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. With his portrayal of Robb Stark in the fantasy drama series "Game of Thrones" from 2011 to 2013, Madden rose to fame.

After his work on "Game of Thrones", Madden 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. In addition to starring as music manager John Reid in the biopic "Rocketman" and a soldier in the epic war film "1917". He starred as Ikaris in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film "Eternals" (2021).

Madden was born on 18 June 1986 in Elderslie, outside the city of Glasgow, where he grew up alongside his two sisters. His mother is a primary school teacher, and his father worked as a firefighter. At age 11, Madden joined PACE Youth Theatre to help overcome his shyness. At that same age, he was cast in his first role as young Andy in a film adaptation of Iain Banks' Complicity, which was released in 2000.

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