Eddie Redmayne
| Eddie Redmayne OBE | |
|---|---|
 At the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con International | |
| Born |
Edward John David Redmayne 6 January 1982 Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Actor, model |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse(s) | Hannah Bagshawe (m. 2014) |
| Children | 1 |
Edward John David "Eddie" Redmayne, OBE (/ˈrɛdˌmeɪn/; born 6 January 1982) is an English actor of stage and screen. Born and brought up in Westminster, he studied history of art at Trinity College, Cambridge, after which he briefly dabbled with a modelling career. Redmayne began his professional acting career as a youth in West End theatre before making his screen debut in 1998 with guest appearances on television. 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, including Savage Grace (2007), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), and The Other Boleyn Girl (2008).
Redmayne also starred in stage productions Red (2009–10) and Richard II (2011–12). 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 English physicist Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything, winning an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award for Best Actor. The following year, he played Lili Elbe, one of the first known recipients of sex reassignment surgery, in Hooper's The Danish Girl, which saw him nominated for Best Actor in the three aforementioned awards. In 2016, he starred as Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Early life
Redmayne was born on 6 January 1982 in Westminster, London.[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]
He attended Colet Court,[5] then Eton College, where he was in the same year as Prince William.[6][7] He went on to read History of Art at Trinity College, Cambridge, from where he graduated with 2:1 Honours in 2003.[8] Despite being colourblind, Redmayne wrote his dissertation on Yves Klein's signature colour, International Klein Blue.[9]
Career
Modelling
Prior to becoming a full-time actor, Redmayne modelled for Burberry in 2008 with Alex Pettyfer, and in 2012 with Cara Delevingne.[10][11] In the September 2012 issue of Vanity Fair, he was featured on its annual International Best Dressed List.[12] In 2015, he was named number one in GQ's 50 best dressed British men.[13]
Stage
Redmayne made his professional stage debut as Viola in Twelfth Night, for Shakespeare's Globe at the Middle Temple Hall in 2002.[14] 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?,[15] and the award for Best Newcomer at the Critics' Circle Theatre Awards in 2005.[16] 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.[17]
In 2009, Redmayne appeared in John Logan's new play Red at the Donmar Warehouse in London,[18] 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,[19] 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.[20]
Film and television
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.[21] 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).[22] His 2008 Sundance drama film The Yellow Handkerchief was released on 26 February 2010 by Samuel Goldwyn Films.[23][24]
He starred as filmmaker Colin Clark in the drama film My Week with Marilyn (2011). He took on the role of Marius Pontmercy for the 2012 musical film Les Misérables.[25][26]
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.[27][28]
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[29] in the same year that he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for The Danish Girl.
Redmayne made his screen debut in 1998 in an episode of Animal Ark.[30] His television credits include the BBC mini-series Tess of the d'Urbervilles, the mini-series The Pillars of the Earth, and the two-part mini-series Birdsong.[31]
In June 2015 it was announced that Redmayne would star as Newt Scamander in the film adaptation of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a spin-off from the Harry Potter film series, with a screenplay by J. K. Rowling.[32][33]
Redmayne starred in the biographical drama The Danish Girl, directed by Academy Award-winning director Tom Hooper. In the film, released in the UK on 1 January 2016, Redmayne portrayed transgender pioneer Lili Elbe, a casting that has been the subject of some controversy from the transgender community.[34] However, Redmayne's performance was met with critical acclaim, and in January 2016 he earned his second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor in consecutive years.[35]
Personal life
Redmayne married Hannah Bagshawe, a public relations executive, on 15 December 2014.[36][37] Their daughter Iris Mary was born in June 2016.[38]
Redmayne was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2015 Birthday Honours for services to drama.[39][40] In August 2014 he was appointed ambassador of film education charity Into Film.[41]
In February 2016, Redmayne spoke out for homeless LGBT youth in Los Angeles.[42]
Filmography
Film
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Pillars of the Earth, TheThe Pillars of the Earth | Jack Jackson | 8 episodes |
| 2010[45] | The Miraculous Year | Connor | Pilot |
| 2012 | Birdsong | Stephen Wraysford | 2 episodes |
| 2015[46] | War Art with Eddie Redmayne | Himself | Documentary |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Oliver! | Workhouse Boy #46 / Book Boy | London Palladium |
| 2002 | Twelfth Night | Viola | Shakespeare's Globe |
| 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 |
| 2009–10 | Red | Ken | Donmar Warehouse John Golden Theatre |
| 2011–12 | Richard II | King Richard II | Donmar Warehouse |
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
References
- ↑ Mead, Wendy. "Eddie Redmayne Biography". A&E Television Networks. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ↑ Blair, Olivia (5 January 2016). "Eddie Redmayne reveals he occasionally pays the rent of struggling actors". The Independent. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- 1 2 "Eddie Redmayne Facts: 23 Things You (Probably) Don't Know About the 'Theory of Everything' Star". moviefone.com. 21 November 2014.
- ↑ "Eddie Redmayne interview". Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ↑ Redmayne tipped to land Academy Award, dailymail.co.uk; accessed 23 February 2015.
- ↑ "Next Big Thing: Eddie Redmayne". gq-magazine.co.uk. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ↑ Gysin, Christian; Kisiel, Ryan (4 February 2012). "Prince William with the Birdsong heart-throb and fellow Eton prefects... and some VERY wacky waistcoats". The Daily Mail. London. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ↑ Babb, Fran (19 November 2011). "Eddie Redmayne: the loneliness of being a hot young actor.". The Guardian. London, UK. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ↑ Hirschberg, Lynn (April 2013). "The New Guard: Eddie Redmayne". W Magazine. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ↑ Kate Thomas (14 May 2015). "Eddie Redmayne spruces new Burberry shoot". DailyMail. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ↑ "Eddie Redmayne, Cara Delevingne pose for Burberry - videos, pictures". Digitalspy.com.au. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ↑ "Vanity Fair 2012 International Best Dressed List". Vanity Fair. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ↑ "50 Best Dressed Men in Britain 2015". GQ. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ↑ "Eddie Redmayne: The darling of the Donmar is making tracks into Hollywood". The Independent. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ↑ Curtis, Nick (17 December 2004). "I'm living the dream; old Etonian Eddie Redmayne could have been a professional chorister, a pop star or a model, but his decision to become an actor paid off this week when he was named the Evening Standard's outstanding newcomer". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 26 October 2014. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "Almost Famous". The Times. 26 May 2005.
- ↑ "Royal Court Theatre". royalcourttheatre.com. 26 May 2005. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ↑ Baluch, Lalayn (17 April 2009). "West to Appear in Donmar's Life Is a Dream". Thestage.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ↑ "John Golden Theater New York, NY". Newyorkcitytheatre.com. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ↑ "Richard II, opening night 06.12.2011". The Official London Theatre Guide. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ↑ "IN CONVERSATION: LUCY BEVAN (CASTING DIRECTOR – CINDERELLA, MALEFICENT, AN EDUCATION)". filmdoctor.co.uk. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Fantasia 2010: New Stills: Chris Smith's Black Death". Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ↑ "Three Loners on a Road Leading to One Another". New York Times. 25 February 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "Kristen Stewart and Eddie Redmayne Exclusive Video Interview THE YELLOW HANDKERCHIEF". collider. 25 February 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ Jensen, Jeff. "Eddie Redmayne lands 'Les Miserables' role". Insidemovies.ew.com. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ↑ "Les Miserables Adds Eddie Redmayne". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ↑ "Eddie Redmayne wins first Oscar for 'Theory of Everything'". Reuters. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "Watch Eddie Redmayne's Charming Best Actor Acceptance Speech at the Oscars". Time. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "Razzie Awards 2016 Winners Announced - ComingSoon.net". 27 February 2016.
- ↑ "heat unearths Eddie Redmayne's first TV role!". Heat. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ↑ "Eddie Redmayne and Clemence Poesy answer BBC One's Birdsong call". BBC Press Office. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ↑ "Eddie Redmayne to star in J. K. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts - BBC News". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ↑ Graeme McMillan (1 June 2015). "Eddie Redmayne Officially Cast in 'Harry Potter' Prequel 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ↑ "Bustle". Bustle.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ↑ Barber, Nicholas (2015-09-07). "Culture - Will Redmayne win an Oscar for The Danish Girl?". BBC. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ↑ "How going topless helped Eddie Redmayne win his wife's heart". Mail Online.
- ↑ "It's OFFICIAL! Actor Eddie Redmayne marries Hannah Bagshawe in Winter Wonderland ceremony at Somerset's Babington House". Daily Mail. London, UK. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ↑ "Eddie Redmayne and wife Hannah Welcome Baby Iris". People.
- ↑ "2015 Queen's Birthday Honours" (PDF). The London Gazette.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 61256. pp. B14–B14. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ↑ "Eddie Redmayne appointed ambassador of film education charity". RadioTimes. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
- ↑ Eddie Redmayne speaks out for LGBT youth. 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ↑ Lodderhose, Diana (9 May 2016). "Eddie Redmayne Cast in Aardman Studios' 'Early Man'".
- ↑ Aardman Animations (5 October 2016). "Early Man is in Production!" – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Eddie Redmayne - United Agents". unitedagents.co.uk.
- ↑ "War Art with Eddie Redmayne". tvfinternational.com. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
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| Preceded by Matthew McConaughey |
Academy Award for Best Actor 2014 |
Succeeded by Leonardo DiCaprio |