It's almost impossible to access the information related to his love life. Till the early 2016, there is no any information about his love affairs, girlfriend, married life, wife and spouse in the media.
As a child, Richard attended Ranby House and Worksop College, Nottinghamshire to receive his formal education. As he was interested in dancing since his childhood days, he joined Central School of Ballet in 1998 and then began learning dancing. He attended this school till 2001 and then he got enrolled at Guildhall School of Music and Drama. While he was there, he didn't only learn dancing but also got the real taste of dancing among the audience as he toured with Ballet Central. As an actor and dancer, he also appeared in many Matthew Bourne productions. From 2001, he began appearing in Bourne's company Adventures in Motion Pictures. His breakthrough role came after he began portraying the lead role of Dr. Caleb Knight in the TV series Casualty. The actual figure about his net worth and salary is unknown.