Richard Armitage appeared in a Stars Wars movie but was unable to recognise himself.
The 52-year-old actor played an unnamed Bravo starfighter pilot in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. which was one of Armitage’s first steps into cinema.
Like his co-stars Dominic West and Christian Simpson, he found himself being inquired about his early role in the film. During the filming, Richard was only present for one day.
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When the film was released, he was unable to find himself in the movie and was unsure whether his character ended up as a droid or a fighter pilot. He previously recalled having one line to Ewan McGregor, who played Obi-Wan Kenobi, in an interview with the entertainment news website Hollywood.com.
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Richard more recently appeared in Harlan Coben’s drama Fool Me Once alongside Michelle Keegan. He previously revealed that Julia Roberts set her sights on Michelle’s role. He said: “It was amazing. You know, I’ve always loved working with people who have come up through the ranks. With Michelle, she came through soap operas because she was in Coronation Street for quite a long time. She’s such a hard worker.
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“She was such a trooper, you know. That part was actually optioned for a film with Julia Roberts, and Michelle Keegan finally got the role. She’s such a hard worker, such a good-natured person, and really fun to work with. And I hope it does really well for her.” Richard is due to appear in Harlan Coben’s new drama Missing You.
Teasing his exciting new role, he said: “I’m playing a police sergeant, which I’ve never played before,” he tells us. “I’ve never played a copper. I suppose in a way it’s a slight reversal of what I played in Fool Me Once,” he adds. “You don’t really trust him at the beginning, but there’s something he’s hiding.” Richard has appeared in three dramas by the acclaimed thriller writer to date: Stay Close and The Stranger.
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He’ll star alongside Slow Horses’ Rosalind Eleazar, EastEnders actor Jessica Plummer and Lenny Henry in his fourth Harlan Coben drama. Asked about what draws him to the thriller genre, he admitted: “I can’t keep away from it. It is so my vibe. And as a writer, I just love intrigue. I love the unexpected. I love a great plot twist.”
“I genuinely love characters who turn out to be somebody that you didn’t think they were or that will reveal something about themselves that they’ve been hiding,” he continued. “I also like how technology is incorporated into that, in terms of Harlan Coben’s writing and Pete Dowling’s writing as well. Technology plays a big part, because we can be very secretive in today’s world. But our digital footprint is the thing that can basically trip us up.”
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