Name
Richard Crispin Armitage
Birthplace
Huncote, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Birth date
August 22, 1971
Occupation
Actor
Active Years
1988–present
Richard Armitage is an English television and film actor, best known from his role of Thorin II Oakenshield in Sir Peter Jackson's The Hobbit Trilogy.
General information[]
When he was young he studied music (playing a cello, singing, playing a flute), dancing and acting. He gained A Levels in music and English.