Eddie Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne Biography

Edward John David "Eddie" Redmayne (born 6 January 1982) is an English actor, singer and model. Redmayne won the 2010 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and the 2010 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in the West End and Broadway production of the drama play 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. In 2012, Redmayne co-starred as Marius Pontmercy in the musical film Les Miserables.

Early life and education

Redmayne was born in London, England. His mother, Patricia, runs a relocation business, and his father, Richard Redmayne, is a London businessman. Eddie went to Jackie Palmer Stage School in High Wycombe and he also 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.

Acting 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 (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 18 October 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 Sebastian Faulks novel.

Cinema

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 (2011). On 1 November 2011, Redmayne took on the role of Marius for the musical film of Les Misérables, which was released in December 2012.

Modelling career

He modelled for Burberry in 2008 with Alex Pettyfer and 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.

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Like Minds	Alex Forbes
2006	'	Edward Jr.
2007	Savage Grace	Antony Baekeland
2007	Elizabeth: The Golden Age	Anthony Babington
2008	'	Gordy
2008	'	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	Nominated"?BAFTA Rising Star Award
2012	Les Misérables	Marius Pontmercy	Giffoni Film Festival Giffoni Experience Award National Board of Review Award for Best Cast Santa Barbara International Film Festival "? Virtuoso Award Satellite Award for Best Cast " Motion Picture Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble Pending"?Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Romance Nominated"?Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Acting Ensemble Nominated"?Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor Nominated"?MTV Movie Awards for Best Breakthrough Performance Nominated"?Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated"?San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble Nominated"?Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor " Motion Picture Nominated"?Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2014	Jupiter Ascending		Filming

Television
Year	Title	Role	Episodes
1998	Animal Ark	John Hardy	Episode: "Bunnies in the Bathroom"
2003	Doctors	Rob Huntley	Episode: "Crescendo"
2005	Elizabeth I	Southampton	Episode: "Southampton"
2008	Tess of the d'Urbervilles	Angel Clare	Four episodes
2010	'	Jack Jackson	Eight episodes
2012	Birdsong	Stephen Wraysford	Two episodes