CULTURE
RICHARD ARMITAGE BARING ALL
After playing adrenaline-fuelled heroes, the actor is taking on a more romantic part. But, he tells us, this could be his most demanding role yet
He’s known for his action-filled roles in such shows as Spooks and The Stranger, but when it comes his own TV tastes, Richard Armitage prefers the aristocratic glamour of Bridgerton.
“I love that the show is doing so well for Netflix and I’m excited for its prequel Queen Charlotte,” says the award-winning actor in this exclusive interview.
However, while fans would no doubt love to see him star in the hit costume drama, he is hesitant. “I’m maybe I’m a bit too old for it,” he says, adding, with a laugh: “I think it’s about very young people and the beautiful. I’m 51 years old. I could probably play some old moaning dowager or a grumpy old man in a rocking chair.”
Not that the Leicester-born star, who rose to international fame as dwarf king Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit and was nominated for an Olivier award for his stage work, has any shortage of roles to get his teeth in to. His latest is playing a talented but driven surgeon in the Netflix series Obsession.