Birthday Messages 2016

Have a fantastic birthday Richard!

We wish you huge success with the play in NYC and of course Berlin Station! Congratulations on landing such a “spylishcious” role.

Hannibal continues to air on TV in the US, Canada and UK. Lots of reviews, images and trailers are published.
Filming on Brain on Fire continues until 7 August. 
A digital recording of The Crucible is shown in UK cinemas on multiple dates. 
Official trailer for Urban and the Shed Crew is released. 

Richard records David Copperfield for Audible.com
Richard also records audio for the forthcoming DVD of Hannibal season 3.
It is announced that Richard will take the lead in new series Berlin Station. 

Richard attends the Urban and the Shed Crew premiere in Leeds as part of the Leeds International Film Festival. 
Filming on Berlin Station begins. 

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: A Novel by A J Hartley and David Hewson, narrated by Richard becomes available to buy on CD. 
Audible release a free audiobook narrated by Richard: The Chimes by Charles Dickens.
Richard tweets a Christmas message on 19 December. 

Richard is voted ‘People’s Choice’ for villain of the year with his portrayal of Francis Dolarhyde in Hannibal by readers of IGN.

Richard’s narration of David Copperfield for Audible.com is available.
Photos of Richard emerge from the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg reception at Berlin’s Ritz-Carlton hotel, as part of the Berlinale film festival. 

Richard visits the Berliner Stadtmission on 5 March to spend time with refugee families. Here is his account of his visit.
Articles appear in two Berlin newspapers about this visit. 
A new audiobook by Audible is released on 15 March: Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw, narrated by Emma Thompson with a prologue read by Richard Armitage.  

A new advert for Sky’s new fluid viewing service, Sky Q is released with voiceover by Richard.
First offical pictures of Berlin Station are published via Berliner Zeitung.  
Richard films scenes for Berlin Station on the island of La Palma (part of the Canary Islands). Lots of photos, video clips and tweets appear.

Richard appears in the film Alice Through the Looking Glass. Although initially thought to be a cameo, he has several lines of dialogue in the film.
The first trailer for Berlin Station appears. 
The documentary Jutland: WW1’s Greatest Sea Battle is played on Channel 4 (UK) with a voiceover by Richard. 

Richard appears to have landed a role in a forthcoming British film Midlife Crisis but later announces he has had to withdraw from the project due to delays in production and commitments elsewhere. 

It is announced that Richard will star in Love, Love, Love, a play by Mike Bartlett performing in NYC from Sept-Dec 2016.
Richard attends Television Critics Association EPIX TV event promoting Berlin Station with the rest of the cast, producer and writer.
 

For full details of all the above events, see the News pages.

Richard has suggested in the past that gifts could be made to his nominated charities 

rather than to himself.

If you wish to donate to his six chosen charities via Just Giving, click on these links.