29 Facts About Richard Madden

Richard Madden was born on 18 June 1986 and is a Scottish actor.

Richard Madden was cast in his first role at age 11 and made his screen acting debut in 2000.

Richard Madden later began performing on stage whilst a student at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Richard Madden subsequently played Prince Kit in the romantic fantasy film Cinderella and Italian banker Cosimo de' Medici in the first season of the historical fiction series Medici.

Richard Madden has since starred as Ikaris in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Eternals and as a spy in the action thriller series Citadel.

Richard Madden was born on 18 June 1986 in Elderslie, outside the city of Glasgow, where he grew up alongside his two sisters.

Richard Madden's mother is a primary school teacher, and his father worked as a firefighter.

At age 11, Richard Madden joined PACE Youth Theatre to help overcome his shyness.

Richard Madden later stated that he experienced bullying, especially in high school, which he attributed to his role in Complicity.

Richard Madden studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, formerly the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, in Glasgow, graduating in 2007.

Richard Madden worked with The Arches and the Glasgow Repertory Company during his studies; he performed in Franz Xaver Kroetz's play Tom Fool at the Citizens Theatre.

Richard Madden then starred as Mark McNulty in the National Theatre of Scotland's production of the play Be Near Me in 2009, which The Timess Benedict Nightingale described as a "skilful adaptation" of the Andrew O'Hagan novel of the same name.

Susan Mansfield of The Scotsman wrote that Richard Madden had caught critics' attention, reporting additional positive reviews of his performances by The Daily Telegraph and The Observer.

Richard Madden later gained the lead role of Dean McKenzie in the 2009 BBC comedy-drama series Hope Springs, followed by his respective roles as Ripley and Theatre of Hate singer Kirk Brandon in the 2010 films Chatroom and Worried About the Boy.

Richard Madden later spoke about being broke and even contemplating moving back in with his parents prior to his casting.

Richard Madden first obtained his Screen Actors Guild card for the 2014 miniseries Klondike, in which he played Bill Haskell, a real-life adventurer who participated in the Klondike Gold Rush.

Richard Madden portrayed Prince Kit in Cinderella, a romantic fantasy film and live action adaptation of the animated film of the same name.

In 2016, Richard Madden appeared as an American pickpocket in the thriller film Bastille Day.

Richard Madden played the lead role of Cosimo de' Medici, a member of the House of Medici banking family during the Italian Renaissance, in the first season of the Italian-British television drama series Medici, subtitled Masters of Florence, which aired that same year.

Richard Madden next played a DJ in the Netflix romantic comedy film Ibiza, embodying the part with hints of goofiness and loneliness.

Richard Madden garnered acclaim and recognition for playing Sergeant David Budd, a war veteran and police officer with post-traumatic stress disorder, in the 2018 BBC thriller series Bodyguard.

Richard Madden spoke to members of the armed forces who had experienced PTSD to frame a complex and intricate representation of the disorder.

In 2019, Richard Madden portrayed music manager John Reid in the Elton John biopic Rocketman, which was released in May, and appeared as a World War I soldier in Sam Mendes' war film 1917, which was released in December.

Richard Madden starred as Ikaris in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Eternals, directed by Chloe Zhao.

Richard Madden starred alongside Priyanka Chopra Jonas in Citadel, an action thriller series on Amazon Prime Video.

Richard Madden considered working on it to be " incredibly physically demanding".

In 2019, Richard Madden was featured on the Time 100, an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world compiled by Time magazine.

Richard Madden was recognised with the GQ Men of the Year Award for Hugo Boss Most Stylish Man that same year.

In July 2019, Richard Madden received an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.