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Eddie Redmayne
Born	6 January 1982 (1982-01-06) (age 28) London, England, UK
Occupation	Actor/Model
Years active	1998–present

Eddie Redmayne (born 6 January 1982)^[1] is an English actor and model.

Early life and education

Redmayne attended Eton College, and went on to study History of Art at Trinity College, Cambridge, from where he graduated with a 2:1 in 2003. He performed with the National Youth Music Theatre (where he was a contemporary of the tenor Nicky Spence).

Career

He 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.^[2] So far, he has starred in three films based on the Tudor period.

In 2008, he became a model for Burberry.^[3]

His screen credits include the BBC miniseries Tess Of The D'Urbervilles and films such as The Good Shepherd, Powder Blue，Savage Grace, The Other Boleyn Girl and Glorious 39. His most recent stage credit is Now or Later by Christopher Shinn at the Royal Court Theatre, London. The show ran from the 3 September to 18 October 2008.^[4]

Redmayne is attached to star in the film adaptation of Ruardidh Nicoll's White Male Heart.

In 2009 Redmayne appeared in John Logan's new play Red at the Donmar Warehouse^[5]. He is reprising his role in Red at the John Golden Theatre in its 15-week run from March 11 to June 13, 2010 ^[6].

Redmayne's 2009 Sundance hit The Yellow Handkerchief will be released in theaters on February 26, 2010 by Samuel Goldwyn Films.

Filmography

References

External links

• Eddie Redmayne at the Internet Movie Database
• Eddie Redmayne comprehensive profile