Meet the Contenders: 12) Richard Armitage

Full name: Richard Crispin Armitage
Birthdate: August 22, 1971
Height: 6' 2"
Has not yet appeared in GQ (but it's only a matter of time...)

You may know him as: “that really hot guy” from basically every BBC series in the last several years, including John Thornton from North and South and Guy of Gisborne from Robin Hood.

Richard Armitage may be the least familiar name on this list, but take heed: That is a grave injustice which you must remedy right now with a comprehensive Google Image search. Even by the extremely high standards of Actors from the British Isles (seriously, what is going on there?), Richard Armitage is a major standout. Let’s begin a petition right now to import him to the States.



Bonus: Weirdly multi-talented: plays cello, guitar, and flute; was once a member of both a circus in Budapest and the Royal Shakespeare Co.; and mastered aqua aerobics for a role. What other talents might he have?


Fun fact: Take special note that, according to the extremely reliable source, Wikipedia, he once lived with his girlfriend in London, but she has recently moved out. Therefore, ladies, he is now lonely, heartbroken, and extremely vulnerable…


-TP


(Ed note from Madame D: Britain's hottest export narrated a documentary on human conception titled The Great Sperm Race. If that's not GQMF-worthy, I don't know what is.)

VIDEO:

As John Thornton from North and South (bust out the tissues):






For fun:



Resources: Wikipedia - IMDB - Richard Armitage Online