Richard Armitage Biography
Richard Crispin Armitage is a British actor who is best known for starring in several movies and tv shows over the years. He received recognition in the UK with his first leading role as John Thornton in the British television program North & South.
Richard Armitage Age
Richard Armitage was born and raised in Leicester, England on 22nd, August 1971. He will be turning 52 years old come August 2023.
Richard Armitage Height
Richard’s height is 1.89m
Richard Armitage Family
Richard is the younger son of Margaret Armitage, a secretary, and John Armitage, an engineer. He has an older brother named Chris Armitage.
Richard Armitage Marriage
Currently, Richard Armitage is not married or in a romantic relationship with anyone.
We will update this section as soon as the relationship status is made public.
Richard Armitage Education
He attended Huncote Community Primary School in Huncote, Leicestershire, and began secondary school at the local comprehensive school, Brockington College in Enderby.
At Brockington, Armitage pursued his interest in music, playing the cello in school and local orchestras, and learning how to play the flute. By the age of 14, having secured a grant from the Leicestershire Authority, he successfully persuaded his mother to allow him to transfer to Pattison College in Coventry, an independent boarding school specializing in the performing arts so that he could focus on drama and dance. By the time he finished school, he had achieved A Levels in music and English, and acting experience in local amateur and professional productions.
Richard Armitage Career
After completing the program at Pattison College in 1988, Armitage joined the Nachtcircus in Budapest for six months to obtain his Equity Card, a requirement at the time for entertainment professionals to work in the United Kingdom. Returning to the UK, he pursued a career in musical theatre working as an assistant choreographer to Kenn Oldfield and performing in various productions.
By 1992, he began to doubt if musical theatre was the right career path, so he enrolled at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in 1993 to further study acting.
In 2004, Armitage landed his first leading role as textile mill owner John Thornton in the BBC adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell’s North & South, from then he has managed to build a name for himself over the years in the entertainment industry.
Richard Armitage is known for several movies and tv shows. Some of them include;
- The Hobbit Trilogy.
- The Stranger.
- The Crucible.
- North and South.
- The Man From Rome.
- Berlin Station.
- Brain On Fire.
- Ocean’s 8.
- Into the Storm.
- Robin Hood.
- Stay Close.
- Obsession (2023)
Richard Armitage’s Net Worth
Richard Armitage has an estimated net worth of around $ 10 million- $ 20 million.
