Richard Madden Biography

Fast Facts

• Named one of the "Stars of Tomorrow" by Screen International in 2011
• Won the 2009 "Most Stylish Male" award at the Scottish Style Awards
• Graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 2007
• Started acting at the age of 11, when he was cast in the film "Complicity․"
• Quote: "I just think of myself as an upstart who is trying to get better at what I do․"
• Quote: "You act at being a man, and before you know it, you are one․"
• Quote: "[on his character Robb Stark, in "Games of Thrones"] "What I love so much about him is that he follows his heart in everything he's does․""
• In an attempt to give an accurate portrayal of his character in "Game of Thrones," he only read the novels as far as the episodes went so as to not overwhelm himself with surprises