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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

At 6-foot-2, The Hobbit actor Richard Armitage is larger than your average dwarf. It’s all in the mind, he insists. Dec. 14, 2012. Dec. 14, 2012. 3 min read. Save. New subscriber benefit!

British actor Richard Armitage (“Captain America: The First Avenger”) is on the verge of Hollywood stardom as he portrays the legendary Dwarf warrior Thorin Oakenshield, in Peter Jackson's ...