Richard Madden Biography
Richard Madden is a Scottish actor best known for his portrayal of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet in 2007. He returned to this role in 2016 in West End. He became famous when he portrayed Robb Stark from 2011 to 2013 in Game of Thrones, a fantasy drama series.
Richard Madden Age
Madden is 37 years old as of 2023. He was born on 18th June 1986 in Elderslie, United Kingdom, and celebrates his birthday every year on the 18th of June.
Richard Madden Height
Madden stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 8 inches.
Richard Madden Family
Madden’s parents are Richard Madden, a firefighter, and Pat Madden, a primary school teacher. He grew up in Elderslie, outside the city of Glasgow together with his two sisters Cara Madden and Lauren Madden.
Richard Madden Wife
Madden is very private about his personal life therefore it is not known if he is in any relationship. There are also no rumors of Madden being in any past relationship with anyone.
Richard Madden Net Worth
Madden has an estimated net worth of between $6 Million and $10 Million which he has earned through his successful career as an actor.
Richard Madden Education
Madden attended Castlehead High School. Later he joined the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland which was initially called the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, in Glasgow where he graduated in 2007.
Richard Madden Career
Madden went to PACE Youth Theatre when he was 11 to overcome his shyness. He portrayed young Andy in Complicity which was released in 2000. He was featured as Sebastian in Barmy Aunt Boomerang, a children’s television series that aired from 1999 to 2000. While in High School, he worked for the Glasgow Repertory Company and The Arches. At the citizen theater, he performed in Tom Fool play. He portrayed Romeo in London at the modern Globe Theatre in the Romeo and Juliet.
From December 2007 to February 2008, he portrayed Callum McGregor in Noughts & Crosses. He starred in Be Near Me in 2009 as Mark McNulty. Richard got the lead role in Hope Springs the 2009 BBC comedy-drama series as Dean McKenzie. He played as Theatre of Hate singer Kirk Brandon and Ripley in the 2010 films Worried About the Boy and Chatroom respectively.
Richard Madden More Career
Madden portrayed Robb Stark in Games of Thrones, the HBO fantasy drama series from 2011 to 2013. He became prominent through this role. Between 2011 and 2013, he appeared in Birdsong, a BBC drama series, and Sirens, a Channel 4 comedy-drama series. In the 2014 miniseries Klondike where he was cast as Bill Haskell, he obtained his first Screen Actors Guild (SAG) card. Madden took the role of Prince Kit in Cinderella which was released in 2015. On 25th May 2016, he starred as Romeo in West End. In Bastille Day, a thriller film in 2016, he appeared as an American pickpocket.
Madden took the lead role of Cosimo de’ Medici in the first season of the Italian-British television drama series Medici which was subtitled Masters of Florence. He appeared in Electric Dreams’ first episode in 2017 and he next featured in Ibiza as a DJ. He received recognition and acclaim when he took the role of Sergeant David Budd in Bodyguard, the 2018 BBC thriller series. This led to his receiving a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama.
Madden took the role of John Reid, a music manager in the Elton John biopic Rocketman which was released in May 2019. In a 1917 film that was released in December 2019, he portrayed a World War I soldier. He voiced a survivor of a spaceship who comes back 35 years after disappearing in “From Now” a science fiction podcast series. Richard starred as Ikaris in Eternals, a superhero film that was released in 2021. He starred in Citadel which started in 2023 alongside Priyanka Chopra Jonas. Madden will star next in Killer Heat.
Richard Madden Bodyguard
Madden portrays PS David Budd, a dedicated Principal Protection Officer (PPO) at Protection Command and a Scottish veteran of the Afghanistan war. He was affected by the war and he became prone to volatile behavior, He cannot trust politicians and struggles with PTSD. He is given the role of protecting Julia Montague, whose politics he hates. Budd is unsure of his loyalties.
Richard Madden Cinderella
Madden portrays Prince Kit, a modest and noble betrothed king who falls in love with Ella. However, he had a duty to marry a princess for the good of his kingdom.
Richard Madden Eternals
Madden plays as Ikaris, a powerful eternal who can produce cosmic energy beams from his eyes and can fly. Ikaris and Sersi have loved each other for centuries. They are opposing each other as Sersi has compassion for humans whereas Ikaris is more disconnected.
Richard Madden Citadel
Madden portrays Mason Kane, Nadia’s work partner and lover and Citadel’s top-class spy. He is also known as Kyle Conroy the name he took after his memory was erased by Abby’s husband Bernard.
Richard Madden TV and films
- 2010 Chatroom as Ripley.
- 2015 Cinderella as Prince Kit.
- 2016 Bastille Day as Michael Mason.
- 2018 Ibiza as Leo West
- 2019 Rocketman as John Reid.
- 2011 to 2013 Game of Thrones as Robb Stark.
- 2016 Medici as Cosimo de’ Medici.
- 2018 Bodyguard as PS David Budd.
- 2013 Citadel as Mason Kane.
Richard Madden Awards
- 2019 Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor – Television Series Drama.
- Golden Nymph Awards 2019 for Outstanding Actor.
- 2019 National Television Awards for Drama Performance.
Richard Madden Social Media Platforms
He is active on his social media accounts and is often seen posting on his Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. He has over 3.5M followers on Instagram.