Eddie Redmayne

Born

January 6, 1982 (43 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

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.

The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal

The Jackal · (10 episodes)

8.2

2024

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

Self · (1 episode)

7.0

2023

The Good Nurse

The Good Nurse

Charles Cullen

6.9

2022

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Self · (1 episode)

6.4

2022

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Newt Scamander

6.6

2022

The Trial of the Chicago 7

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Tom Hayden

7.7

2020

Disclosure

Disclosure

Lili / Self (archive footage)

7.9

2020

The Aeronauts

The Aeronauts

James Glaisher

6.8

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

(2 episodes)

6.4

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Self · (1 episode)

6.4

2019

Today with Hoda & Jenna

Self · (1 episode)

0.0

2019

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Newt Scamander

6.8

2018

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

Self · (1 episode)

7.5

2018

Early Man

Early Man

Dug (voice)

6.1

2018

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Newt Scamander

7.3

2016

The Danish Girl

The Danish Girl

Lili

7.6

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self · (1 episode)

6.3

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

(1 episode)

6.3

2015

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

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

Ryan (voice)

6.2

2015

Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking

Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking

Self

9.0

2015

War Art with Eddie Redmayne

War Art with Eddie Redmayne

Himself

0.0

2015

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Self · (1 episode)

5.3

2015

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

5.3

2015

Jupiter Ascending

Jupiter Ascending

Balem Abrasax

5.5

2015

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Self · (3 episodes)

4.4

2014

The Theory of Everything

The Theory of Everything

Stephen Hawking

7.8

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self · (2 episodes)

5.3

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self · (2 episodes)

5.8

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

(2 episodes)

5.8

2014

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

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

Self

7.8

2013

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

Marius Pontmercy

7.3

2012

Hick

Hick

Eddie Kreezer

5.7

2012

Birdsong

Birdsong

Stephen Wraysford · (2 episodes)

6.9

2012

My Week with Marilyn

My Week with Marilyn

Colin Clark

6.7

2011

Perspectives

Perspectives

(1 episode)

0.0

2011

The Pillars of the Earth

The Pillars of the Earth

Jack Jackson · (8 episodes)

7.7

2010

Black Death

Black Death

Osmund

6.1

2010

Glorious 39

Glorious 39

Ralph Keyes

6.0

2009

The Yellow Handkerchief

The Yellow Handkerchief

Gordy

6.3

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest · (2 episodes)

5.1

2009

Powder Blue

Powder Blue

Qwerty Doolittle

6.1

2009

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Angel Clare · (4 episodes)

7.6

2008

The Other Boleyn Girl

The Other Boleyn Girl

William Stafford

6.7

2008

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Anthony Babington

6.7

2007

Savage Grace

Savage Grace

Tony Baekeland

5.6

2007

The Good Shepherd

The Good Shepherd

Edward Wilson Jr.

6.3

2006

Like Minds

Like Minds

Alex Forbes

6.3

2006

Untitled Cambridge Antalytica Project

Christopher Wylie

0.0

Panic Carefully

0.0

Later the War

0.0

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

Self · (5 episodes)

7.2

2007

El hormiguero

El hormiguero

Self - Guest · (2 episodes)

4.8

2006

Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I

Southampton · (2 episodes)

7.2

2005

In Search of Shakespeare

In Search of Shakespeare

Self · (4 episodes)

8.0

2003

The View

The View

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

4.5

1997

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

Self · (1 episode)

6.4

1996

MTV Movie & TV Awards

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Self / Presenter · (1 episode)

7.9

1992

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

5.6

1988