Richard Armitage credits a back injury for helping him land a role in ‘The Hobbit’. The 49-year-old actor starred as Thorin Oakenshield, the leader of the Company of Dwarves, Sir Peter Jackson ...

The 6-foot-2 actor had to "shrink' to play dwarf warrior Thorin Oakenshield. ... Armitage liked his boots so much, he jokes that they'll soon take the fashion world by storm.

Richard Armitage, James Nesbitt and Aidan Turner have discussed their roles as dwarves in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Armitage plays stern dwarf leader Thorin Oakenshield, whose tense ...

Charles Armitage, the executive producer of Red Dwarf and a leading showbiz figure, has died at the age of 62. The grandson of legendary composer Noel Gay, Armitage was managing director of the ...

There it is. TheOneRing has debuted our final "first look" photo of dwarves from Peter Jackson's The Hobbit. The image features Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield, the leader of their troupe.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – It wasn’t exactly what Richard Armitage had in mind when he was told to report to boot camp. Playing Thorin Oakenshield, a dwarf king in exile in “The Ho… ...

When Armitage arrived in New Zealand it was his first visit – he hadn't even visited Australia – and there were six weeks of dwarf "boot camp" before the cameras rolled.

Armitage, known for his first leading role as John Thornton in the British television programme North & South and for his role as dwarf king and leader Thorin Oakenshield in Peter Jackson's film ...

In Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," Richard Armitage plays dwarf leader Thorin Oakenshield. Armitage talks to WSJ's Barbara Chai about his transformation for the role, from ...

Charles Armitage, the executive producer of Red Dwarf and a leading showbiz figure, has died at the age of 62. The grandson of legendary composer Noel Gay, Armitage was managing director of the ...