Eddie Redmayne

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Born Edward John David Redmayne

• 6 January 1982 London, England, UK
• Star Sign Capricorn
• Alma mater Eton College
• Trinity College, Cambridge
• Height: 6' 0½" (1,84 m)
• Occupation: Actor
• Years active 1998–present
• Spouse(s) Hannah Bagshawe (m. 2014)

Edward John David "Eddie" Redmayne (born 6 January 1982) is an English actor, singer and model. Redmayne won an Olivier Award and a Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the stage production of Red. He also received the 2011 Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Shakespearean Performance for his portrayal of Richard II at London's Donmar Warehouse.

On film, Redmayne has portrayed Marius Pontmercy in the musical Les Miserables, and the physicist Stephen Hawking, in the biographical romantic drama The Theory of Everything.

Early life

Redmayne was born in London, England. His mother, Patricia (Burke), runs a relocation business, and his father, Richard Redmayne, is a London businessman. His paternal great-grandfather was civil and mining engineer Richard Redmayne. He has an older and younger brother, and an older half-brother and half-sister. Eddie attended Eton College, where he was in the same year as Prince William and author Ivo Stourton. He went on to study history of art at Trinity College, Cambridge, whence he graduated with 2:1 Honours in 2003.

Career

Theatre

Redmayne made his professional stage debut for Shakespeare's Globe theatre in Twelfth Night at the Middle Temple Hall, in 2002. 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?, and the award for Best Newcomer at the Critics' Circle Theatre Awards, in 2005. 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.
In 2009, Redmayne appeared in John Logan's new play Red at the Donmar Warehouse in London, 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, 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 Donmar Warehouse from 6 December 2011 to 4 February 2012.

Television

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, an adaptation of the 1993 Sebastian Faulks World War I novel.

Film

Redmayne's film credits include The Good Shepherd, Powder Blue, Savage Grace, The Other Boleyn Girl, Hick and Glorious 39. He also starred as Osmund in Christopher Smith's supernatural gothic chiller film Black Death.

Redmayne's 2008 Sundance drama film The Yellow Handkerchief was released in theatres on 26 February 2010 by Samuel Goldwyn Films.

He co-starred as the filmmaker Colin Clark in the drama film My Week with Marilyn. On 1 November 2011, Redmayne took on the role of Marius for the musical film of Les Misérables, which was released in December 2012.

In 2014, he starred as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything.

Modelling

He modelled for Burberry in 2008 with Alex Pettyfer, and in 2012 with Cara Delevingne. In the September 2012 issue of Vanity Fair, he was featured on its annual International Best Dressed List.

Personal life

In January 2013, it was reported that Redmayne had been dating Hannah Bagshawe since early 2012. Their engagement was announced in the The Times on 31 May 2014, and they married at Babington House, Somerset, on 15 December 2014.[26]

Credits

Film

(Year, Film, Role)

• 2006 Like Minds Alex Forbes
• 2006 The Good Shepherd Edward Jr.
• 2007 Savage Grace Antony Baekeland
• 2007 Elizabeth: The Golden Age Anthony Babington
• 2008 The Yellow Handkerchief Gordy
• 2008 The Other Boleyn Girl William Stafford
• 2009 Powder Blue Qwerty Doolittle
• 2009 Glorious 39 Ralph Keyes
• 2010 Black Death Osmund
• 2011 Hick Eddie Kreezer
• 2011 My Week with Marilyn Colin Clark
• 2012 Les Misérables Marius Pontmercy Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
• 2014 The Theory of Everything Stephen Hawking Hollywood Film Breakout Performance Actor Award,
• 2015 The Danish Girl, is a 2015 biographical romantic drama film directed by Tom Hooper, based on the 2000 novel of the same name by David Ebershoff, and loosely inspired by the lives of Danish painters Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Gerda (Alicia Vikander) and Einar Wegener (Eddie Redmayne) are artists living in Copenhagen, in the mid-1920s. When the woman who is to be the model for Gerda's painting is delayed, she asks if her husband Einar can dress up as a woman and take a seat. This action turns out to have unexpected consequences when it triggers Einar's repressed gender identity. The Danish Girl is a romantic drama with a biographical approach, and is based on the novel written by David Ebershoff of the same name.
• 2015 Jupiter Ascending Balem Abrasax
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
• The Aeronauts (2019)

New York Online Critics Award for Best Actor, Pending—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Pending—Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Pending—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Pending—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Pending—Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor

Television

• 1998 Animal Ark John Hardy Episode: "Bunnies in the Bathroom"
• 2003 Doctors Rob Huntley Episode: "Crescendo"
• 2005 Elizabeth I The Earl of Southampton Episode: "Southampton"
• 2008 Tess of the d'Urbervilles Angel Clare 4 episodes
• 2010 The Pillars of the Earth Jack Jackson 8 episodes
• 2012 Birdsong Stephen Wraysford 2 episodes

Theatre

• 2002 Twelfth Night Viola Shakespeare's Globe 400th anniversary production
• 2003 "Master Harold"...and the Boys Master Harold Everyman Theatre
• 2004 The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? Billy Almeida Theatre
• 2004 Hecuba Polydorus Donmar Warehouse
• 2007 Now or Later John Jr. Royal Court Theatre
• 2009–2010 Red Ken Donmar Warehouse / John Golden Theatre
• 2011–2012 Richard II King Richard II Donmar Warehouse

Awards and nominations

(Year, Nominated work, Award, Category, Result)
2010 Red

• Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role Won
• Tony Awards Best Featured Actor in a Play Won 2011 Richard II
• Critics' Circle Theatre Awards Best Shakespearean Performance Won
• My Week with Marilyn BAFTA Awards Rising Star Award Nominated 2012 Les Misérables
• National Board of Review Best Cast Won
• Satellite Awards Best Cast – Motion Picture Won
• Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Ensemble Won
• Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Acting Ensemble Nominated
• Evening Standard British Film Award Best Actor Nominated
• MTV Movie Awards Best Breakthrough Performance Nominated
• Phoenix Film Critics Society Best Cast Nominated
• San Diego Film Critics Society Best Performance by an Ensemble Nominated
• Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated
• Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated
• Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Actor: Romance Nominated
• Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Breakout Nominated 2014 The Theory of Everything
• Hollywood Film Award Hollywood Breakout Performance Actor Won
• New York Film Critics Online Best Actor Won
• Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Best Actor Won
• Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Actor Nominated
• Chicago Film Critics Association Best Actor Nominated
• Detroit Film Critics Society Best Actor Nominated
• Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Best Actor Runner-up
• San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award[27] Best Actor Nominated
• Phoenix Film Critics Society Best Actor Nominated
• Florida Film Critics Circle Best Actor Nominated
• Houston Film Critics Society Best Actor Pending
• 2015 London Film Critics' Circle Actor of the Year Pending
• British Actor of the Year Pending
• Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Actor Pending
• Satellite Awards Best Actor Pending
• Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Pending
• Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Pending
• Golden Globe Awards Best Actor - Drama Pending

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Redmayne

Edward John David "Eddie" Redmayne (born 6 January 1982) is an English actor, singer and model.

Redmayne won an Olivier Award and a Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the stage production of Red. He also received the 2011 Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Shakespearean Performance for his portrayal of Richard II at London's Donmar Warehouse.

On film, Redmayne has portrayed Marius Pontmercy in the musical Les Miserables, and the physicist Stephen Hawking, in the biographical romantic drama The Theory of Everything.

Credits

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Redmayne#Credits