If The Hobbit was the last piece of work I ever do, I would be happy. I still feel that if I never work again, I have had the most fulfilling experience an actor could ever have with this role. I’ve never been challenged in the way this role challenged me.
-Richard Armitage
He’s got real depth, genuinely, as an actor. He’s just going to keep getting better and better.
-Phillipa Boyens
As Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
I got this idea of literally having an open shield so I drew it for him and they [Weta Workshop] came up with this design. It’s the same piece of branch he used to defend himself years earlier and it’s hardened with age.
On the TODAY Show (w/ Hoda & Kathie Lee)
Glamour (UK) mag’s bethind the scenes video
Hobbit star Armitage finds a wee bit of fame
Fun & informative interview w/ Richard & co-star Martin Freeman
As John Thornton on North & South (2004)
An in-depth article on his Hobbit role
Peter Jackson (director) & actors on shooting in New Zealand
As Guy of Gisborne in Robin Hood (2006-2009) – one of my fave pics
I think I’ve just got a face that suits half shadow rather than full daylight.
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