Richard Madden is a renowned theater, film and television actor. He was born in Scotland in the small village of Eldersley, where he began his creative career from an early age. Glory came to Madden after playing the role of Robb Stark in the cult TV series "Game of Thrones", for which he was twice nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Richard's acting career began as a teenager with the TV series "Participants". Now Madden is 32 years old, and he has almost thirty roles in films and TV series, the most famous of which are: "Game of Thrones", "Sirens", "Cinderella", "Lady Chatterley's Lover", "Tough Measures", "Bodyguard "," Magnificent Medici ".
Childhood
The boy was born in the summer of 1986 in Scotland. His family had nothing to do with art. My father worked in the fire brigade, and my mother was a teacher at a local school.
As a child, Richard was a very withdrawn and shy child. He had almost no friends. Friends advised the boy's parents to send him to a drama school so that he could become more relaxed and learn to cope with his complexes. Soon, Richard first began to participate in theatrical performances.
The child quickly coped with his shyness. She managed not only to become one of the participants in theatrical performances, but also to shine on stage with her acting talent. Teachers have repeatedly said that Madden copes with her roles and demonstrates real talent. They began to give him the main roles, and soon the teenager was noticed by representatives of the film industry. So in adolescence, the creative biography of the future famous actor began.
Film career
Richard received his first episodic film role in 1999 in one of the television series. She did not bring him success, but the young man gained invaluable experience on the set, and also finally decided to connect his life with creativity. Madden begins to constantly participate in various castings and dream of a serious role.
The next role Richard got in the children's project "Aunt's Foamy Boomerang." He got one of the central roles in the series, which aired during the year.
After leaving school, Madden enters the Royal Academy of Drama and Music to pursue an acting degree. During his studies, he continues to appear on television and plays in the theater. Soon he became a member of the troupe of one of the leading theaters in Glasgow, they began to talk about him as a talented actor.
Once seeing Madden playing on stage, the director of the famous Globus Theater invited him to join his team, but Richard refused, citing the fact that he needed to continue his studies and receive an academy diploma. After graduation, Richard again receives an invitation to the "Globe" and begins to play on the stage of the theater. His first role was Romeo in Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, which was highly appreciated not only by the audience, but also by theater critics.
For several years the actor has been devoting himself only to theatrical activities, but he has not stopped dreaming of roles in films. Richard again goes to auditions and screenings and, since 2009, has starred in several TV series and films, including: "Hope Springs", "Chat", "Worrying about the Boy".
Madden gets her starring role as Robb Stark in Game of Thrones in 2010. She brought him fame not only in the country, but throughout the world, as well as many nominations for awards in the field of cinema.
From that moment on, the career of the young actor goes up. They begin to invite him to new projects, including: "Bird Song", "The Promise", "Lady Chatterley's Lover", "Cinderella", "Magnificent Medici", "Cool Measures", "Oasis".
In the summer of 2019, another film with his participation, based on the biography of Elton John, "The Rocketman", will be released. Also, the actor is involved in the filming of a military drama, which is scheduled for release in 2020, called "1917".
Personal life
Madden in his interviews tries not to touch upon issues related to his personal life. It is known that the actor is not married today. He dated actress Jenna Coleman for a long time. His friends and fans were sure that Jenna and Richard's wedding would soon take place, but in 2016 the couple announced their separation, the reasons for which are unknown.
