ‘North & South’ in the role of textile factory owner ‘John Thornton’. In addition, he acted in several television series such as ‘The Impressionists’, ‘Robin Hood’ and ‘And Spooks’.
In addition, he made his film debut in 2005 with his first performance in the British psychological thriller ‘Frozen’. Likewise, he has also played ‘Thorin Oakenshield’ in the production of three ‘The Hobbit’ films. Apart from this, he has acted in other films in ‘The Hobbit Series’, ‘An Unexpected Journey’, ‘The Desolation of Smaug’, ‘And the Battle of the Five Armies’. Additionally, he had a blockbuster performance in the disaster movie ‘Into the Storm’. Likewise, his outstanding performance is in films like ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’, ‘Brain on Fire’, ‘And Ocean’s 8’.
Caption: Cover image of the famous television show ‘North & South’. Source: Instagram
voice acting
Additionally, acting in theater and film, Richard Armitage craves his niche as a voice actor for his distinctive baritone voice. He debuted in voice acting with his performance in the television series ‘Robin Hood’. Likewise, he began narrating the audiobook version of the first four episodes of the series. Following this, he worked as a narrator in several other audiobooks such as ‘Sylvester’, ‘Venetia’ and ‘The Convenient Marriage’.
Likewise, she has also provided her narration in various television documentaries such as ‘Homes of Hell’, ‘School of Surgery’ and ‘Elsa: the lioness who changed the world’. In addition, she has also worked in various radio and television commercials. Similarly, her lead voice role was in the American adult animated web series, ‘Castlevania’. Likewise, she is the lead voice in the leading role of the podcast series ‘The Logan’/’Wolverine’ ‘Wolverine’ and ‘Sticher’.
Awards
Additionally, Richard Armitage’s theatrical performance in ‘The Old Vic’ stands out in which he played the role of ‘John Proctor’. This act was a critically acclaimed and commercially successful play. Additionally, he received the ‘Broadway World: UK’ award for ‘Best Leading Actor in a New Production of a Play’. Likewise, for his performance in the series ‘Hannibal’, Richard has received the ‘Saturn Award’ for ‘Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series’.
Likewise, he has received the ‘Saturn Award’ for ‘The Hobbit’ in the ‘Best Supporting Actor in Film’ category. Furthermore, he was awarded the ‘Best Actor’ award at the ‘NIFF’ for his performance in the film ‘Urban and the Shed’. Likewise, for his work on ‘Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: A Novel’, he won the ‘Audible Award’ for ‘Audiobook of the Year’.
Brand endorsements
Being a successful actor and voice actor, Richard Armitage has certainly gained a lot of influence over his audience. Furthermore, the actor has also worked on several brand endorsement deals. Likewise, he has voiced a commercial about Pure New Zealand.
civil status
Likewise, Richard Armitage is heterosexual and single. Currently, he is not in a romantic relationship with anyone. However, in the past he was in love with Samantha Colley. The two got engaged in 2016 and unfortunately broke up in 2017.
Caption: Richard Armitage with his ex-girlfriend Samantha Colley (Source: Evening Standard)
Body measurements
Reflecting on his body measurement, Richard Armitage is 6 feet 2 inches tall (74 inches) and weighs around 93 kg. Likewise, he has a masculine body with a charming personality. His handsome face complements well with his pair of blue eyes and dark brown hair.
Richard Armitage – Social Networks
Likewise, his presence on social networks is active on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. She joined Twitter on August 2014 and has 233,000 followers on his @RCArmitage account. Similarly, his Instagram username is @richardcarmitage and he has 139,000 followers. He has even gained a lot of followers through Facebook, with more than 10.5 thousand followers.
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