Richard Armitage: You can spend a bit of yourself when you give yourself to a character. At the end of a job, you have to remind yourself who and what you are.
Apart from speaking in his native Northern accent, as heard in North & South, Richard can also do the Midlands accent.
Besides TV and film, Richard has also starred in two commercials; one for Kitkat and one for Ryanair.
Richard has blue/grey eyes and brown hair.
Richard has an older brother called Christopher.
One of Richard's favourite TV programs is "Six Feet Under".
In order for Richard to get into the role of Lee on "Cold Feet", he took up aqua aerobics.
Richard studied at the LAMDA.
Richard can play the cello, flute and guitar.