It’s not just his work in the Harry Potter franchise prequel Fantastic Beasts, Eddie Redmayne has struck the audience with his performance in a number of movies like The Theory of Everything, Les Misérables, and more.
The English actor received great acclaim for the role of one of the first-ever recipients of gender-affirming surgery in The Danish Girl. He is one of the finest actors and has given a number of performances that have touched the hearts of the audience. From playing the mind-blowing physicist, Stephen Hawkings, to being a part of the mega franchises, the Red actor has done it all.
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Eddie Redmayne Career Beginnings
At a young age, Redmayne went to Palmer Stage School where he realized his passion for singing as well as for acting. Later on, he attended Eaton House, Colet Court, and Eton College, before he enrolled himself at Trinity College in Cambridge. This was the time when he was studying art and history. In the year 1998, Redmayne had his big breakthrough through a screen debut in an episode of Animal Ark, which is a children’s television series.
This gave a boost to his career after which in 2006, he was featured in an Australian thriller named Like Minds. He was also a part of Robert De Niro’s starring film The Good Shepherd. Later he portrayed Anthony Babington in a biographical movie Elizabeth: The Golden Age. This was also the time when the Animal Ark actor starred alongside Julianne Moore in a drama movie Savage Grace.
Talking more about his movies Redmayne has been in films like The Yellow Handkerchief, Glorious 39, The Other Boleyn Girl, and also Powder Blue.
Redmayne was widely recognized after Black Death and Hick, one of which is a horror movie and another is a dramedy. In the year 2011, The Theory of Everything actor received acclaim for his role in the biographical drama movie My Week with Marilyn, in which he portrayed the role of a writer and a filmmaker known as Colin Clark, where the writer gets a chance to spend time with the great Marilyn Monroe.
Eddie Redmayne and Fantastic Beast Franchise
The adaptation of J.K Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in 2016 gave Harry Potter fans something new. Redmayne starred as Newt Scamander in the movie and was liked by everyone who watched him tame the magical creatures. The Black Death actor was again seen on the big screen, reprising his role in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and later Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.
Well, talking more about these movies and Eddie Redmayne’s role as Newt, he once felt like being a part of the Ocean series. While he was promoting the movie Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore on Jimmy Fallon’s show he spoke a bit about his character.
“What I love about this one is it feels like it’s sort of a wizarding heist movie. It’s like Ocean’s Eleven, set in a Wizarding World.”
The Glorious 39 actor was accompanied by a great cast in the said franchise. From Colin Farrell to Johnny Depp and now Mads Mikkelsen, this movie had every reason to drop a jaw.
Eddie Redmayne’s Net Worth
As of 2023, Eddie Redmayne’s net worth is $15 million. While the amount that he made from Fantastic Beasts has not been disclosed yet, it is sure that Redmayne had made at least a seven-figure throughout the prequel series.
He began playing the character of Newt since the year 2016 and from that point, his net worth has climbed a lot, suggesting that the franchise paid him well enough.
Source: CelebrityNetWorth
