Richard Madden - wikipedia Richard Madden Not to be confused with Richard Robert Madden. Richard Madden Madden at the 2013 San Diego Comic - Con International ( 1986 - 06 - 18 ) 18 June 1986 ( age 31 ) Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland Residence London, England Alma mater Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama Occupation Actor Years active 1999 -- present Richard Madden ( born 18 June 1986 ) is a Scottish stage, film, and television actor best known for portraying Robb Stark in the HBO series Game of Thrones and Prince Kit in Disney 's Cinderella. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Recognition 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Video games 5 References 6 External links Early life Madden was born in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, just outside the town of Paisley and the city of Glasgow, where he was brought up, with older and younger sisters. His mother, Pat, is a classroom assistant, and his father, Richard, is in the fire brigade. Career At the age of 11, Madden joined Paisley Arts Centre 's youth theatre programme to help overcome his shyness. He was soon cast as young Andy in the film adaptation of Iain Banks 's Complicity, followed by him being cast in a lead role as Sebastian in the television series Barmy Aunt Boomerang, for which he filmed six episodes that aired from 1999 until 2000. He graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama ( RSAMD ) in 2007. Madden ( second from right ) with his Game of Thrones co-stars : Maisie Williams, Sophie Turner, Alfie Allen, and Kit Harington in November 2009 While at RSAMD he worked with the Arches and Glasgow Repertory Company, followed by Franz Xaver Kroetz 's play Tom Fool at the Citizens ' Theatre, which was so well received that it transferred to London, where Madden was spotted by a team from the Globe Theatre. In his final year with RSAMD, he was cast as Romeo in a production of Romeo and Juliet at the Globe Theatre which, after a run in London, toured in open - air stages during the summer of 2007, being the Globe 's first tour. He also played Callum McGregor in the stage production of Malorie Blackman 's Noughts and Crosses in 2008. He later gained the lead role of Dean McKenzie in the 2009 BBC series Hope Springs, followed by his roles as Ripley in the 2010 film Chatroom, and as Theatre of Hate singer Kirk Brandon in the 2010 film Worried About The Boy. From 2011 to 2013, he starred as Robb Stark in the HBO series Game of Thrones, based upon George R.R. Martin 's A Song of Ice and Fire series of novels, the Channel 4 series Sirens, and in the BBC series Birdsong. In May 2013, Madden was chosen to portray the prince in the live action Disney film Cinderella. The film was released in March 2015. Madden first obtained his Screen Actors Guild ( SAG ) card for the 2014 miniseries Klondike, in which he plays Bill Haskell. Between 12 May and 13 August 2016, Richard Madden appeared on stage the role of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet at the West End, where he was reunited with his Cinderella costar Lily James as Juliet, and director Kenneth Branagh. Richard was replaced as Romeo in July, after suffering an ankle injury. In 2016, he has played the leading role in the Italian TV Series, `` Medici : Masters of Florence '', which has starred him as Cosimo de ' Medici, the son of the founder of the Medici Bank during the Italian Renaissance. Recognition Of Madden 's performance as Mark McNulty in the National Theatre of Scotland 's production of Be Near Me, Warwick Thompson of Bloomberg noted his performance to be `` especially good ''. Susan Mansfield of The Scotsman reported that Madden has caught the eye of critics for his work and reported additional positive reviews of his work by The Daily Telegraph and The Observer. In reviewing the Globe Theatre 's 2007 production of Romeo and Juliet as its first - ever tour, Susan Elkin of The Stage noted Madden 's `` gravelly Glaswegian, almost childlike Romeo ''. In 2010, The Scotsman touted Madden as `` one of the hottest young acting talents in the business ''. They also noted that Madden is `` tipped for mainstream glory this year '' due to his upcoming roles in the film Chatroom and TV series Game of Thrones. He won Most Stylish Male at the Scottish Style Awards in October 2009 and was also named in Esquire 's Hottest Stars for 2010. He was named one of Screen International 's Stars of Tomorrow in 2011. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2000 Complicity Young Andy Chatroom Ripley 2011 Strays Elliot Short Film 2013 A Promise Friedrich 2015 Cinderella Prince Kit 2015 Group B Shane Hunter Short Film 2016 Bastille Day Michael Mason also known as The Take 2018 Ibiza Leo Post-Production Television Year Title Role Notes 1999 -- 2000 Barmy Aunt Boomerang Sebastian Simpkins 20 episodes 2009 Hope Springs Dean McKenzie 8 episodes Worried About The Boy Kirk Brandon Television film 2011 -- 13 Game of Thrones Robb Stark 21 episodes Screen International Award for Star of Tomorrow ( 2011 ) Nominated -- Scream Award for Best Ensemble ( 2011 ) Nominated -- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series ( 2011, 2013 ) Nominated -- NewNowNext Award for Cause You 're Hot ( 2013 ) 2011 Sirens Ashley Greenwick 6 episodes 2012 Birdsong Captain Michael Weir 2 episodes 2014 Klondike Bill Haskell 3 episodes 2015 Lady Chatterley 's Lover Oliver Mellors Television film 2016 Medici : Masters of Florence Cosimo de ' Medici 8 episodes 2017 Oasis Peter Leigh Pilot 2017 Philip K. Dick 's Electric Dreams Agent Ross Episode : `` The Hood Maker '' Video games Year Title Voice role 2013 Castlevania : Lords of Shadow -- Mirror of Fate Trevor Belmont / Alucard 2014 Castlevania : Lords of Shadow 2 Alucard References ^ Jump up to : Mansfield, Susan ( 21 March 2009 ). `` Up and Coming : Richard Madden -- Young man on a role ''. The Scotsman. thescotsman.scotsman.com. Retrieved 13 July 2010. ^ Jump up to : Cooper, Neil ( 12 June 2007 ). `` Less room for doom in the great outdoors ''. Herald Scotland. heraldscotland.com. Retrieved 13 July 2010. ^ Jump up to : Nathanson, Hannah ( 1 April 2011 ). `` Game of Thrones is good news for Brit stars ''. London Evening Standard. Retrieved 1 April 2011. Jump up ^ `` Richard Madden Biography ''. Tvguide.com. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2013. Jump up ^ Taylor, Paul ( 5 September 2007 ). `` Romeo and Juliet, Dulwich Park, London ''. The Independent. independent.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2010. ^ Jump up to : Elkin, Susan ( 16 July 2007 ). `` review : Romeo and Juliet ''. The Stage. thestage.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2010. Jump up ^ Felperin, Leslie ( 14 May 2010 ). `` review : Chatroom ''. Variety. variety.com. Retrieved 13 July 2010. Jump up ^ Cooke, Rachel ( 21 May 2010 ). `` Worried About the Boy ''. New Statesman. newstatesman.com. Retrieved 13 July 2010. Jump up ^ Hibberd, James ( 20 August 2009 ). `` HBO appoints subjects to ' Thrones ' ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010. Jump up ^ `` HBO Greenlights Northern Ireland Epic ' Game of Thrones ' ''. IFTN. iftn.ie. 4 March 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` Scotland 's most eligible men -- # 15 : Richard Madden, 23, actor ''. The Scotsman. living.scotsman.com. 16 February 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010. Jump up ^ Schillaci, Sophie ( 8 May 2013 ). `` Disney Casts ' Game of Thrones ' Actor as ' Cinderella 's ' Prince ''. The Hollywood Reporter Jump up ^ `` How Did You Get Your SAG - AFTRA Card ? '' TV Guide. 13 January 2014. p. 10. Jump up ^ `` About Romeo and Juliet ''. Jump up ^ `` Richard Madden withdraws from Romeo and Juliet following medical advice ''. 4 August 2016. Jump up ^ Thompson, Warwick ( 29 January 2009 ). `` Richard Dreyfuss, Sporting Earpiece, Triumphs in New Play ''. Bloomberg. bloomberg.com. Retrieved 13 July 2010. Jump up ^ `` Richard Madden Features Screen ''. Screendaily.com. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2013. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Richard Madden. 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Question: who played robb stark in the game of thrones
Answer: Richard Madden