Red Eye star Richard Armitage's major Hollywood role, Netflix stardom and coming out as a teen
manchestereveningnews.co.ukRed Eye is the adrenaline-filled ITV1 thriller that has been keeping viewers guessing. Set between an all-night flight from London to Beijing, the streets of London, and the corridors of power within Whitehall, it's caused a kerfuffle on social media.
And part of its charm is the excellent lead actor Richard Armitage. The East Midlander has been appearing on screens for more than 35 years, first appearing on TV in Boon with Michael Elphick back in 1992.
Since then, he has appeared in a Star Wars movie, The Hobbit franchise and more. Here is all you need to know about Richard Armitage. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link Armitage, now 52, was born in Leicester, one of two sons.
He played cello and flute at a level when he was at school. However, at 14, he got a grant to go to Pattison College in Coventry, an independent boarding school specialising in the performing arts.
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