Eddie Redmayne

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Summary

Eddie Redmayne is a British actor and producer known for The Theory of Everything, Les Misérables, Fantastic Beasts, The Trial of the Chicago 7, and The Day of the Jackal. His roles range from historical figures and literary characters to fantasy and crime; his public record does not show a consistent political persona outside his comments and actions on transgender representation. In 2015, he described transgender rights as a civil-rights movement and hoped his work would encourage casting more transgender actors in both trans and cis roles. He later said playing Lili Elbe in The Danish Girl was a mistake, spoke in support of trans people and non-binary identities, said casting should account for unequal opportunities for trans actors, and signed a 2025 industry letter expressing solidarity with trans, non-binary, and intersex communities.