Tenor
Eddie Redmayne is a virtuosic British actor whose chameleonic gifts have earned him an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and an Olivier Award, commanding both intimate theatrical spaces and vast cinematic canvases with equal authority.
Defining moments and milestones
Redmayne's professional trajectory began in 2002 with a classical turn as Viola in *Twelfth Night* at Shakespeare's Globe, establishing credentials in period drama that would define his early theatre work at venues like the Almeida and Donmar Warehouse. His breakthrough came through film, culminating in the 2015 Academy Award for Best Actor for his physically and emotionally demanding portrayal of Stephen Hawking, a performance that demonstrated his capacity for transformative characterization. In recent years, he has reclaimed the theatrical stage as his primary artistic home, earning a Laurence Olivier Award for his seductive, vocally accomplished turn as the Emcee in the 2021 West End *Cabaret* revival and reprising the role on Broadway in 2024.
Academy Award for Best Actor for *The Theory of Everything* (2015)
Eton College (music scholarship); Trinity College, Cambridge (choral scholarship; BA History of Art, 2:1 Honours, 2003); Colet Court (choral scholarship); Eaton House; Jackie Palmer Stage School
Recordings featuring Eddie Redmayne in the Society index
Additional recordings will appear here as the catalog expands.