Richard Armitage



Richard Crispin Armitage is a British actor. He is most well known as John Thornton in North and South and as Guy of Gisbourne in Robin Hood. His notable works include:
 * Robin Hood as Sir Guy of Gisbourne.
 * North and South as John Thornton.
 * Spooks as Lucas North.
 * Chris Ryans Strike Back as John Porter.
 * The Vicar of Dibley as Harry Kennedy
 * Captain America the First Avenger as Heinz Kruger.
 * The Hobbit as Thorin Oakenshield

He also reads audiobooks and once spent six weeks in the circus to get his Equity card at 17.

His fanbase is widely known as the Armitage Army. As the name would imply, they are...ahem...rather militant in their devotion to him.

Name's the Same as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Armitage_