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Richard Madden is a Scottish actor born in 1986 who has appeared in major television and film productions. He is best known for his roles in the HBO series *Game of Thrones* and the Marvel film *Eternals*, making him a prominent figure in contemporary entertainment.
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Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
Richard Madden (born 18 June 1986) is a Scottish actor. He was cast in his first role at age 11 and made his screen acting debut in 2000. He later began performing on stage whilst a student at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. In 2007, he toured with Shakespeare's Globe company as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, a role he reprised in the West End in 2016. Madden rose to fame by portraying Robb…
Known for
- Killer Heat — Leonides / Elias Vardakis2024
- Citadel — Mason Kane / Kyle Conroy2023
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals — Self - Ikaris2022
- Eternals — Ikaris2021
- Rocketman — John Reid2019
- 1917 — Lieutenant Blake2019
- Harry Birrell Presents: Films of Love & War — Narrator2019
- Ibiza — Leo West2018
- Bodyguard — David Budd2018
- Oasis — Peter2017
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Elderslie
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- acting
- Member of team
- Liverpool F.C.
- Image
- Richard Madden by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
- Work location
- Scotland
- Represented by
- WME Group
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- Commons category
- Richard Madden
- date of birth
- 1986-06-18
- start of work period
- 1999-00-00
- different from
- Richard Robert Madden
- social media followers
- 389852
- name in native language
- Richard Madden
- birth name
- Richard Madden
- unmarried partner
- Jenna Coleman
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Encyclopedic overview
Richard Madden (born 18 June 1986) is a Scottish actor. He was cast in his first role at age 11 and made his screen acting debut in 2000. He later began performing on stage while a student at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. In 2007, he toured with Shakespeare's Globe company as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, a role he reprised in the West End in 2016. Madden rose to fame with his portrayal of Robb Stark in the fantasy drama series Game of Thrones from 2011 to 2013.
Madden played Prince Kit in the romantic fantasy film Cinderella (2015) and Italian banker Cosimo de' Medici in the first season of the historical fiction series Medici (2016). In 2018, he gained acclaim for his performance as a police officer in the thriller series Bodyguard, for which he won a Golden Globe Award. The following year, Madden was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time, and he had supporting roles as music manager John Reid in the biopic Rocketman and Lieutenant Blake in the war film 1917. He has since starred as Ikaris in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Eternals (2021) and as a spy in the action thriller series Citadel (2023–present).
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