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Eddie Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne

23 movies on Netflix

Biography

Eddie Redmayne is an English actor who has won an Academy Award, a Tony Award, a BAFTA, a Golden Globe and two Olivier Awards. Born in London, he began his professional career in television and theater, playing Viola in Twelfth Night at Shakespeare's Globe and going on to West End productions such as The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?, Red and Richard II; Red brought him an Olivier Award and later a Tony. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything (2014) and was nominated again for The Danish Girl (2015). He played Newt Scamander in the Fantastic Beasts films from 2016 to 2022, and other credits include My Week with Marilyn (2011), Les Misérables (2012), the animated Early Man (2018), The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) and The Good Nurse (2022). On television he appeared in The Pillars of the Earth, Birdsong and The Day of the Jackal (2024).

44years old

Turns 45 on January 6in 57 days

  • Born London
  • Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
  • Edward John David Redmayne (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
23
Career span
16 years2006 to 2022

Genres

First and latest

Photos

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  1. First role

    In 2002, Redmayne took the role of Viola in Twelfth Night, marking his professional stage debut. The production was staged by Shakespeare's Globe at the Middle Temple Hall.

  2. Big break

    Casting director Lucy Bevan spotted Redmayne performing in a play called Goats, which led to his casting in his first feature film, Like Minds.

Eddie Redmayne movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them2016 Adventure, Family, Fantasyas Newt

    IMDb rating 7.2546K votes

  2. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald2018 Adventure, Family, Fantasyas Newt Scamander

    IMDb rating 6.5335K votes

  3. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore2022as Newt Scamander

    IMDb rating 6.2196K votes

  4. The Theory of Everything2014as Stephen Hawking

    IMDb rating 7.7511K votes

  5. The Danish Girl2015as Lili

    IMDb rating 7.1208K votes

  6. The Trial of the Chicago 72020as Tom Hayden

    IMDb rating 7.7207K votes

  7. Les Misérables2012as Marius

    IMDb rating 7.5365K votes

  8. Jupiter Ascending2015as Balem Abrasax

    IMDb rating 5.3203K votes

Most often with

David Yates directed three of these films, Tom Hooper two. Four actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Dan Fogler, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Dan FoglerKatherine Waterston, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Katherine WaterstonEzra Miller, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Ezra MillerAlison Sudol, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Alison SudolAlec Baldwin, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Alec BaldwinJohnny Depp, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Johnny DeppDavid YatesDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by David YatesTom HooperDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Tom Hooper

Films together

Box office

What Eddie Redmayne's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$3.0 billion

19 of the 23 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 23 films: 19 worldwide figure; 4 figure not found.

  • 19Worldwide figure
  • 4Figure not found

Top grosser

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them2016as Newt$809 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 92% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them2016as Newt
    $809M26.7% of the total
  2. 2
    Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald2018as Newt Scamander
    $655M21.6% of the total
  3. 3
    Les Misérables2012as Marius
    $443M14.6% of the total
  4. 4
    Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore2022as Newt Scamander
    $407M13.4% of the total
  5. 5
    Jupiter Ascending2015as Balem Abrasax
    $184M6.1% of the total
  6. 6
    The Theory of Everything2014as Stephen Hawking
    $124M4.1% of the total
  7. 7
    The Good Shepherd2006as Edward Wilson Jr.
    $100M3.3% of the total
  8. 8
    The Other Boleyn Girl2008as William Stafford
    $78M2.6% of the total
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), $74.2 millionThe Danish Girl (2015), $64.2 millionEarly Man (2018), $53.4 millionMy Week with Marilyn (2011), $35.1 millionThe Aeronauts (2019), $3.5 millionThomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie (2015), $3.4 millionSavage Grace (2007), $1.4 millionBlack Death (2010), $382,879The Yellow Handkerchief (2008), $317,000The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), $107,423Powder Blue (2009), $17,835

$236 millionfrom the other 11 films with a worldwide figure, 8% of the total

Awards

Eight awards and honors from 2010 to 2015, five of them major.

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Eddie Redmayne's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Academy Awards
2015Best ActorThe Theory of EverythingWon
Golden Globes
AwardsWon
BAFTA
2015Best Actor in a Leading RoleThe Theory of EverythingWon
SAG Awards
2015Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading RoleThe Theory of EverythingWon
Tony Awards
2010Best Featured Actor in a PlayRedWon
Other honors
2010Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting RoleRedWon
2010Theatre World AwardWon
Officer of the Order of the British EmpireWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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