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Eddie Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne

Actor, also producer · Born January 6, 1982 (44) · London, England, UK

Oscar winner · Golden Globe winner · BAFTA Award winner · 3 other major award bodies

Edward John David Redmayne OBE (born 6 January 1982) is an English actor and model. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a British Academy Film Award. He began his professional acting career in West End theatre before making his screen debut in 1996 with guest television appearances. His first films were Like Minds (2006), The Good Shepherd (2006) and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007). On the stage, Redmayne starred in the productions of Red from 2009 to 2010 and Richard II from 2011 to 2012. The former won him the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. Redmayne's film breakthrough came with the roles of Colin Clark in the biographical drama My Week with Marilyn (2011) and Marius Pontmercy in Tom Hooper's musical Les Misérables (2012). He garnered consecutive nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayals of physicist Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything (2014), and transgender artist Lili Elbe in The Danish Girl (2015), winning for the former. In 2016, he began starring as Newt Scamander in the Fantastic Beasts film series.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 6, 1982 (44)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 12% in 30 days

What are Eddie Redmayne's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
21%
Bonds
20%
Power
18%
Self
18%
Society
12%
Survival
9%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 7 · Dark 10

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 8 · Intense 10

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 7

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 11

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

23 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 10 of 23 analyzed roles.

Hero
10 of 23
Ally
5 of 23
Shadow
3 of 23
Shapeshifter
2 of 23
Mentor
2 of 23
Herald
1 of 23
Show the 23 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Melancholic
12
Dread
9
Hopeful
8
Bittersweet
6
Other
20

How their films linger

Bittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Eddie Redmayne's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Eddie Redmayne's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

36 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page; 25 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Panic Carefully (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • The Day of the Jackal(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer · as The Jackal

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Heretic(2024)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Good Nurse(2022)

    as Charles Cullen

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore(2022)

    as Newt Scamander

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Trial of the Chicago 7(2020)

    as Tom Hayden

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Disclosure(2020)

    as Lili / Self (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Aeronauts(2019)

    as James Glaisher

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Finding the Way Home(2019)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald(2018)

    as Newt Scamander

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Early Man(2018)

    as Dug (voice)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them(2016)

    as Newt

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Danish Girl(2015)

    as Lili

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure(2015)

    as Ryan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Jupiter Ascending(2015)

    as Balem Abrasax

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Theory of Everything(2014)

    as Stephen Hawking

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Les Misérables(2012)

    as Marius Pontmercy

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Hick(2011)

    as Eddie Kreezer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Birdsong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Stephen Wraysford

  • My Week with Marilyn(2011)

    as Colin Clark

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Perspectives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Pillars of the Earth(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · as Jack Jackson

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Black Death(2010)

    as Osmund

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Glorious 39(2009)

    as Ralph Keyes

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Yellow Handkerchief(2008)

    as Gordy

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Powder Blue(2009)

    as Qwerty Doolittle

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Tess of the D'Urbervilles(2008)

    Show 4 episodes · as Angel Clare

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Other Boleyn Girl(2008)

    as William Stafford

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Elizabeth: The Golden Age(2007)

    as Anthony Babington

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Savage Grace(2007)

    as Tony Baekeland

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Good Shepherd(2006)

    as Edward Wilson Jr.

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Murderous Intent(2006)

    as Alex Forbes

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Elizabeth I(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Southampton

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Star One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Untitled Cambridge Antalytica Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Christopher Wylie

  • Untitled Hirokazu Kore-eda Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 36 titles, 32 of them dated from 2005 to 2024; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

$816M worldwide

Highest rated

The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Day of the Jackal (2024)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
20052024

Peak 2015 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 19 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 4 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting35 of 36: 33 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thProducing2 of 36: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 36: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s10 · acting2010s16 · acting2020s6 · 5 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 41% of 22 roles
061116

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award, 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 1 other major award from 22 major nominations, 2007–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Drama Series
  2. 2023
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
  3. 2021
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  4. 2016
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
  5. 2015
    • Oscar, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Leading Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
  6. 2013
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  7. 2012
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
  8. 2007
    • Berlinale award, won · Outstanding Artistic Contribution

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Eddie Redmayne's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 30 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure (2015)

82nd percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Disclosure (2020)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 54. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Eddie Redmayne's work okay for kids?

Across up to 21 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore17 titles24–76 · median 51 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity21 titles15–60 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity18 titles14–70 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs18 titles11–53 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense18 titles32–69 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Eddie Redmayne work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eddie Redmayne's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eric Fellner shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers