Eddie Redmayne

Biography

Edward John David Redmayne OBE (born 6 January 1982) is an English actor and model. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a British Academy Film Award. He began his professional acting career in West End theatre before making his screen debut in 1996 with guest television appearances. His first films were Like Minds (2006), The Good Shepherd (2006) and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007). On the stage, Redmayne starred in the productions of Red from 2009 to 2010 and Richard II from 2011 to 2012. The former won him the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. Redmayne's film breakthrough came with the roles of Colin Clark in the biographical drama My Week with Marilyn (2011) and Marius Pontmercy in Tom Hooper's musical Les Misérables (2012). He garnered consecutive nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayals of physicist Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything (2014), and transgender artist Lili Elbe in The Danish Girl (2015), winning for the former. In 2016, he began starring as Newt Scamander in the Fantastic Beasts film series.

Known For

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

as Newt Scamander

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

as Newt Scamander

The Theory of Everything

as Stephen Hawking

Jupiter Ascending

as Balem Abrasax

The Danish Girl

as Lili

Les Misérables

as Marius Pontmercy

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

as Newt Scamander

The Trial of the Chicago 7

as Tom Hayden

The Other Boleyn Girl

as William Stafford

My Week with Marilyn

as Colin Clark