Eddie Redmayne

Edward John David Redmayne OBE (/ˈrɛdˌmeɪn/; born 6 January 1982) is an English actor. He began his professional acting career as a youth in West End theatre, before making his screen debut in 1998 with guest television appearances. His first film roles came in 2006 with Like Minds and The Good Shepherd, and he went on to play supporting roles in several films.

Eddie Redmayne

OBE
Redmayne at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Edward John David Redmayne

(1982-01-06) 6 January 1982
Westminster, London, England
EducationEton College
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Spouse(s)
Hannah Bagshawe (m. 2014)
Children2
AwardsFull list

On 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. His 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).

In 2014, Redmayne portrayed Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything, winning the Academy Award for Best Actor. The following year, he played Lili Elbe in Hooper's The Danish Girl, for which he received a second Oscar nomination. In 2016, he began starring as Newt Scamander in the Fantastic Beasts film series.

Early life

Redmayne was born on 6 January 1982 in the London borough of Westminster.[1][2] His mother, Patricia (née Burke), runs a relocation business, and his father, Richard Redmayne, is a businessman in corporate finance. His paternal great-grandfather was Sir Richard Redmayne, a civil and mining engineer.[3] He has an older brother, a younger brother, and an older half-brother[3] and half-sister.[4] From the age of 10, Redmayne attended Jackie Palmer Stage School, where he found his love for acting and singing, alongside fellow star James Corden.[5][6]

He attended Eaton House,[7] Colet Court,[8] and then Eton College, where he was in the same year as Prince William.[9][10] He went on to read History of Art at Trinity College, Cambridge, from where he graduated with 2:1 Honours in 2003.[11] Despite being colourblind, Redmayne wrote his dissertation on Yves Klein's signature colour, International Klein Blue, which he is able to see with vibrancy.[12] While at Cambridge, Redmayne was a member of the University Pitt Club.[13]

Career

Modelling

Prior to becoming a full-time actor, Redmayne modelled for Burberry in 2008 with Alex Pettyfer, and in 2012 with Cara Delevingne.[14][15] In the September 2012 issue of Vanity Fair, he was featured on its annual International Best Dressed List.[16] In 2015, he was named number one in GQ's 50 best dressed British men.[17]

Stage

Redmayne made his professional stage debut as Viola in Twelfth Night, for Shakespeare's Globe at the Middle Temple Hall in 2002.[18] He won the award for Outstanding Newcomer at the 50th Evening Standard Theatre Awards in 2004, for his performance in Edward Albee's The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?,[19] and the award for Best Newcomer at the Critics' Circle Theatre Awards in 2005.[20] Later stage credits include Now or Later by Christopher Shinn at the Royal Court Theatre. The show ran from 3 September to 1 November 2008.[21]

In 2009, Redmayne appeared in John Logan's new play Red at the Donmar Warehouse in London,[22] for which he won the 2010 Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He reprised his role in Red at the John Golden Theatre on Broadway, in a 15-week run from 11 March to 27 June 2010,[23] and won the 2010 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play. He portrayed King Richard II in Richard II directed by Michael Grandage, at the Donmar Warehouse from 6 December 2011 to 4 February 2012.[24]

Film and television
Redmayne at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival

Redmayne made his screen debut in 1998 in an episode of Animal Ark.[25] His television credits include the BBC miniseries Tess of the d'Urbervilles, the miniseries The Pillars of the Earth, and the two-part miniseries Birdsong.[26]

Redmayne was cast in his first feature film Like Minds (2006) after being spotted by casting director Lucy Bevan performing in a play called Goats.[27] Redmayne has appeared in films such as The Good Shepherd (2006), Savage Grace (2007), Powder Blue (2008), The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), Glorious 39 (2009), and Hick (2011). He starred as Osmund in Christopher Smith's supernatural gothic chiller film Black Death (2010).[28] His 2008 Sundance drama film The Yellow Handkerchief was released on 26 February 2010 by Samuel Goldwyn Films.[29][30]

In 2011 he starred as filmmaker Colin Clark in the drama film My Week with Marilyn. He took on the role of Marius Pontmercy for the 2012 musical film Les Misérables.[31][32]

In 2014, he starred as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything, a role for which he won the Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor, depicting the debilitating challenges of ALS.[33][34]

In early 2015, Redmayne appeared in the Wachowski siblings' film, Jupiter Ascending as Balem Abrasax. The film was widely panned, including his performance, for which he won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor.[35] Redmayne also presented the 2015 documentary War Art with Eddie Redmayne, made as part of the ITV's Perspectives programme.[36] Redmayne guest starred as Ryan the tank engine in Thomas & Friends movie special Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure.[37]

That same year, Redmayne starred in the biographical drama The Danish Girl, directed by Academy Award-winning director Tom Hooper. In the film, released in the United Kingdom on 1 January 2016, Redmayne portrayed transgender pioneer Lili Elbe, a casting that was the subject of some controversy from the transgender community.[38] However, Redmayne's performance was met with critical acclaim; in January 2016, he earned his second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor in consecutive years.[39][40] Redmayne later acknowledged the criticism towards his casting in a 2018 interview, stressing the importance of casting transgender actors playing trans roles.[41]

In 2016, Redmayne starred as Newt Scamander in the film adaptation of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the first of a series within the Wizarding World of the Harry Potter film series, with a screenplay by J. K. Rowling.[42][43] In 2018, Redmayne starred in the stop-motion animated film Early Man, and reprised his role as Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.[44][45]

Personal life

Redmayne married Hannah Bagshawe on 15 December 2014.[46] They have a daughter born in 2016[47] and a son born in 2018.[46]

Redmayne was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2015 Birthday Honours for services to drama.[48][49] In August 2014, he was appointed ambassador of film education charity Into Film.[50]

Filmography

Film
Key
Denotes works that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 Like Minds Alex Forbes [51]
The Good Shepherd Edward Wilson, Jr. [52]
2007 Elizabeth: The Golden Age Anthony Babington [53]
Savage Grace Antony Baekeland [54]
2008 The Other Boleyn Girl William Stafford [55]
Powder Blue Qwerty Doolittle [56]
The Yellow Handkerchief Gordy [57]
2009 Glorious 39 Ralph Keyes [58]
2010 Black Death Osmund [59]
2011 Hick Eddie Kreezer [60]
My Week with Marilyn Colin Clark [61]
2012 Les Misérables Marius Pontmercy [62]
2014 The Theory of Everything Stephen Hawking [63]
2015 The Danish Girl Einar Wegener / Lili Elbe [64]
Jupiter Ascending Balem Abrasax [65]
Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure Ryan (voice) [66]
2016 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Newt Scamander [67]
2017 Lindsey Stirling: Brave Enough Himself Documentary
2018 Early Man Dug (voice) [44]
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Newt Scamander [45]
2019 The Aeronauts James Glaisher [68]
2020 The Trial of the Chicago 7 Tom Hayden Post-production [69]

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1998 Animal Ark John Hardy Episode: "Bunnies in the Bathroom" [70]
2003 Doctors Rob Huntley Episode: "Crescendo" [71]
2005 Elizabeth I The Earl of Southampton Episode: "Southampton" [72]
2008 Tess of the d'Urbervilles Angel Clare 4 episodes [73]
2010 The Miraculous Year Connor Lynn Unreleased pilot [74]
The Pillars of the Earth Jack Jackson 8 episodes [75]
2012 Birdsong Stephen Wraysford 2 episodes [76]
2015 War Art with Eddie Redmayne Himself Documentary [77]
2017 CBBC Visits the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts Himself Documentary [78]
2018 BBC Children in Need Himself Comedy interview [79]

Theatre
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2002 Twelfth Night Viola Shakespeare's Globe [80]
2003 "Master Harold"...and the Boys Master Harold Everyman Theatre [81]
2004 The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? Billy Almeida Theatre [82]
2004 Hecuba Polydorus Donmar Warehouse [83]
2008 Now or Later John Jr. Royal Court Theatre [84]
2009–2010 Red Ken Donmar Warehouse
John Golden Theatre		 [85][86]
2011–2012 Richard II Richard II Donmar Warehouse [87]

Video games
Year Title Role
2016 Lego Dimensions Newt Scamander

Awards and nominations

See also
  • List of British actors and actresses
  • List of Old Etonians born in the 20th century
  • List of University of Cambridge members

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