EDDIE Redmayne is an Oscar-winning British actor.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Fantastic Beasts star…
Who is Eddie Redmayne?
Eddie Redmayne, 36, was born in London and attended Eton in the same year as Prince William.
He went on to study a degree in the History Of Art at Cambridge and graduated in 2003.
Before becoming a full time actor he modelled for Burberry with Alex Pettyfer and Cara Delevigne.
His breakthrough film roles came in the biographical drama My Week with Marilyn before he cemented his place amongst Hollywood elite with his portrayal of Marius Pontmercy in Les Misérables.
In 2015, Eddie starred in the romantic drama The Danish Girl which he was nominated for Best Actor before taking over the lead role of Newt Scamander in the Fantastic Beasts series.
Eddie was awarded an OBE in the 2015 Birthday Honours list for his services to drama.
When did Eddie Redmayne play a young Stephen Hawking?
Eddie played famed theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking in the 2014 biographical romantic drama The Theory of Everything.
His performance received universal acclaim and Eddie was awarded an Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Actor.
Following the news that Stephen had passed away, Eddie said in a statement said: “We have lost a truly beautiful mind, an astonishing scientist and the funniest man I have ever had the pleasure to meet.
“My love and thoughts are with his extraordinary family.”
Who is Eddie Redmayne’s wife Hannah Bagshawe and how many children do they have?
Eddie married PR executive Hannah Bagshawe in an intimate ceremony at a historic manor house on December 15, 2014.
The pair met when Eddie was at Eton College and Hannah was attending a neighbouring school but they didn’t begin dating until 2012 on a trip to Florence.
Their daughter Iris Mary Redmayne was born in June 2016.
The couple announced in January 2018 they were expecting their second child together.
In March Eddie announced the birth of the couple’s son Luke Richard Bagshawe in the birth’s section of The Times newspaper.