Before "The Avengers" broke records, Marvel Studios introduced audiences to Chris Evans' Captain America in 2011. "Captain America: The First Avenger" opened to critical acclaim, showing off just how cool and complex America's greatest hero is. Serving as an origin story for the iconic character, "The First Avenger" takes place during the Second World War. For the Marvel flick, Richard Armitage was tapped to play Heinz Kruger, an undercover assassin sent to kill Abraham Erskine (Stanley Tucci), the creator behind the Super Soldier Serum.
Though Kruger's role is brief, he's a part of one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's most iconic scenes. The "Obsession" actor's character kills Erskine just moments after Evans' Steve Rogers is injected with the serum. Kruger then escapes with the serum, with Rogers in hot pursuit, making this the first time we see the future Captain America in action. In an interview for the film (via YouTube), Armitage expressed how his character is more of a patriot than a one-note villain. "But I really tried not to see him as a bad guy," Armitage shared. "I wanted him to be human and I wanted him to be the kind of spy who had a moral conscience. So he's not just a tool, he's actually...he really believes he's fighting for the Fatherland."
Following his work on "Captain America: The First Avenger," the William Farrow actor found himself in another billion-dollar franchise.
