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Richard Armitage

1971 - Today

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Richard Crispin Armitage (; born 22 August 1971) is an English actor, voice actor, and author. He received recognition in the UK with his first leading role as John Thornton in the British television programme North & South (2004). His role as dwarf king and leader Thorin Oakenshield in Peter Jackson's film trilogy adaptation of The Hobbit brought him international recognition. Other notable roles include John Proctor in Yaël Farber's stage production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible, Francis Dolarhyde in the American television series Hannibal, Lucas North in the British television drama Spooks, John Porter in the British television drama Strike Back, Daniel Miller in the EPIX spy series Berlin Station and Guy of Gisborne in the British television drama Robin Hood. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Armitage is the 3,273rd most popular actor (down from 3,121st in 2019), the 2,985th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,629th in 2019) and the 405th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Richard Armitage ranks 3,273 out of 13,578. Before him are Richard Kiley, James Russo, Florence Lee, Howard Keel, Akira Takarada, and Leo White. After him are Andrew Robinson, Jane Adams, Felicity Jones, Ruth Wilson, Wagner Moura, and Eileen Brennan.

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Among people born in 1971, Richard Armitage ranks 111. Before him are Aphex Twin, Bobby Jindal, Tiffany Darwish, Patricia Velásquez, Sandra Oh, and Kjetil André Aamodt. After him are Matthew Vaughn, Howard Webb, Justin Theroux, Luigi Di Biagio, Chris Vance, and Gina Raimondo.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Armitage ranks 2,986 out of 8,785. Before him are Delroy Lindo (1952), John Ford (1586), Matthew Garber (1956), Basil Bernstein (1924), Sidney Gilchrist Thomas (1850), and Alexander Bain (1810). After him are Arthur Owen (1915), Anna Kingsford (1846), Felicity Jones (1983), David C. Jewitt (1958), Ruth Wilson (1982), and Dora Boothby (1881).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Richard Armitage ranks 405. Before him are Jonny Lee Miller (1972), Rita Tushingham (1942), Phyllida Law (1932), Lulu (1948), Delroy Lindo (1952), and Matthew Garber (1956). After him are Felicity Jones (1983), Ruth Wilson (1982), Tim McInnerny (1956), Maryam d'Abo (1960), Ellen Terry (1847), and Anthony Dawson (1916).

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