Richard armitage was born in 1971, the second son of margaret, a secretary, and john, an engineer. Richard armitage with lucy griffith sir guy of gisborne and lady marian from robin hood the bbc series. This exciting new adaptation of the classic tale, starring jonas armstrong,is crammed with action, humour, wit and romance, bringing the legendary outlaw hero to life for a. He was most recently seen in the netflix miniseries. An action adventure read by richard armitage, who plays guy of gisborne in robin hood, and featuring robin and his loyal band of brothers, as seen in the hit. In 2009, to complement series 3 of robin hood, big finish productions produced six audiobooks of original stories drawing on episodes of the series. He took part in many theatre productions all over the uk, from musical theatre cats to classical. The lords of the north, written by bernard cornwell 2006 audiobook. This exciting new adaptation of the classic tale, starring jonas armstrong, is crammed with action, humour, wit and romance, bringing the legendary outlaw hero to life for a.
This richard armitage blog is a tribute to an excellent actor and very interesting man. Robin soon discovers that the only way to reason with the sheriff is with bow and arrow, even if it means sacrificing his lands and becoming an outlaw. Richard armitage robin hood you never realize how tall he is until you see the comparison with lara. Some of his favourite childhood stories included the hobbit and the lord of the rings. The bbc was publishing novels of the first four episodes of series one and asked armitage to record the audiobook versions.
Bbc robin hood guy of gisborne, played by richard armitage. The first four episodes of robin hood have been published as novels and richard armitage has recorded audiobooks of all. Clips belong to bbc, audio to big finish, and sexy voice to. Bbc audiobooks, richard armitage, bbc worldwide limited. The siege is the second of the robin hood audiobooks produced by big finish in 2009 to tie in with the third and final series and read by richard armitage. It also features robin and his loyal band of brothers, as seen in the hit bbc tv series.
Richard armitage is the reader of two of them, while the others are read by jonas armstrong robin hood, david harewood tuck and sam troughton much. Robin hood 1 unabridged audiobook richard armitage central. Narration by richard armitage, clips from bbcs robin hood. Almost anything related to richard is welcome, however please label posts that are nsfw. Robin hood audio books complete with richard armitage the. An action adventure read by richard armitage, who plays guy of gisborne in robin hood, and featuring robin and his loyal band of brothers, as seen in the hit bbc tv series. Richard armitage robin hood you never realize how tall he is until you see the comparison with lara richard armitage as guy of gisborne. Unofficial site for the british actor richard armitage the hobbit, captain america. Robin has no choice but to give himself up to protect them. This exciting new adaptation of the classic tale is crammed with action, humour, wit, and romance, bringing the legendary outlaw hero to life for a whole new. Walker mcspadden robin hood is a heroic outlaw in english folklore who, according to legend, was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. A graduate from the london academy of music and dramatic art lamda, armitage started his journey in the entertainment. Richard armitage hannibal, into the storm, north and south, oceans 8, pride and prejudice, richard armitage, the crucible, the hobbit.
He not only gives every character a distinctive a gapfiller for the bbc series robin hood, set probably after series 3, episode 2. Richard armitage talks working on the snowman audiobook youtube. Richard armitage narrates a three part series about peoples disasters with new homes, beginning in march 2009 on itv1. Two, witchfinders and the siege are performed by richard armitage. It will include everything and anything relative to him and his career. As the sheriffs right hand man, gisborne is capable of overwhelming cruelty in his.
Please join us as we simultaneously discuss and drool away. Robin and guy are together hiding from isabellas mercenaries in a now deserted castle where robin spent his childhood. Armitage was introduced to voice work while working on the tv drama robin hood in 2006. Richard armitage narrates jane austen society audiobook. Oct 15, 2018 richard armitage, star of the hobbit, narrates the audiobook edition of the snowman by michael morpurgo. Richard armitage born 22 august 1971, leicester is an english actor. Richard armitage, star of the hobbit, north and south, robin hood and your sexual fantasies, has narrated a book of love poems and its about the best thing youll ever put in your ears. He holds the villagers of locksley hostage, threatening to cut out a villagers tongue every hour until robin is found. See more ideas about richard armitage, the hobbit and actor.
The witchfinders is an audiobook, written by rebecca levene and narrated by richard armitage. His theatre credits include the duchess of malfi and macbeth for the rsc. Richard armitage richard is currently appearing in at the harold pinter theatre until 2 may. The first avenger, spooks, strike back, robin hood, north and south, vicar of dibley latest news, pictures, artwork and multimedia. Based on the bbc tv series audiobook written by bbc. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Robin soon discovers that the only way to reason with the sheriff is with bow and arrow. Richard armitage is an english stage, film, tv, and voice actor, best known for playing thorin oakenshield in the hobbit film series. The show previous to robin hood will be another charming brit series lark rise to candleford. The story lasts for 60 minutes followed by a very interesting interview with richard at the end. Im madly in love with richard armitages cholcolate velvety baritone, he could read a telephone book to me and id still be happy.
Robin hood by richard armitage overdrive rakuten overdrive. When kate is accused of witchcraft and imprisoned, robin realises that it is a trap, and is forced to decide between saving kate and. Richard armitage reading love poems will give you an eargasm. Gosh, that big finish sure does love an audio book range. Big finish productions author richard armitage narrator 2012. Richard crispin armitage born 22 august 1971 is an english film, television, theatre and voice actor. Written by bbc audiobooks, narrated by richard armitage. Sep 24, 2014 robin hood returns to bbc one richard armitage as sir guy of gisborne. He attended pattison college in binley road, coventry, where he discovered his love for acting.
Robin hood series starts on us tv channel insp on sept 22 with a marathon from 6pm to 2am. The character started out as a shameless stereotype and slowly grew some depth as that terrible amazing stupid show went on. Richard armitage s impersonations of the cast are particularly good, we especially enjoyed his much, and his sheriff, according to richard himself, is a cross between a dalek and zippy from rainbow. He currently plays thorin oakenshield in the threefilm adaptation of the hobbit rules. Richard crispin armitage was born and raised in leicester, england, to margaret hendey, a secretary, and john armitage, an engineer. In 2006, tiger aspectsbbc produced audiobooks of the first four episodes of robin hood series 1 to complement the series. This is an exciting adventure read by richard armitage, who plays guy of gisborne in robin hood. The complete series 1 based on the bbc tv series by bbc available from rakuten kobo. This is an exciting adventure read by richard armitage, who plays guy of gisborne in the hit bbc tv series robin hood. Richard armitages impersonations of the cast are particularly good, we especially enjoyed his much, and his sheriff, according to richard himself, is a cross between a dalek and zippy from rainbow. Richard armitage, star of the hobbit, narrates the audiobook edition of the snowman by michael morpurgo. Macmillan audio announces that acclaimed actor and voice actor richard armitage will narrate natalie jenners debut novel the jane austen society, set to be published on may 26, 2020. Not content with the companion chronicles and the stargate audio books, its now.
This exciting adventure is read by richard armitage, who plays guy of gisborne in robin hood. Robin hood with richard armitage is now on wetauk for. Richard armitage biography facts, childhood, family life. Plot in an effort to secure the capture of robin hood, the sheriff accuses the outlaw of witchcraft, and hires four of the most skilful witchfinders in england to do so. Richard armitage talks working on the snowman audiobook. This exciting new adaptation of the classic tale is crammed with action, humour, wit, and romance, bringing the legendary outlaw hero to life for. He has also featured on bbc radio 4s the ted hughes letters. The sheriff of nottingham is determined to punish robin for his defiance of the sheriffs authority. Here he talks about the classic tale and the magic of storytelling. He is best known for his appearances in the television series spooks, the vicar of dibley, robin hood and north and south. Vain, brutal, ambitious, loyal, athletic, singleminded, boastful, frustrated, gisborne is a selfish bully. He is best known for his roles in the film adaptations of the hobbit, the bbcs robin hood and spooks, as well as his guest appearance in the finale of the vicar of dibley.
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