Richard armitage was born and raised in leicester, england. Quotes on his professional quandary, as a sixfoottwo actor, in playing thorin, the dwarf king i think the biggest challenge for me is that when i walk into a room they think the wrong guy has come to the audition. The united states did not initially air the first series, but on 25 october 20 it was aired with the title strike back. The series follows the actions of section 20, a secretive branch of the british defence intelligence service di, who operate several high risk, priority missions throughout the globe. Origins in 2010 and had a small but pivotal role in captain america. Hope to convince him to relax and wear comfie stuff for the trip. Richard armitage, who plays thorin oakenshield, king of the dwarves, caught up with cnet australia to give us the downlow on green screen acting, how to. He attended pattison college in binley road, coventry, and studied at lamda the london academy of music and dramatic art. Jun 16, 2010 video about one of my favourite character of richard armitage. Mar 27, 2018 since cinemax wasnt involved with the original, richard armitage led series, it tends to get overlooked, though it did eventually air on cinemax in 20, and was rebranded as a prequel titled strike back. Exclusive first look at the hobbit dwarves from rise up christchurch telethon by racentral.
Episode one the phantom menace, his love for harry potter, and his starring role on epixs berlin station tv series, where he plays undercover cia agent daniel miller. His role as dwarf prince and leader thorin oakenshield in peter jackson s film trilogy adaptation of the. Strike back season 6 officially ordered by cinemax. Strike back richard armitage women with guns youtube.
Richard armitage, warren brown, andrew lincoln, jodhi may, shelley conn, colin salmon, philip winchester, sullivan stapleton, amanda mealing, rhona mitra series plot. Bushs first term, has emerged as a key witness in the cia leak probe, kenneth r. A highoctane, globespanning thriller with storylines ripped from todays headlines, strike back is a onehour drama series that focuses on two members of a topsecret antiterrorist organization known as section 20. His first appearance on the screen was in a small role in this years love 1999, but it was sparkhouse 2002 tv that gave him a breakthrough role as the. The first avenger heinz kruger 2011 spooks lucas north 20022010. Strike back is a britishamerican actionadventurespydrama television series based on a. Origins cinemax interviews richard armitage youtube. Mostly, though, pretty much everyone is reduced to geopolitical stereotypesstarting with the american cowboy and more cautious if equally sweaty and buff brit. Hobbit 2 benedict cumberbatch, martin freeman, richard armitage meet dandalf the disco duration. Origins is a compelling story of betrayal, glory, redemption and revenge played out through the interlinking lives of two former soldiers. Biography richard crispin armitage was born and raised in leicester, england, to margaret hendey, a secretary, and john armitage, an engineer.
This is a great miniseries starring richard armitage that easily stands alone from the tv series which i also enjoyed with different actors. Video about one of my favourite character of richard armitage. Richard armitageoriginal female characters richard armitage. Get info about the exciting new season of strike back, check the schedule and watch trailers. Richard armitage naval officer born 1945, american politician and naval officer this disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. Strike back is a british action and military television series, based on a novel of the same name by novelist and former special air service sas soldier chris ryan.
Oct 03, 2019 factual, truetolife stories featuring richard armitage are in disappointingly short supply. Transcript of the bbc wales interview with richard armitage and hannah johnkamen. I think id do rewatches of urban and the shed crew as well, if it ever becomes available to the wider public. Books by richard armitage author of hamlet, prince of. Still, there are fans like me who are not going out of their way to see a horrorthriller film such as this which is supposed to scare the crap out of you, and has a reportedly only 20. See more ideas about richard armitage, actor and john thornton. Richard armitage on living in nyc, making offbroadway debut. He attended pattison college in binley road, coventry, where he discovered his love for acting. Please note that as from 1st january 2014, this site is no longer being updated. The original british strike back, origins with richard armitage was very watchable but the show had a storyline that gave you a reason to like john porter, giving him a character arc that gives.
But if the world wants a book of armitage nonfiction, it may in fact fall upon my shoulders to deliver the. Eva birthistle plays captain kate marshall, a crack commando who. Richard armitage is fantastic as the soldier whos life falls apart after he leaves the army and then gets a chance at redemption. With richard armitage, andrew lincoln, jodhi may, colin salmon.
Meanwhile, join the discussion at me and richard to express opinions on the. Aug 06, 2011 hobbit 2 benedict cumberbatch, martin freeman, richard armitage meet dandalf the disco duration. New york, july 14 upi richard armitage, alex hurt, zoe kazan, ben rosenfield and amy ryan are to star in mike bartletts new play, love, love. Search, discover and share your favorite richard armitage gifs. Strike back season 6 officially ordered by cinemax screen rant. Richard crispin armitage born 22 august 1971 is an english film, television, theatre and voice actor. The book of esther these are a few of my favorite things richard armitage april 1, 2020. Richard armitage, andrew lincoln, sullivan stapleton, philip winchester, amanda mealing, rhona mitra, robson green, richard armitage, andrew lincoln. The official website for strike back, the original action series on cinemax. The strike back novels are prequels to the novel strike back and occur before the events in that novel. There was a bbc series called strike back staring richard armitage.
Then i was really pissed when they killed richards character off in the first ten. Richard armitage on living in nyc, making offbroadway. I was also very touched seeing the little shrine the crew created on the spot where the death scene took place. This is the original 6 part miniseries that preceded the strike back series seen on cinemax. Sgt john porter richard armitage in strike back origins. Thats right, members of the armitage army, your hero strips naked in the latest episode of strike back. Strike back does incorporate a few wrinkles regarding its leads, with hints of a larger plot to guide its 10 episodes. A sniper attempts to kill the president of zimbabwe.
This is an unofficial website about the work of the british actor richard armitage, star of the hobbit, strike back, spooks, robin hood, north and south and the vicar of dibley. Its non stop excitement and it is one hell of a testament to chris ryan that he can write stories that are so gripping on screen. Strike back follows the operatives of mi6s section 20 and their highrisk missions. With streaming giants like netflix and amazon, more and more new content is available to the discerning viewer and smaller. Of the first three series chris ryans strike back, strike back. Then i was really pissed when they killed richards character off in the first ten minutes and replaced him with some american twat. Strike back bts as captured by cindy stewart richard.
And richard armitage is soon to be seen portraying the leading role of thorin oakenshield in the three the hobbit feature films 2012, 20 2014. Oct 14, 2016 new television shows arent limited to the big 3 networks anymore. Richard ends up with a kitten and he has never owned a cat before. Video interview with cinemax about strike back origins an interview with richard and strike back director daniel percival about the first series, that cinemax are renaming strike back origins, is now on the cinemax website. 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. A new person moves into his apartment complex with her pug, henry. Richard armitage has gone on to successful lead actor turns as lucas north in spooks 20082010, and john porter in chris ryans strike back, series 1 2010. Follows the actions of section 20, a secretive unit of british military intelligence. Oct 18, 20 richard armitage and daniel percival discuss the original uk series of strike back. I thought this was that series, or at least a continuation so i was really excited to find it. Origins on cinemax, is a six part british television series based on the novel of the same name written by.
Bazinet and james gordon meek reported in the may 20, 2006, new york daily. Richard armitage, amy ryan to star in offbroadways love. I might be prejudiced, of coursebut you do have a tremendous capacity to move me with your artistry. Since there is evidence that the sniper could be british, porter is sent in undercover to locate the sniper and silence him. I certainly wouldnt turn down an epic biography paging ron chernow. Strike back is a britishamerican actionadventurespydrama television series based on a novel of the same name by novelist and former special air service sas soldier chris ryan. Michael stonebridge, a british sergeant in the ultra secret section 20 antiterrorist team, and damien scott, a delta forces operative who was disgraced. See more ideas about richard armitage, john thornton and actor.
Oct 11, 2016 even star richard armitage, who plays miller, cant tell you. Chris ryans strike back, also known as strike back. The first series to air in the us was project dawn, and was known as season one in the country, 45 it began airing on cinemax on 12 august 2011. Apr 28, 2010 10 minutes with strike back s richard armitage. The new season of strike back got fans excited when it was announced scott and stonebridge were returning for a guest appearance in. Mar 6, 2019 john porter from the first season of the series strike back, originally shown in the uk, starring richard armitage. Its safe to imagine that had the producers known richard armitage would choose leading a pack of dwarfs in peter jacksons the hobbit trilogy over the continuing exploits of john porter, there would have been a greater amount of closure.
Factual, truetolife stories featuring richard armitage are in disappointingly short supply. The one standout exception is richard armitages logan. Its safe to imagine that had the producers known richard armitage would choose leading a pack of dwarfs in peter jacksons the hobbit trilogy over the continuing exploits of john porter, there would have been a greater. Richard crouse interviews richard armitage by richard crouse.
Richard armitage and daniel percival discuss the original uk series of strike back. Books by richard armitage richard armitage average rating 3. But the broad strokes of strike back typically wind up working well within the framework of a series fraught with bloodshed and the imminent threat of death. News richard armitage central unofficial site for the. Watch strike back online, starring philip winchester and sullivan stapleton. Richard crispin armitage was born and raised in leicester, england, to margaret hendey, a secretary, and john armitage, an engineer. The tall, dark and toothsome knight gave a disdainful sniff of his rather magnificent aquiline nose and folded his arms across his chest as he smirked at his companions. A team of special operations personnel conduct several high risk missions across the globe. Find strike back the prequel 3dvd box set strike back season one nonusa format, pal, reg.
Michael stonebridge, a british sergeant in the ultra secret section 20 antiterrorist team, and damien scott, a delta forces operative who was. Even star richard armitage, who plays miller, cant tell you. My biggest fear is that the 2 main characters will leave like richard armitage did. Richard armitage 2017 sidewalks host lori rosales talks to actor richard armitage about his first role in star wars. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
Armitage became president of armitage international armitage served as deputy secretary of state during president george w. Stateside fans of the british action drama strike back have a treat coming. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. With philip winchester, sullivan stapleton, michelle lukes, daniel macpherson. John porter richard armitage resigned from the sas following the aftermath of.