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Richard Madden (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 the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. In 2007, he toured with Shakespeare's Globe company as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, a role he reprised in the West End in 2016. Madden rose to fame by portraying Robb Stark in the fantasy drama series Game of Thrones from 2011 to 2013. Madden subsequently played Prince Kit in the romantic fantasy film Cinderella (2015) and Italian banker Cosimo de' Medici in the first season of the historical fiction series Medici (2016). In 2018, he gained acclaim for his performance as a police officer in the thriller series Bodyguard, for which he won a Golden Globe Award. The following year, Madden was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time. He had supporting roles as music manager John Reid in the biopic Rocketman and Lieutenant Blake in the war film 1917. He has since starred as Ikaris in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Eternals (2021) and as a spy in the action thriller Citadel (2023–present). Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Madden, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
What Every Woman Knows follows the clever Wylie family of Scotland, whose lives change when they catch a young man, John Shand, attempting to burgle their home. Rather than turn him in, they strike a bargain: they'll finance his education and help him rise in the world, on the condition that he marries their daughter Maggie. John agrees, viewing it as a practical arrangement, and the family sets him on a path to success in politics and public life. Years later, as John becomes a celebrated and ambitious man, he takes credit for his own achievements and grows distant from Maggie, falling under the spell of a glamorous countess. Maggie, however, possesses a quiet wisdom and understanding that proves far more valuable than anyone realizes. The play explores the invisible influence women wield in shaping men's destinies, the nature of true partnership, and the power of genuine love over superficial attraction. Through witty dialogue and tender moments, the story reveals that behind every successful man stands a woman whose contributions often go unrecognized—and that real strength lies not in ambition, but in knowing one's true worth.
