Bodyguard's Richard Madden: An appreciation gallery 😍
The best images of heartthrob Richard Madden
Last updated 15th Mar 2019
Scottish heartthrob Richard Madden burst back onto British screens last year as Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran David Budd in the BBC's hit show Bodyguard. Richard is best known for his role as Robb Stark in HBO's Game of Thrones series, where he was the eldest son in the Stark family. He was a principle member of the cast in series one to three until he, his pregnant wife Talisa and mother Catelyn were murdered during the most shocking TV episode of 2013, The Red Wedding, which left viewers in shock for weeks.
Since then he's starred alongside actress Lily James in the Disney live action remake of Cinderella in 2015, playing Prince Charming, Kit. He then went on to star in the 2016 drama film Bastille Day with Idris Elba and had other TV roles in Lady Chatterley's Lover, Medici: Masters of Florence and Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams. He's also starred in the Netflix rom-com movie Ibiza in 2018 and will play John Reid in the upcoming Elton John biopic Rocketman due for release in May this year.
Check out our gallery of Mr Madden through the years:
2011, Robb Stark
Richard played Robb Stark, one of the main characters in Game of Thrones, for three series before his character was killed off.
2012, Game of Thrones DVD Release
Richard attended the Game of Thrones DVD release with his fellow cast mates in 2012.
2012, Comicon
With Game of Thrones being such a hit in the States, the cast were invited to the 2012 Comicon in San Diego, California.
2012, Birdsong
Richard starred in Birdsong with Eddie Redmayne, an adaptation of epic war novel by Sebastian Faulks.
2012, Emmy Awards
Richard attended the 2012 Emmy Awards with the other Thrones stars.
2014, Thrones Q&A
In 2014, ahead of season three of Game of Thrones, Richard attended a press conference in California.
2015, Cinderella
In 2015 Richard was cast as Prince Kit in the Disney live action remake of Cinderella which was a box office hit. He's even more hot holding a puppy!
2015, Cinderella
We couldn't NOT include this in our gallery. LOOK AT HIS EYES?!
2015, Berlin
The Cinderella cast were taking the film festival season by storm. Here's Richard at the Berlin Film Festival in 2015.
2016, Florence
In 2016, Richard starred in Medici: Masters of Florence and attended the premiere in Florence that year.
2017, Glastonbury
Being one of the biggest names in the industry at the time, he had to attend one of the biggest festivals in the country. Richard joined a whole host of celebs at the 2017 Glastonbury Festival.
2018, Bodyguard
When Richard landed the role of Sgt David Budd in hit BBC show Bodyguard in 2018, the nation fell in love with him.
2018, Madden as Bond?
After his stint on Bodyguard, rumours were rife that Richard would be named as the new James Bond. Despite this, nothing has been confirmed yet.
Speaking about the rumours, Richard said, "I'm more than flattered to be mentioned, for people to consider putting me in that role. I'm very flattered and thankful. It's a really brilliant thing to be in. I don't want to curse anything by saying anything. I think that's the curse of that - if you talk about it, you'll curse it."
2019, Screen Actors Guild Awards
After his amazing performance in Bodyguard, it led to a string of nominations for him and the show - the first being at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
2019, BAFTAS
He also attended the BAFTAS where Bodyguard was up for a number of awards.
2019, Golden Globes
Richard's big win came at the 2019 Golden Globes where he won Best Actor in a Drama series for his role as David Budd in the BBC's Bodyguard.
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