Portrait of Richard Armitage

Acting

Richard Armitage

Career

Active from 2001 to 2026, busiest in 2017 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
33
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for North & South
North & South
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Richard Armitage Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    0.7, average 2.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Satire & Parody
    1.2, average 2.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 6
  • Character Study 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Domestic Thriller 2
  • Family Drama 2
  • Contemporary Issues 2
  • Twist-Heavy Narrative 2
  • Unreliable Narrator 2
  • Slow-Burn Tension 2
  • Immersive World-Building 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

59
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Now & Then
Now & Then

as Chris

2020s

14 titles Β· average score 60
Winter
Winter (2026)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show Β· as Dr Ethan Winter

Missing You
Missing You (2025)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show Β· as Ellis Stagger

Fool Me Once
Fool Me Once (2024)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show Β· as Joe Burkett

Red Eye
Red Eye (2024)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show Β· as Dr. Matthew Nolan

Obsession
Obsession (2023)
GoodWatch score 38

TV show Β· as William Farrow

The Boy in the Woods
The Boy in the Woods (2023)
GoodWatch score 71

as Jasko

The Man from Rome
The Man from Rome (2022)
GoodWatch score 34

as Father Quart

Stay Close
Stay Close (2021)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show Β· as Ray Levine

Space Sweepers
Space Sweepers (2021)
GoodWatch score 68

as James SullivanΒ / The CEO of UTS

The Stranger
The Stranger (2020)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show Β· as Adam Price

Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya (2020)
GoodWatch score 75

as Astrov

The Lodge
The Lodge (2020)
GoodWatch score 64

as Richard

2010s

18 titles Β· average score 64
My Zoe
My Zoe (2019)
GoodWatch score 54

as James Lewis

Castlevania
Castlevania (2017)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show Β· as Trevor Belmont (voice)

Brain on Fire
Brain on Fire (2017)
GoodWatch score 44

as Tom Cahalan

Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage (2017)
GoodWatch score 62

as Raymond De Merville

Sleepwalker
Sleepwalker (2017)
GoodWatch score 45

as Dr. Scott White

Berlin Station
Berlin Station (2016)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show Β· as Daniel Miller

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
GoodWatch score 65

as Thorin Oakenshield

Into the Storm
Into the Storm (2014)
GoodWatch score 42

as Gary Morris

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
GoodWatch score 73

as Thorin Oakenshield

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
GoodWatch score 69

as Thorin Oakenshield

Captain America: The First Avenger
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
GoodWatch score 71

as Heinz Kruger

Strike Back
Strike Back (2010)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show Β· as John Porter

2000s

18 titles Β· average score 72
The Great Sperm Race
The Great Sperm Race (2009)

as Narrator (Voice)

Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall (2007)
GoodWatch score 61

as Percy Courtenay

Robin Hood
Robin Hood (2006)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show Β· as Sir Guy of Gisbourne

The Impressionists
The Impressionists (2006)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show Β· as Claude Monet

Frozen
Frozen (2005)
GoodWatch score 57

as Steven

ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth (2005)
GoodWatch score 74

as Peter Macduff

The Golden Hour
The Golden Hour (2005)

TV show Β· as Dr. Alec Track

North & South
North & South (2004)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show Β· as John Thornton

Between The Sheets
Between The Sheets (2003)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show Β· as Paul Andrews

Sparkhouse
Sparkhouse (2002)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show Β· as John Standring

Spooks
Spooks (2002)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show Β· as Lucas North / Armed Police Officer

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2002)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show Β· as Philip Turner

1990s

4 titles Β· average score 67
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
GoodWatch score 57

as Tonra

Cleopatra
Cleopatra (1999)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show Β· as Epiphanes

This Year's Love
This Year's Love (1999)
GoodWatch score 63

as Smug Man at Party

Cold Feet
Cold Feet (1998)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show Β· as Lee

1980s

3 titles Β· average score 67
Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show Β· as Craig Parker

Boon
Boon (1986)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show Β· as Man in Pub (uncredited)

Natural World
Natural World (1983)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show Β· as Narrator

1970s

1 title Β· average score 70
Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show Β· as Astov