Question 1

True or false: Eddie Redmayne played Newt Scamander in the Fantastic Beasts films.

Accepted Answer

True. He starred as the magizoologist Newt Scamander in all three Fantastic Beasts movies, a role that boosted his global fame.

Question 2

True or false: Redmayne won an Oscar for his role as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything.

Accepted Answer

True. He won the Best Actor Oscar in 2015 for his stunning portrayal of physicist Stephen Hawking, including physically embodying ALS.

Question 3

True or false: Redmayne was born in London and attended Cambridge University.

Accepted Answer

False. He was born in London and studied Art History at Trinity College, Cambridge, but he didn't attend Cambridge University for acting.

Question 4

True or false: Eddie Redmayne is allergic to cats, which complicated filming Fantastic Beasts.

Accepted Answer

False. He has no known cat allergy. The Fantastic Beasts set used CGI creatures, so real cats weren't a factor in filming.

Question 5

True or false: Eddie Redmayne once worked as a model for Burberry.

Accepted Answer

True. Before his major acting breakthrough, he modeled for Burberry in 2008 alongside Cara Delevingne, though he found it awkward.

Question 6

True or false: Eddie Redmayne turned down the role of Kylo Ren in Star Wars.

Accepted Answer

False. He was never offered the role; Adam Driver played Kylo Ren. Redmayne did audition for Star Wars but didn't get any part.

Question 7

True or false: He has a black belt in taekwondo and competed in the Olympics as a youth.

Accepted Answer

False. Redmayne has no martial arts background. He was athletic in school but never pursued taekwondo or Olympic sports.

Question 8

True or false: Redmayne is a trained opera singer and performed at the Royal Opera House.

Accepted Answer

True. He studied singing and performed as a boy treble in operas like 'Carmen' at the Royal Opera House, later using his voice in Les Misérables.

Eddie Redmayne Trivia Questions