About

Known credits:
41
Birthday:
1982-01-06
Place of birth:
London, England, UK
Website:

Eddie Redmayne

Overview

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

Acting

2024 The Day of the Jackal Actor The Jackal 74
Good
2022 The Good Nurse Actor Charles Cullen 66
Fair
2022 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Actor Newt Scamander 65
Fair
2020 The Trial of the Chicago 7 Actor Tom Hayden 74
Good
2020 Disclosure Actor Lili / Self (archive footage) 63
Fair
2019 The Aeronauts Actor James Glaisher 65
Fair
2018 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Actor Newt Scamander 68
Fair
2018 Early Man Actor Dug (voice) 60
Fair
2016 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Actor Newt Scamander 72
Good
2016 The Harry Potter IMAX Marathon Actor Newt Scamander N/A
N/A
2016 Fantastic Beasts and J.K Rowling's Wizarding World Actor Self N/A
N/A
2015 The Danish Girl Actor Lili 74
Good
2015 Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie Actor Ryan (voice) 59
Average
2015 Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking Actor Self 59
Average
2015 War Art with Eddie Redmayne Actor Himself N/A
N/A
2015 Jupiter Ascending Actor Balem Abrasax 55
Average
2014 The Theory of Everything Actor Stephen Hawking 77
Good
2013 Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story Actor Self 59
Average
2012 Les Misérables Actor Marius Pontmercy 72
Good
2012 Birdsong Actor Stephen Wraysford N/A
N/A
2012 Birdsong Actor Stephen Wraysford 69
Fair
2011 My Week with Marilyn Actor Colin Clark 64
Fair
2011 Hick Actor Eddie Kreezer 58
Average
2010 The Pillars of the Earth Actor Jack Jackson 75
Good
2010 Black Death Actor Osmund 59
Average
2009 Glorious 39 Actor Ralph Keyes 59
Average
2009 The Yellow Handkerchief Actor Gordy 59
Average
2009 Powder Blue Actor Qwerty Doolittle 59
Average
2008 Tess of the D'Urbervilles Actor Angel Clare 71
Good
2008 The Other Boleyn Girl Actor William Stafford 65
Fair
2007 Elizabeth: The Golden Age Actor Anthony Babington 64
Fair
2007 Savage Grace Actor Tony Baekeland 58
Average
2006 The Good Shepherd Actor Edward Wilson Jr. 61
Fair
2006 Like Minds Actor Alex Forbes 59
Average
2005 Elizabeth I Actor Southampton 71
Good
2003 In Search of Shakespeare Actor Self 70
Good
Fantastic Beasts 5 Actor Newt Scamander N/A
N/A
Untitled Cambridge Antalytica Project Actor Christopher Wylie N/A
N/A
Fantastic Beasts 4 Actor Newt Scamander N/A
N/A

Production

2024 The Day of the Jackal Production Executive Producer 74
Good

Crew

2024 Heretic Crew Thanks 60
Fair