ACTOR · BORN 1986
Richard Madden
- Born
- 18 June 1986
11 archived facts 3 topics 1 source Last reviewed Sep 2026
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- #001
On 4 July 2019, Richard received an Honorary Doctorate from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He is now a Doctor of Drama.
- #002
He admits he was quite overweight for much of his adolescence and throughout his time at drama school. That changed when he took a role in a play that required him to be naked, at which point he realised he did not want to be fat and naked on stage.
- #003
He joined a theatre group to overcome his shyness.
- #004
Richard was born in Elderslie in western Scotland, the same birthplace attributed to the legendary Scottish patriot William Wallace.
- #005
He is good friends with his Cinderella co-star Lily James.
- #006
"My dad worked in the fire service and my mum was a classroom assistant."
- #007
He is good friends with Kit Harington, Alfie Allen and Michelle Fairley, his fellow leads on Game of Thrones (2011).
- #008
His favourite Disney animated film is Aladdin (1992).
- #009
He is the son of Richard (b. 1953) and Patricia (née Mulholland) Madden (b. 1954).
- #010
He has two sisters: Cara (b. 1983) and Lauren (b. 1988).
- #011
He split from Jenna Coleman in 2015. Between 2017 and 2019 he was with his partner Ellie Bamber.
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