Richard Madden was born in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland on 18 June 1986. He is a Scottish actor. Madden is famous for portraying the role as Robb Stark in the HBO television series ‘Game of Throne’. However, most of the people know him for portraying the role of Prince Kit in the Disney romantic fantasy film ‘Cinderella’ of 2015.
In 2016, Madden was cast as Cosimo de’ Medici in the drama series ‘Medici: Masters of Florence.’ Furthermore, Madden is well known for the role of Sergeant David Budd in the BBC thriller ‘Bodyguard’ that was started in 2018 and has been continuing till now.
In 2018, Madden appeared in the Netflix romantic comedy ‘Ibiza.’
Height
Richard Madden is 5 ft 9 in (1.77 m) tall.
Networth
Richard Madden, the Scottish actor, has a net worth of $6 million dollars. Madden has portrayed the various role and has contributed his hard work for his acting career.
Early life
Madden older and younger sisters brought up him in Elderslie, Renfrewshire. His mother name is Pat who is a classroom assistant, and his father, Richard works in the fire brigade.
Career
Richard Madden attended Paisley Arts Centre’s youth theatre program at the age of 11. He joined the theatre to help to overcome his shyness.
Although this may be true, he was soon cast as young Andy in the film adaptation of ‘Complicity,’ produced by Iain Banks. He appeared in a role as Sebastian in the television series ‘Barmy Aunt Boomerang’. He filmed six episodes of the series that aired from 1999 until 2000.
In 2007, Madden graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD). However, the Golden Theatre Team spotted him while working with the Arches and Glasgow at RSAMD.
Madden appeared as Romeo in a production of Romeo and Juliet at the ‘Globe Theatre.’ After its run in London, it toured in open-air stages during the summer of 2007, which was also the Globe’s first tour.
In 2008, Madden appeared as Callum McGregor in the stage production of Malorie Blackman’s Noughts and Crosses.
In 2009, Richard Madden later appeared in the lead role of Dean McKenzie in the BBC television comedy-drama series ‘Hope Springs.’
Accordingly, in 2010, he played as Ripley in the film ‘Chatroom.’ The same year he played the role as Theatre of Hate singer Kirk Brandon in the movie ‘Worried About The Boy.’
Madden appeared as Robb Stark in the HBO series Game of Thrones from 2011 to 2013. In September 2018, Madden claimed for not getting paid properly for his role in ‘Game of Thrones’. Madden also appeared in the Channel 4 series Sirens during this period, and similarly, in the BBC series ‘Birdsong.’
Madden was selected to portray the prince in the live-action Disney film ‘Cinderella,’ in May 2013, which released on March 2015.
For the 2014 three-part miniseries ‘Klondike,’ Madden firstly acquired his Screen Actors Guild (SAG) card. He appeared as Bill Haskell.
Richard Madden has performed the role of ‘Romeo’ in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ between 12 May and 13 August of 2016. Madden got a chance to reunited with his Cinderella costar Lily James as Juliet, and also with director Kenneth Branagh. Later, Richard got a replacement for the role of Romeo in July, after he suffered an ankle injury.
Madden appeared in the leading role in the Italian TV Series in 2016 in ‘Medici: Masters of Florence. He starred as Cosimo de’ Medici who is presented as the son of the founder of the Medici Bank during the Italian Renaissance.
Social Sites
Richard Madden already is a star for the younger generation after he portrayed as Robb Stark in Game Of Thrones. He has gained 1.3 million followers on Instagram, who break down over posts including one of him ‘wild swimming’ in Devon. His shirtless image attracted more than 300,000 likes only seven weeks ago.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maddenrichard/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/_richardmadden
Updates
Richard Madden has been dating actress and model Ellie Bamber since 2017.
Trivia
Richard Madden has a good relationship with his co-stars of Game of Thrones (2011), Kit Harington, Alfie Allen, and Michelle Fairley.
In 2015, Madden broke up his relationship with Jenna Coleman.