Eddie Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne is one of those rare actors who makes you forget you're watching a performance — and his turn as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything is the gold standard example. The physical transformation alone was staggering, but what got me was the emotional precision underneath it all, which is exactly why the Academy handed him that Best Actor Oscar in 2015. What I love about Redmayne is that he was already a serious theater heavyweight before Hollywood came calling — a Tony and two Olivier Awards don't lie. He went to Eton, studied at Cambridge, then just quietly became one of the best actors of his generation without a lot of tabloid noise. The Fantastic Beasts franchise was a bit of a mixed bag, sure, but even there his awkward, endearing energy as Newt Scamander felt completely authentic. He earns every role he takes on.

Name (English)

Eddie Redmayne

Name (Japanese)

エディ・レッドメイン

Reading

えでぃ・れっどめいん

Born

January 6, 1982 (age 44)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Dog

Origin

London, United Kingdom

Occupation

film actor / stage actor / model / television actor / actor

University

Eton College

Awards & achievements

• 2010 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
• 2015 Academy Award for Best Actor
• 2015 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
• 2015 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
• 2010 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
• 2010 Theatre World Award
• Officer of the Order of the British Empire
• Golden Globe Awards

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3

Tags

• film actor
• stage actor
• model

Last updated

2026-06-02

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