Richard Maddenย (born 18 June 1986) is a Scottish actor. He was cast in his first role at age 11 and made his screen acting debut in 2000. He later began performing on stage whilst a student at theย Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. In 2007, he toured withย Shakespeare's Globeย company asย Romeoย inย Romeo and Juliet, a role he reprised in theย West Endย in 2016. Madden rose to fame by portrayingย Robb Starkย in the fantasy drama seriesย Game of Thronesย from 2011 to 2013.
Madden subsequently playedย Prince Kitย in the romantic fantasy filmย Cinderellaย (2015) and Italian bankerย Cosimo de' Mediciย in the first season of the historical fiction seriesย Mediciย (2016). In 2018, he gained acclaim for his performance as a police officer in the thriller seriesย Bodyguard, for which he won aย Golden Globe Award. The following year, Madden was named one of theย 100 most influential people in the worldย byย Time. He had supporting roles as music managerย John Reidย in the biopicย Rocketmanย and Lieutenant Blake in the war filmย 1917. He has since starred asย Ikarisย in theย Marvel Cinematic Universeย superhero filmย Eternalsย (2021) and as a spy in the action thriller ย Citadelย (2023โpresent).
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