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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AwardAcademy Award for Best Actor 1 Notable WorkThe Theory of Everything (2014) 1 Connections
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born 6 January 1982
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is an English actor
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The Theory of Everything (2014), which won him the Academy Award for Best Actor
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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
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He received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
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his portrayal of physicist Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything (2014)
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is an English actor
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His other film credits include My Week with Marilyn (2011)
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On television, he starred in the miniseries The Pillars of the Earth (2010)
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