Richard is a british actor best known internationally for his portrayal of thorin in the hobbit trilogy. Richard armitage interview thorin the hobbit an unexpected journey by red carpet news tv. Following his celebrated performance of david copperfield, armitage. Richard armitage interview spooks 9 and cooking segment youtube. Dec 18, 2015 richard armitage says pal aidan turner loves being a sex symbol the hobbit costars are both screen heart throbs but armitage reckons his actor friend is more comfortable being an object of. Aug 21, 2017 richard crispin armitage born 22 august 1971 is an english actor famous for his roles as john thornton in north and south, guy of gisborne in robin hood, and lucas north in spooks. Audible presents a special edition of the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde narrated by richard armitage. A new person moves into his apartment complex with her pug, henry. Well the armitage army and internet are all abuzz over a few hints recently dropped by richard armitage that he may have just auditioned for the role of a lifetime.
As awardwinning spy drama spooks returns to bbc one this autumn for its ninth series, richard armitage, who plays mi5s lucas north, tells programme information whats in store. Richard armitageoriginal female characters richard armitage. Photo richard armitage is the perfect gentleman in a tuxedo on the cover of da man magazines december 2015 issue, out on newsstands now. Richard armitage on berlin station by uinterview richard armitage is an english actor. Bbc press office richard armitage joins the cast of.
My chat with richard armitage lucas from june 2010 about the upcoming series of spooks on bbc1 try amazon prime here amazing ric. Spookss new star is taking the programme very seriously. Snarling and characteristically furious, armitage plays the canadian brawler with a light naturalistic touch thats well within the classic noir tradition of an. The morning after i still cant stop thinking about the haunting story line and the brilliant acting. News richard armitage central unofficial site for the. Bbc bbc one programmes spooks lucas north character. Snarling and characteristically furious, armitage plays the canadian brawler with a light naturalistic touch thats well within the classic noir tradition of an outsized man hiding from the very fact of existence. Bbc spooks website interview with richard armitage 2008. Richard has been interviewed by naxos audiobooks regarding his reading of venetia by georgette heyer.
He has found success in theater, television, voiceacting, and more. He responded by saying that he loved the toronto crew and would happily come back to the city, and as well enjoyed his experience shooting in vancouver. The next day september the second episode was shown. Later in march 2008, the bbc announced that richard armitage would join the series as lucas north. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of mi5 officers based at the services thames house headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as the grid. Oct 23, 2008 spookss new star is taking the programme very seriously. Exclusive first look at the hobbit dwarves from rise up. Richard armitage interview spooks 9 and cooking segment. By the start of season six, the bbcs mi5 has thoroughly established itself as one of the worlds premier drama shows. I think he was probably very tall when he was at school, maybe a bit shy and selfconscious, and possibly a bit of a mums boy. Spooks 10 reasons its so popular richard armitage youtube. Richard armitage central unofficial site for the british. Feb 28, 2011 this little clip originally appears on.
He has found success in theater, television, voiceacting, and more recently film. The first avenger, spooks, strike back, robin hood, north and south, vicar of dibley latest news, pictures, artwork and multimedia. The one standout exception is richard armitages logan. Apr 09, 2017 richard armitage on berlin station by uinterview richard armitage is an english actor. Richard armitage, best known as the oily guy of gisborne in bbc1s arch take on the robin hood tales, is the latest handsome male to. Unofficial site for the british actor richard armitage the hobbit, captain america. Lucas north, formerly known as john bateman, is a fictional character from the bbc espionage television series spooks known in the united states as mi5, which. He is currently cast as thorin oakenshield in the threefilm adaptation of the hobbit. A little interview of richard armitage in his trailer talking about the latest spooks mi5 season and his character lucas north. Spooks series 7 aired from october december 2008 on bbc1. Richard armitage in netflixs new thriller the stranger happily, hes able to lean into the dad bod of which, for the record, i see no evidence beneath his white tshirt. The admission came during an interview with the hindu when their reporter wondered aloud if there was a onceinalifetime role his heart desired to which armitage. Jan 18, 2011 interview with richard armitage on lorraine show about spooks 9, aired 17th september, 2010.
Trivia 36 to get into character as lee, his role in cold feet 1997, he took up aqua aerobics. We began our interview with the esteemed actor by mentioning how much we enjoyed his performance as the great red dragon in hannibal. The fourth series of spooks began transmission on monday 12 september 2005 on bbc one at 9 pm with the first of a twopart story. Yesterday evening i went to see this play as a movie and im not able to give it enough praise. Weve been fans of richard armitage for a number of years.
I added closed captioning and posted a transcript on my blog at. Some of his other notable roles include programs on british tv, such as lucas north in spooks, john. Feb 27, 2011 a little interview of richard armitage in his trailer talking about the latest spooks mi5 season and his character lucas north. October 29, 2017 sleepwalker is the latest film from director elliott lester.
Born in leicester, england, richard armitage is an actor, who found international fame playing thorin oakenshield in peter jacksons film series of the hobbit. Entire daman photo set and interview of richard armitage. Richard armitage interview on sleepwalker by following films. Dec 04, 2014 yesterday evening i went to see this play as a movie and im not able to give it enough praise. Here is an edited and condensed version of our conversation with richard armitage. This interview was previously on the bbc website, now no longer available. Cybersmile ambassador richard armitage talks life online. See more ideas about richard armitage, actor and john thornton. Armitage stars in the series the first season is ten episodes, which air on epix sunday nights. Was named after king richard iii, as he was born on the anniversary of the day the king was killed in battle. The previous five seasons have woven drama, intrigue, excitement, and intelligent storytelling together in a manner rarely seen in television, and each season has seen us wonder how the enterprise could possible maintain such an accomplishment, yet is only to outdo itself. Richard introduces his new character lucas north, prior to the launch of spooks series 7. We are excited to bring you an interview from the latest member of our cybersmile family brand new ambassador, richard armitage. He is currently cast as thorin oakenshield in the threefilm.
Includes cooking segment with richard and richard philips. Spooks known as mi5 in some countries is a british television spy drama series that originally aired on bbc one from may 2002 to 23 october 2011, consisting of 10 series. See more ideas about richard armitage, actor and john. Especially richard armitage as john proctor simply took my breath away. Richard armitage berlin station interview buzzy mag. With robert louis stevensons the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde, richard armitage tells the story of a conflicted man who seeks a remedy to free the monster inside him from the clutches of his conscience. Richard armitage on forgiveness and intention ode to white teeth forgiveness and intention hi everyone, its stop cyberbullying day im honoured to once again be an ambassador for this organisation which helps so many people young.
Richard armitage says pal aidan turner loves being a sex symbol the hobbit costars are both screen heart throbs but armitage reckons his actor friend is more comfortable being an object of. Former spooks and the hobbit star richard armitage joins lorraine to talk about his massive new netflix series the stranger, which sees him star alongside dervla kirwan and jennifer saunders. The 11 minute audio clip consists of an interview followed by an excerpt from the audio book. Lucas north, formerly known as john bateman, is a fictional character from the bbc espionage television series spooks known in the united states as mi5, which follows the exploits of section d, a counterterrorism division of mi5. Jan 25, 2012 my chat with richard armitage lucas from june 2010 about the upcoming series of spooks on bbc1 try amazon prime here amazing ric. The stranger article and interview richard armitage central. Nov 28, 2014 thanks to richard armitage us facebook page for providing the entire article. Aug 06, 2012 this interview was previously on the bbc website, now no longer available. The following week spooks assumed a 9 pm thursday slot, a break from the monday 9 pm slot the previous series had traditionally occupied.
Richard armitage is an actor who has a lot of fans that have been looking forward to seeing his face. The battle of the five armies, the vicar of dibley, twister, urban and the shed crew 28 comments. You get to an age when youre not totty any more by ed potton published at 12. We have now uploaded our 8page transcript of christopher maynards fascinating interview with richard for following films to our library. Yes, because he was so committed to his cause, and his belief in that cause was very real.
Richard ends up with a kitten and he has never owned a cat before. Richard armitage dresses like james bond for da man cover. Richard armitage interview thorin the hobbit an unexpected journey. This page contains a list of print and online interviews with richard armitage from 2002 to the present day and will be updated with older interviews as they become available. Here we celebrate the work and talent of the english actor, richard armitage, and. Bbc press office network tv programme information bbc. Richard armitage hannibal, into the storm, north and south, oceans 8, pride and prejudice, richard armitage, the crucible, the hobbit. See more ideas about richard armitage, john thornton and actor. Richard crouse interviews richard armitage by richard crouse. Tagged richard armitage, spooks, the stranger, uncle vanya. The morning after i still cant stop thinking about the haunting. Richard armitage reveals he was purposely waterboarded to. North is portrayed by british actor richard armitage.
Bbc press office richard armitage joins the cast of hit. The actor found that his last days on spooks was generally upsetting and welled up on his final day. Richard armitage 30second spooks interview youtube. Richard armitage on forgiveness and intention ode to white teeth forgiveness and intention hi everyone, its stop cyberbullying day im honoured to once again be an ambassador for this organisation which helps so many people young and old navigate the web and. In spooks and strike back, swimming at least 50 laps a day to prepare for the role of heinz kruger in captain. This is the link to the first page and, as usual, you can find your way through the rest of the interview and, the library by using the librarys thumbnails. Weve added a 3page transcript of the andrew marr interview with richard armitage to our library. Thanks to richard armitage us facebook page for providing the entire article. Richard armitage says pal aidan turner loves being a sex. The character was designed by the producers to become a new heroic figure, and to become much more distant than adam. Read our may 2008 interview with richard armitage who plays guy of gisbourne on robin hood. Epixs new espionage thriller berlin station, created by olen steinhauer, obliges them.
Troubled by bouts of sleepwalking and disturbing nightmares, graduate student sarah foster goes to her universitys sleep research center for help. Transcript of the bbc wales interview with richard armitage and hannah johnkamen. The uks favourite team of spies are gaining a new member in the form of richard armitage, who joins rupert penryjones, hermione norris and peter firth on the grid for series seven of spooks on. Here we celebrate the work and talent of the english actor, richard armitage, and the members of the fan forum his work inspires. Interview with richard armitage on lorraine show about spooks 9, aired 17th september, 2010. Richard armitage lifestyle, net worth, wife, girlfriends, age, biography, family, car, facts, wiki.
London sunday times interviews richard armitage armitage. Richard armitage official sites, and other sites with posters, videos, photos and more. Richard armitage talked about the evolution of his character in season two and his interesting. Your character in pilgrimage has a lot of humanity.