about eddie
Eddie Redmayne was born in London, England. He 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).
Theatre
2002: Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, at the Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, London
2004: The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? by Edward Albee
2008: Now or Later by Christopher Shinn at the Royal Court Theatre, London
2009: Red by John Logan, at the Donmar Warehouse in London
2010: Red by John Logan, at the John Golden Theatre on Broadway
Cinema
2006: Like Minds directed by Gregory J. Read
2006: The Good Shepherd directed by Robert De Niro
2007: Savage Grace directed by Tom Kalin,
2007: Elizabeth: The Golden Age directed by Shekhar Kapur
2008: Tess of the d’Urbervilles (TV) directed by David Blair
2008: The Yellow Handkerchief directed by Udayan Prasad
2008: The Other Boleyn Girl directed by Justin Chadwick
2009: Powder Blue directed by Timothy Linh Bui
2009: Glorious 39 directed by Stephen Poliakoff
2010: The Pillars of the Earth (TV miniseries) directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan,
2010: Black Death directed by Christopher Smith
2011: My Week with Marilyn directed by Simon Curtis
Modelling
In 2008, he became a model for Burberry.
Awards
In 2004, he won the award for Outstanding Newcomer at the 50th Evening Standard Theatre Awards and the award for Best Newcomer at the Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards in 2005 for his performance in The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?
In 2010, he won the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Red.
Source: wikipedia.org
