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In Conversation with: Richard Armitage.

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In the latest in our occasional series “In Conversation with …” we’re delighted to welcome actor Richard Armitage to Vulpes Libris.

After working steadily for many years as an actor – both in the theatre and on television – most notably in Sparkhouse and Cold Feet – Richard came to sudden prominence in 2004 with the breakthrough role of Victorian cotton mill owner John Thornton in the BBC’s highly-regarded dramatization of Elizabeth Gaskell’s classic North and South.

In October of last year, he joined the cast of  Spooks as Lucas North, and has recently met his end as Guy of Gisborne in the BBC’s iconoclastic take on Robin Hood.

He recently very kindly took some time out of an insanely busy schedule to answer a few questions for us:

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VL: First of all, welcome to Vulpes Libris and thank you very much for making time…

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Some fans met RA at The Hobbit premiere in Wellington!  Happy Friday!  -EMMA

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Below, a report from Anna, one of the red carpet attendees in Wellington, of her experiences that evening:

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I am one of a group of 7 who traveled to Wellington from around the world to attend the Wellington premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Most of us had never met in person before, but knew each other from various online sources — some of us tweet, others are AA or C19 forum participants. At our core were two ladies who are friends in real life, who organized tireless, and, in my case, encouraged me to come out of my shell a little.

I never expected to be someone who, in the prime of my life, would stand with friends alongside a red carpet. But I never realized how much fun it would be.

Nor had I appreciated all the consequences of wearing a t-shirt which had this…

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Richard Armitage’s BEST Interviews (so far)

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Canada AM (5:07) – Interview on a radio morning show

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The George Stroumbolopolous Show (10:53) – In-depth interview on Canadian evening talk show (the part w/ the fan vid is HILARIOUS)

Radio interview (11:34) – Interview conducted by Canadian film critic, Richard Crouse