Richard Madden, who got best recognized for his role as Robb Stark in the TV show titled “Game of Thrones,” is a Scottish actor who has been active in the industry since 1999. As “Game of Thrones” was a worldwide hit, it boosted his popularity and made him known worldwide.

Quick Info
Full NameRichard Madden
Date of BirthJune 18, 1986
Birth PlaceElderslie, United Kingdom
ParentsRichard Madden
Pat Madden
ProfessionActor
GirlfriendEllie Bamber
Age34 years
Height1.77 m
Weight75 kg
Net WorthUS $8 million

Richard Madden

EARLY LIFE

In Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Richard Madden was born to parents Pat and Richard on June 18 of 1986, located in Scotland. His father works in the fire brigade, his mother works as a teacher and teaches students in primary school, and he has two sisters whom he grew up alongside them. He joined PACE Youth Theatre when he was 11 to overcome feeling shy. He got bullied in high school because he was fat and shy. 

 

CAREER

Richard made his film debut in 2000 with the film “Complicity” in 3hich he portrayed the role of young Andy. After about a decade, in 2010, he appeared in the movie “Chatroom,” in which he played the role of Ripley Collins. The following year, Richard acted as Elliot in the short film titled “Strays. “ In 2013, he appeared in the film “A Promise” as Friedrich Zeitz. He served as Prince Kit in the movie titled “Cinderella* which got released in 2015. The same year, he appeared as Shane Hunter in the short film “Group B.”

In 2016, he appeared as Michael Mason in “Bastille Day.” 2018 saw him appear in the film “Ibiza” as the character named Leo West. In 2019, Richard Madden appeared in two films, namely, “Rocketman,” in which he acted as John Reid, and “1917,” in which he portrayed the role of Lieutenant Joseph Blake. In 2021, he will appear in the role of Ikaris in the MCU film titled “Eternals.” The film is currently under post-production. 

Richard Madden

He made his TV debut in 1999 with the role of Sebastian Simpkins in “Barmy Aunt Boomerang.” He played the position from 1999 to 2000 and appeared in a total of 20 episodes. In 2009, he appeared in the TV series called “Hope Springs” in which he played the role of Dean McKenzie for eight episodes. The following year, in 2010, he acted as Kirk Brandon in the TV film called “Worried About the Boy.” In 2011, he Operated in six episodes of “Sirens” as the character named Ashley Greenwich.

From 2011 to 2013, Richard Madden played the role of Robb Stark in “Game of Thrones” and appeared in 21 episodes. For this role, he was awarded the “Screen International Award for Star of Tomorrow” in 2011. In 2012, he appeared in the part of Captain Michael Weir in two TV show episodes titled “Birdsong.” In 2014, he appeared in the TV show “Klondike” as Bill Haskell for three episodes. In 2015, he appeared in the TV film “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” as Oliver Mellors.

In 2016, Richard Madden appeared in “Medici: Masters of Florence” as Cosimo de’ Medici’s character. He played the role for eight episodes, and he was additionally an executive producer. In 2017, he appeared in the anthology series titled “Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams” as the character named Agent Ross. 2018 saw him portray the role of PS David Bud in the TV show titled “Bodyguard” for six episodes. For his performance, he won a Golden Globe Award for “Best Actor Television Series Drama”  and a National Television Award for Drama Performance in 2019. 

 

PERSONAL LIFE

Richard Madden started dating Ellie Bamber in 2017. Ellie is an actress from England. Before this, he dated Jenna Coleman. Richard holds his personal life private and doesn’t like talking about it in the media. He keeps his personal and work life differently and doesn’t like people being nosey about what he does off-screen. In 2019, Richard Madden got included in the record of “100 most influential people in the world” curated by Time magazine. He hasn’t been married yet, and he doesn’t have any children. 

Richard Madden

Height, Weight, and Age

Richard Madden measures 1.77 meters tall and measures roughly 75 kg. As of December of 2020, he is 34 years of age. 

 

Social Media

Richard Madden is active on social media programs like Instagram and Twitter. On Instagram, he has 3.1 million fans, and on Twitter, he has 391k fans as of December of 2020.

 

You can follow him on:

 

Instagram:

https://instagram.com/maddenrichard

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/_richardmadden

 

NET WORTH

Richard Madden’s net worth is estimated to be around US$ 8 million as of December 2020. He makes most of his fortune from acting in various films and TV shows.

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