Richard Armitage at event of Into the Storm (2014)
 
				
				
						 Caption: Richard Armitage at event of Into the Storm (2014)
																																				
						Actor, Soundtrack
						Born: August 22, 1971
						Star sign: Leo
						Height: 6' 2½" (1.89 m)
						Known for: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013), The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
						Source: IMDB
						Richard Crispin Armitage was born and raised in Leicester, England, to Margaret (Hendey), a secretary, and John Armitage, an engineer. He attended Pattison College in Binley Road, Coventry, and studied at LAMDA (the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art). His first appearance on the screen was in a small role in This Year's Love (1999), but it ...