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Eddie Redmayne

Model (person) / Actor | * 01/06/1982 (43) | London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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Edward John David Redmayne (born 6 January 1982) is an English actor. He has received accolades including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, a BAFTA Award, and two Olivier Awards. Redmayne began his professional acting career in West End theatre starring in productions of The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? (2004), for which he gained a nomination for an Olivier Award, Red (2009–2010), which won him that award, and Richard II (2011–2012). He made his Broadway debut in the transfer of Red, earning a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. He starred as The Emcee in a West End revival of Cabaret in 2022, earning a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He returned to Broadway in 2024, acting in a transfer of Cabaret, which earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. His first leading film role came with Like Minds (2006), and his breakthrough came with the roles of Colin Clark in the biopic My Week with Marilyn (2011) and Marius Pontmercy in the musical Les Misérables (2012). ... ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Adventure

Known for these Movies & Shows

In 1926, Newt Scamander arrives at the Magical Congress of the United States of America with a magically expanded briefcase, which houses a number of dangerous creatures and their habitats. When the c ...

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

PG-13

2016 | 3.7/5 | 2h 12min
Fantasy, Adventure, Kids & Family
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When Gerda Wegener asks her husband Einar to fill in as a portrait model, Einar discovers the person she's meant to be and begins living her life as Lili Elbe. Having realized her true self and with G ...

The Danish Girl

R

2015 | 3.8/5 | 1h 59min
Drama
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The Theory of Everything is the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student J ...

The Theory of Everything

PG-13

2014 | 3.9/5 | 2h 3min
Drama, Romance / Love
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An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France. Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named ...

Les Misérables

PG-13

2012 | 3.7/5 | 2h 38min
History, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Eddie Redmayne

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Academy Award for Best Actor BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play Theatre World Award Officer of The Order of The British Empire Golden Globe Awards 2x Academy Award for Best Actor 2x European Film Academy Lux Award Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
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Movies with Eddie Redmayne as Actor(28)

as Newt Scamander2023 Fantastic Beasts 4
as Newt Scamander2023 Fantastic Beasts 5
as Charles Cullen2022 The Good Nurse
as Newt Scamander2022 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
as Lili / Self (archive footage)2020 Disclosure
as Tom Hayden2020 The Trial of the Chicago 7
as James Glaisher2019 The Aeronauts
as Dug (voice)2018 Early Man
as Newt Scamander2018 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
as Newt Scamander2016 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
as Einar Wegener / Lili Elbe2015 The Danish Girl
as himself2015 War Art with Eddie Redmayne
as Ryan (voice)2015 Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
as Balem Abrasax2015 Jupiter Ascending
as Stephen Hawking2014 The Theory of Everything
as himself2013 Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
as Marius Pontmercy2012 Les Misérables
as Colin Clark2011 My Week with Marilyn
as Eddie Kreezer2011 Hick
as Osmund2010 Black Death
as Ralph Keyes2009 Glorious 39
as Gordy2009 The Yellow Handkerchief
as Qwerty Doolittle2009 Powder Blue
as William Stafford2008 The Other Boleyn Girl
as Tony Baekeland2007 Savage Grace
as Anthony Babington2007 Elizabeth: The Golden Age
as Alex Forbes2006 Like Minds
as Edward Wilson Jr.2006 The Good Shepherd

TV Shows/Series with Eddie Redmayne as Actor(16)

as The Jackal2024 The Day of the Jackal
as Southampton2017 Mambo
2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as himself2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Stephen Wraysford2014 A Sinner's Lie
2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as himself2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as himself2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Angel Clare2008 Tess of the D'Urbervilles
as himself2007 The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Guest2007 The Graham Norton Show
as Jack Jackson2006 Class of 3000
as himself2003 In Search of Shakespeare
as Self - Guest1997 The View
as himself1996 The Daily Show
as Self - Guest1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Movies with Eddie Redmayne as Crew(1)

Crew/Thanks2024 Heretic

TV Shows/Series with Eddie Redmayne as Crew(1)

Production/Executive Producer2024 The Day of the Jackal

Additional Information

Official websites:
eddie-redmayne.net
Twitter
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Wednesday, 01/06 1982 (January) in London, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 43 years + 107 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Eton College, Trinity College, Colet Court
Spouses (current/former): Hannah Jane Bagshawe
Children: Iris May Redmayne, Luke Richard Bagshawe Redmayne
Father: Richard Charles Tunstall Redmayne
Mother: Patricia Burke
Other names for Eddie Redmayne (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"אדי רדמיין"
"에디 레드메인"
"ედი რედმეინი"
"埃迪·雷德梅尼"
"エディ・レッドメイン"
"Едді Редмейн"
"Edward John David Redmayne"
Eddie Redmayne frequently works together with these people:
Daniel Radcliffe (11x, Actor)
Ethan Hawke (10x, Actor)
Jennifer Garner (10x, Actress)
Ricky Gervais (10x, Actor)
Kate Hudson (10x, Actress)
Jimmy Fallon (10x, Actor)
Mariah Carey (10x, Actress)
Jessica Chastain (9x, Actress)
Michael B. Jordan (9x, Actor)
J.K. Rowling (9x, Crew)
Tyler Perry (9x, Crew)
Nick Kroll (9x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:104, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2025