Eddie Redmayne's Real Name: Edward John David Redmayne

Quick answer: Eddie Redmayne's real name is Edward John David Redmayne. He was born on January 6, 1982, in London, England, and performs as Eddie Redmayne—the familiar short form of Edward.

Birth name and training

Edward John David Redmayne was born in London to Patricia and Richard Redmayne and educated at Eton College before studying history of art at Trinity College, Cambridge. He built a parallel stage career (including Shakespeare and contemporary plays) while taking early film roles (Britannica; Biography.com; LOC).

"Eddie" is not an unrelated stage name; it is the everyday diminutive of Edward.

Oscar and major films

Redmayne won the Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying physicist Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything (2014). He received another Oscar nomination for playing Lili Elbe in The Danish Girl (2015). Franchise audiences know him as Newt Scamander in the Fantastic Beasts film series within the Wizarding World. Other credits include Les Misérables (2012), The Good Shepherd, My Week with Marilyn, and the Netflix limited series The Day of the Jackal (2024) (Britannica; Biography.com).

Stage and honors

A Tony Award winner for Red on Broadway (2010), Redmayne balances film with occasional theatre. He was appointed OBE for services to drama. He married publicist Hannah Bagshawe in 2014; they have children together (Biography.com).

The Theory of Everything Blu-ray Fantastic Beasts film collection Stephen Hawking-related biography paired editorially with the film