Richard Armitage

Richard Armitage is a British theatre and film actor. Two-time winner of the Saturn Prize. He was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for his theatrical work and also won the Broadway World UK Awards. The Russian-speaking viewer became popular after the role of the king of dwarves Torin Dubosit in the film trilogy of Peter Jackson "The Hobbit".

Richard Crispin Armitage was born on August 22, 1971 in The Small Village of Hankot, near Leicester, England. His father, John Armitage, was an atomic engineer and his mother Margaret Armitage worked as a school secretary. He was the second child in the family, Richard has an older brother Christopher.

Since childhood he was interested in music and acting. For the first time on the stage he appeared as an elf in the play "The Hobbit", and then assured that his future wants to connect with creativity. He goes to Brockington College, where he is taught vocals and playing musical instruments. Richard can play guitar, flute and cello.

At the age of 14, he became a student at Pattison College, where he studied the basics of acting. Having received a diploma, the future actor decides on his adult independent act. He goes to Hungary with a circus troupe.

Six weeks he tours with artists, but for the most part performs the role of an auxiliary worker - then cleans the cages, then assists on the arena of the main actors of the circus. However, his main goal was to get an actor's union card, which would give him the right to audition.

Back in England, he still gets it. This was followed by a series of roles in various musicals, including the famous Cats. But soon Richard Armitage realizes that musicals are not exactly what he dreamed of. He wanted to be more truthful on the stage, and in musical productions everything looked too playful and pretentious.

So he enrolled in the London Academy of Music and Drama at the Faculty of Dramatic Art. After graduating, the young actor began working for the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has appeared in productions of The Duchess of Malfi, Macbeth and Hamlet. But the theater did not give Richard full employment, and although he always saw himself as an actor of theater, began to work more and more on television projects.

While still at the academy, Armitage got a role in the film "Star Wars: The Hidden Threat." However, during the installation all the scenes with his participation were safely cut out. But since then, the actor has regularly appeared in episodic roles in various British TV series.

His first notable work on television is a supporting role in the mini-series "Sparkhouse" - a modern interpretation of "Wuthering Heights." He played the faithful, patient and hard-working John Standring.

But after this role was followed by a series of negative characters. The actor himself then said that he likes to play "bad" characters, because in their images he can be aggressive, immoral, and he is allowed to do all sorts of nasty things, which in real life he can not afford.

In 2004, Richard Armitage was cast as John Thornton in the BBC series North and South based on the work of Elizabeth Gaskell. Its unprecedented popularity among the audience was a real surprise for the creators of the series. The tape was advertised very little, but the audience was imbued with Mr. Thornton. In the premiere days on the BBC website there was such an influx of users that the resource could not stand and "collapsed".

In 2006, he took on the role of Robin Hood's main antagonist in the series of the same name. The image of knight-villain Guy Gisborne becomes the second after John Thornton "visit card" actor.

In 2008, he joined the spy series Ghosts, where he played senior officer Lucas North. For the role, he lost 10 kg, and for scenes where the actor had to be with a naked torso, he was made up for about 2 hours - so much time spent on tattooing.

Richard got his first Hollywood role in 2010. He played Nazi spy Heinz Kruger in Captain America: The First Avenger. That's when director Peter Jackson noticed it. He invited Armitage to the role of gnome Torin Duboshit in his trilogy about the Hobbit. This film history has been a resounding success for both viewers and film critics.

In 2015, the actor joined the cast of the American television thriller NBC "Hannibal". He took on the role of Francis Dolarhaid, a serial killer. In 2016, Richard Armitage played King Oleron in Alice in the Looking Glass. In the same year, the series "Berlin Residence" was released, where the actor got the main role.

Armitage never forgot about the theater and always wanted to return to the stage. He succeeded in 2014. He played John Proctor in The Ordeal. The production made an unprecedented furore. The show took place 17 weeks in a row, day in and day out, and on weekends - twice a day. In the same year, the actor was awarded the "Broadway World UK Awards" in the category "Best Lead Actor", and in 2015 was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award.

On the issue of personal life Armitage is stingy on the comments. He tries not to give it to the public. But fans of the statuesny (his height 187 cm), blue-eyed brunette do not stop figuring out the details of his love affairs. It is known that for several years he met with actress Annabelle Capper. But she never became a wife to him.

But after filming in "The Hobbit" began to rumors about his unconventional orientation. It's like he's having an affair with his film colleague, Lee Pace, who played Tandoweil. It is noteworthy that the actors did not give refutations to these speculations.

On Instagram, Armitage prefers not to post their joint photos. Yes, and there is no need for them, their shared photos and so abound in the open access on the web. They are noticed by the paparazzi at the premiere of the film, then just walking together on the street. But, of course, it cannot be ruled out that it is just a friendship.

Meticulous fans continued their "investigation" and increasingly began to notice that men regularly appear in each other's clothes. That Pace will light up in a leather jacket Armitage, then Richard will appear on the set in an old sweater Lee.

Kaming-out none of them did, although the glossy American LGBT magazine "OUT" included the name of Lee Pace in the hundred most coveted gay bachelors. So far, Richard Armitage has not made any official statements about his relationship and orientation.

The actor continues to actively act in movies. In February 2018, he took part in Julie Delpi's "My zoe". In an interview, he said that he could not help but be interested in such a scenario - it's a tragic story of a divorced couple who care for his little daughter. However, the exact date of the premiere is not known yet.

Also in 2018, a film starring Armitage - a spin-off of danny Ocean's friends trilogy - "Ocean's 8 Girlfriends" - was released. And the cast of the picture is truly brilliant - Sandra Bullock, Anne Hathaway, Cate Blanchett, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, Matt Damon and many others. And in January 2020, the show "Stranger" with Richard in the title role began.

2002 - "Ghostbusters" 2004 - "North and South" 2006 - "The Vicar of Dibley" 2006 - "Robin Hood" 2011 - "The First Avenger" 2012 - "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" 2013 - "The Hobbit: Smaug's Wasteland" 2014 - "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" 2015 - "Hannibal" 2016 - "Alice in the Looking Glass" 2016 - TV series "Berlin Residence" 2018 - Ocean's Eight Girlfriends 2020 - "The Stranger"

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