The Armitage Army Forum

The Armitage Army Forum

Welcome to The Armitage Army!

We invite you to join us for discussion of the multi-talented actor, Richard Armitage, who is starring as Thorin Oakenshield in Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" trilogy, the first part of which, "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" was released in December 2012 with the remaining two parts to be released in December 2013 and December of 2014. He has recently completed filming a tornado thriller "Black Sky," release date yet to be announced. Richard was seen on the big screen in July 2011 playing villain Heinz Kruger in Marvel's "Captain America: The First Avenger". In 2011, he returned as former SAS soldier John Porter in Sky/HBO/Cinemax's joint production of series two of "Chris Ryan's Strike Back". Richard also completed a three-year turn as MI5 agent Lucas North in the acclaimed espionage drama "Spooks" on the BBC. He is also known for his portrayals of John Thornton in "North & South", Guy of Gisborne in the BBC's "Robin Hood", Harry Kennedy in "The Vicar of Dibley" and many other outstanding performances. Richard is also a well-respected reader of audiobooks, including Bernard Cornwell's "Lords of the North", three titles by Georgette Heyer and multiple Robin Hood audiobooks.

Here you'll find serious, ongoing discussions about Richard's various performances, press clippings and interviews covering the course of his career, quizzes and games, as well as a myriad of light-hearted discussions and picture threads.

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