Actor`s page Richard Madden 60i73 18 June 1986, Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK!

I'd love to do something on Broadway. I'd love to spend some time in New York.

I'm a sci-fi guy. But I like fantasy too.

I think often I learn the most from other people's mistakes. If I'm in the audience watching an acto...Show more »

I think often I learn the most from other people's mistakes. If I'm in the audience watching an actor and thinking, 'I don't believe you,' I spend the rest of the play working out why I don't believe them. Show less «

I was a nervous kid, not great socially.

You have to be delicate with how you can portray characters other people are having a worship over.

I don't want to get up at 4am for something I don't care about.

Doing jobs that are completely different to the last thing I did pushes me as an actor to change as ...Show more »

Doing jobs that are completely different to the last thing I did pushes me as an actor to change as much as I can. It would be easy for me to stay in a similar vein of characters or jobs, but I'm drawn to challenging myself. Show less «

If ever anyone comes up to me, it's usually like, 'You look really like that guy on that show.' And ...Show more »

If ever anyone comes up to me, it's usually like, 'You look really like that guy on that show.' And you're like, 'Really?' And they're like, 'Yeah. Cool. See you later.' And you're like, 'Cool, man.' Show less «

Good people never survive on Game of Thrones (2011). That's the problem.

You act at being a man, and before you know it, you are one.

Robb Stark was a young man not expecting anything, thinking his life is going to be on one path, and...Show more »

Robb Stark was a young man not expecting anything, thinking his life is going to be on one path, and then he's pushed. More weight and responsibility get put onto him; more demands are made of him. For me, as an actor, there are parallels to that. Show less «

I can see how child stars can be thrown off-kilter.

When I'm not working, I like to be comfortable. I do like to dress smart, but comfort is important.

I believe in love at first sight and hindsight.

I try to be outdoors as much as I can.

I love 'Doctor Who.'

The costume affects your posture, affects your walk, how you hold yourself, and how you breathe. The...Show more »

The costume affects your posture, affects your walk, how you hold yourself, and how you breathe. The costumes make you deliver. Show less «

To be with Derek Jacobi and Stellan Skarsgård, it's a master class in acting every day.

I think I'd much rather have a wooden stick and metallic ball than a real dire wolf on set.

I only have an awareness of what I'm trying to achieve as an actor and what my job as the character ...Show more »

I only have an awareness of what I'm trying to achieve as an actor and what my job as the character is to service. Show less «

No one is safe in Game of Thrones (2011).

I played Romeo when I was younger, and I think I did a couple kind Romeo-like parts after that, and ...Show more »

I played Romeo when I was younger, and I think I did a couple kind Romeo-like parts after that, and I kind of went, 'I mustn't do this again. I must always choose something that I don't know if I'm a good enough actor to play.' Show less «

I like clothes and fashion. It's a hobby for me and I really enjoy being part of it, so it's nice wh...Show more »

I like clothes and fashion. It's a hobby for me and I really enjoy being part of it, so it's nice when people say: 'He can dress quite well.' Show less «

I was at a rough high school where itting you were an actor didn't go down well.

I thought Game of Thrones (2011) had this challenge in filming, and it's one of those things you thi...Show more »

I thought Game of Thrones (2011) had this challenge in filming, and it's one of those things you think, 'It can't get worse than this,' because it's really cold, and you're in pain, and it's miserable. Show less «

When I was younger, I did a TV show in the U.K. for a couple years, and I learned a lot from that. I...Show more »

When I was younger, I did a TV show in the U.K. for a couple years, and I learned a lot from that. It taught me a lot about being known amongst your peers and having to deal with a lot of derision from them. Show less «

I hate all the red carpet stuff. It's weird, because it's part of what's expected of you now.

It's nice to have recognition for doing a good job, but at the end of the day, I'm just an actor and...Show more »

It's nice to have recognition for doing a good job, but at the end of the day, I'm just an actor and I'm doing my job and I'm always trying to get better at doing that job. Show less «

When you're not in studios, you don't have any luxuries; you can't control the elements, so you have...Show more »

When you're not in studios, you don't have any luxuries; you can't control the elements, so you have to put up with those extremes. Show less «

I always try to pick my parts to be as diverse as I can, and especially when you do Game of Thrones ...Show more »

I always try to pick my parts to be as diverse as I can, and especially when you do Game of Thrones (2011) for so many months of the year. Show less «

Oh, I am not naturally gifted in dancing in any way! Stupidly, I didn't go to those classes in drama...Show more »

Oh, I am not naturally gifted in dancing in any way! Stupidly, I didn't go to those classes in drama school. I was like, 'I don't need that; I'll never be dancing in anything.' Show less «

I love Jon Snow's character.

I'm lucky to get jobs where I get these amazing film horses that make me look much better than I am.

We don't really get to see gay characters who are completely open with their sexuality, but it doesn...Show more »

We don't really get to see gay characters who are completely open with their sexuality, but it doesn't define who they are. Show less «

I try to live honestly in every aspect of my life, which can make things a bit more complicated, rig...Show more »

I try to live honestly in every aspect of my life, which can make things a bit more complicated, right? Show less «

I just love to be able to actually build a character.

I love Lady Stoneheart!

I have such pride in my job.

I love doing television; it's such a brilliant way to tell a story over six hours rather over the tw...Show more »

I love doing television; it's such a brilliant way to tell a story over six hours rather over the two hours of doing a movie. Show less «

I don't find it hard to stay humble.

I just think of myself as an upstart who is trying to get better at what I do.

I'm dying to do something sci-fi! I would love to be on a spaceship and firing a laser gun! Somethin...Show more »

I'm dying to do something sci-fi! I would love to be on a spaceship and firing a laser gun! Something like that would be really awesome. Or something with dinosaurs. Or preferably both at once. Show less «

Game of Thrones (2011) couldn't be a movie. There's too much in it. You couldn't do it justice.

I think I need to film something tropical on a beach in a bar.

I've watched 'Doctor Who' since I was a kid. I loved it, and I still love it. I can geek out about i...Show more »

I've watched 'Doctor Who' since I was a kid. I loved it, and I still love it. I can geek out about it, like when I go to set and see the TARDIS. Show less «

Doing Shakespeare on stage with Kenneth Branagh, I don't think it gets better than that.

I think it's good for an actor to bounce between stuff on camera and stuff in theatre. If I could do...Show more »

I think it's good for an actor to bounce between stuff on camera and stuff in theatre. If I could do half and half every year I would be a very, very happy man. Show less «

I need to kind of get a job that's going to take me to, like, Hawaii or Rio or something, right? May...Show more »

I need to kind of get a job that's going to take me to, like, Hawaii or Rio or something, right? Maybe I need to make better decisions with that. Show less «

I went to drama school in Scotland.

On his character from Klondike (2014): Bill Haskell was real.

I kind of started Game of Thrones (2011) as a really young actor and not a lot on my CV.

Google is the enemy. I would tell that to anyone who enjoys any TV show like 'Game of Thrones' to av...Show more »

Google is the enemy. I would tell that to anyone who enjoys any TV show like 'Game of Thrones' to avoid it; it spoils so many storylines. Show less «

Typically in Game of Thrones (2011) people who are honest and just and do things for the right reaso...Show more »

Typically in Game of Thrones (2011) people who are honest and just and do things for the right reasons tend not to survive. Show less «

I think meeting someone like, meeting Sam Shepard, that was someone who was kind of important for me...Show more »

I think meeting someone like, meeting Sam Shepard, that was someone who was kind of important for me, because I'd read so much of his work and watched him as an actor since I was a kid, then being on set doing a scene with him and thinking, 'This is really surreal.' Show less «

I know people like Jon Snow a lot.

I like to try to change things up a bit in the way that actors such as Philip Seymour Hoffman or Mic...Show more »

I like to try to change things up a bit in the way that actors such as Philip Seymour Hoffman or Michael Fassbender did and do. Show less «

One of the most beautiful things about Game of Thrones (2011) is it's told from so many different po...Show more »

One of the most beautiful things about Game of Thrones (2011) is it's told from so many different points of view, and these characters can convince you that what they're doing is right. But they're only showing you a bit of the picture, and when you see it from another character's point of view you may switch allegiances. Show less «

I have two sisters, so we watched all of the Disney films. I think I still know the lyrics to them a...Show more »

I have two sisters, so we watched all of the Disney films. I think I still know the lyrics to them all. Show less «

I was always a bit old for my age, then suddenly I'm on set, working alongside the adults, skipping ...Show more »

I was always a bit old for my age, then suddenly I'm on set, working alongside the adults, skipping school completely for two years. Show less «

You learn something new on every film.

I'm an actor and my job is to interpret.