Eddie Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne

Acting • Born 1982-01-06

Acting4London, England, UK

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.

Filmography

63 credits
Savage Grace

Savage Grace

Movie • 2007

Tony Baekeland

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Movie • 2007

Anthony Babington

The Yellow Handkerchief

The Yellow Handkerchief

Movie • 2009

Gordy

The Other Boleyn Girl

The Other Boleyn Girl

Movie • 2008

William Stafford

Black Death

Black Death

Movie • 2010

Osmund

Glorious 39

Glorious 39

Movie • 2009

Ralph Keyes

Like Minds

Like Minds

Movie • 2006

Alex Forbes

Powder Blue

Powder Blue

Movie • 2009

Qwerty Doolittle

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

Movie • 2012

Marius Pontmercy

My Week with Marilyn

My Week with Marilyn

Movie • 2011

Colin Clark

Jupiter Ascending

Jupiter Ascending

Movie • 2015

Balem Abrasax

Hick

Hick

Movie • 2012

Eddie Kreezer

Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking

Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking

Movie • 2015

Self

Disclosure

Disclosure

Movie • 2020

Lili / Self (archive footage)

The Theory of Everything

The Theory of Everything

Movie • 2014

Stephen Hawking

The Danish Girl

The Danish Girl

Movie • 2015

Lili

The Good Shepherd

The Good Shepherd

Movie • 2006

Edward Wilson Jr.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Movie • 2016

Newt Scamander

Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie

Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie

Movie • 2015

Ryan (voice)

War Art with Eddie Redmayne

War Art with Eddie Redmayne

Movie • 2015

Himself

Early Man

Early Man

Movie • 2018

Dug (voice)

Untitled Cambridge Antalytica Project

Untitled Cambridge Antalytica Project

Movie

Christopher Wylie

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Movie • 2018

Newt Scamander

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Movie • 2022

Newt Scamander

The Aeronauts

The Aeronauts

Movie • 2019

James Glaisher

The Good Nurse

The Good Nurse

Movie • 2022

Charles Cullen

The Trial of the Chicago 7

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Movie • 2020

Tom Hayden

Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story

Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story

Movie • 2013

Self

Panic Carefully

Panic Carefully

Movie • 2027

Later the War

Later the War

Movie

Untitled Kore-eda Film

Untitled Kore-eda Film

Movie

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

TV • 2008

Angel Clare

The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal

TV • 2024

The Jackal

Birdsong

Birdsong

TV • 2012

Stephen Wraysford

The Pillars of the Earth

The Pillars of the Earth

TV • 2010

Jack Jackson

In Search of Shakespeare

In Search of Shakespeare

TV • 2003

Self

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

TV • 1996

Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV • 2014

Self

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

TV • 2015

Self

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

TV • 2015

Self - Guest

MTV Movie & TV Awards

MTV Movie & TV Awards

TV • 1992

Self / Presenter

Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I

TV • 2005

Southampton

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV • 1988

Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV • 2014

Self

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV • 2022

Self

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

TV • 2014

Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV • 2015

Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV • 2009

Self - Guest

The View

The View

TV • 1997

Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV • 2015

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

TV • 2007

Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV • 2019

Self

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

TV • 2018

Self

Perspectives

Perspectives

TV • 2011

Today with Jenna & Sheinelle

Today with Jenna & Sheinelle

TV • 2019

Self

El hormiguero

El hormiguero

TV • 2006

Self - Guest

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

TV • 2023

Self

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

TV • 1944

Self - Nominee

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV • 2014

Self - Guest

People's Choice Awards

People's Choice Awards

TV • 1975

Self - Presenter

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV • 2003

Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV • 2003

Self - Guest

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV • 2003

Self