Acclaimed actor Richard Armitage has starred in many thrillers in his career, but has now written his own.
“It’s been a really interesting journey I’ve never had a burning ambition to be an author but then Audible came to me and asked if I wanted to write something,” says Armitage who will be talking about his book on Friday October 13 at Sheffield’s Off The Shelf literature festival. 'They asked if I wanted a ghost writer I said absolutely not if people are thinking they are reading my words then I want them to be my words and I think they got a bit scared.
“The second one is quite different, it’s more about childhood – a murder and what happens when we grow into adults and take the scars of the past with us – it’s a different type of thriller not so James Bond it’s more rooted in character.” He says he is taking his time with the second book, and he does have a bit more time on his hands than he would normally due to the Screen Writers Guild of America strike. 'Come January fingers crossed we will be back on the grindstone.
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