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Eddie Redmayne

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Eddie Redmayne is an English actor, born in 1982, who began on television and in the theatre before becoming a leading film performer. After stage work at Shakespeare's Globe and the West End he won a Laurence Olivier Award and a Tony Award for the play Red, and later an Olivier for playing the Emcee in Cabaret. He reached wider fame as physicist Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything in 2014, a role that won him the Academy Award for Best Actor, and earned a second nomination for The Danish Girl. He has also played Newt Scamander in the Fantastic Beasts films and starred in the television series The Pillars of the Earth, Birdsong and The Day of the Jackal.

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Award
Golden Globe Award 1
Award
Tony Award 1
Award
Laurence Olivier Award 1
Award
BAFTA Film Award 1
Award
Academy Award for Best Actor 1
Birth Year
1982 1
Role
Performer 1
Notable Work
The Theory of Everything (2014) 1
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Source Eddie Redmayne (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is an English actor
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1. Eddie Redmayne (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth date
    born 6 January 1982
  • Lead, occupation
    is an English actor
  • Lead, The Theory of Everything
    The Theory of Everything (2014), which won him the Academy Award for Best Actor
  • Lead, accolades (BAFTA)
    His accolades include an Academy Award, a Tony Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Olivier Awards
  • Lead, accolades (Golden Globe)
    His accolades include an Academy Award, a Tony Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Olivier Awards
  • Lead, Red
    He received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
  • Lead, notable work
    his portrayal of physicist Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything (2014)
  • Lead, nationality
    is an English actor
  • Associated With: Film, Lead, film credits
    His other film credits include My Week with Marilyn (2011)
  • Associated With: Television, Lead, television
    On television, he starred in the miniseries The Pillars of the Earth (2010)
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