Robert Pattinson Biography

Born in London, England, Robert Pattinson was bitten by the acting bug when, at age 15, he became involved with the Barnes Theatre Company. After taking on several acting roles onstage, Pattinson made his mainstream debut in the made-for-television movie Ring of the Nibelungs (2004), where he caught the attention of director Mira Nair.

Nair offered the still unknown British actor a bit part in her 2004 Vanity Fair adaptation, but Pattinson's scenes were later deleted and only appear on the DVD version. Pattinson's bad luck continued when he was fired from the 2005 UK Royal Court Theatre premiere of The Woman Before, shortly before opening night.

But Pattinson rebounded strongly—and got redemption—later that year when he landed a supporting role as Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Pattinson, still virtually unknown in Hollywood, was the first person to audition for the sought-after role and was offered the part only a week later. His portrayal of the Hogwarts heartthrob made Pattinson a world-wide star and catapulted him to celebrity status.

Following his stint as Cedric Diggory, Pattinson was named 2005's "British Star of Tomorrow" by Times Online and has been dubbed "the next Jude Law" by Teen People.

Pattinson's newfound success in Hollywood landed him the coveted role of Edward in the highly-anticipated screen adaptation of Stephenie Meyers' bestselling vampire romance book series, Twilight. Since then, he's gone on to be an international superstar, reprising his role in The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010). In fact, he works nonstop—in between Twilight movies, he's also played starring roles in Remember Me (2010) with Emilie de Ravin, Water for Elephants (2011) opposite Reese Witherspoon, Bel Ami (2012) with Christina Ricci and David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis (2012) alongside Sarah Gadon and Jay Baruchel.

He then starred in Maps to the Stars (2014), The Rover (2014) and the drama The Childhood of a Leader (2016) with Bérénice Bejo.

Robert's later projects include the action adventure biopic The Lost City of Z (2017), which stars Charlie Hunnam, Werner Herzog's drama Queen of the Desert (2017) with Nicole Kidman and the crime drama Good Time(2017).

In 2020 he won Best British Actor at the London Critics Circle Film Awards for his performances in High Life (2018), The Lighthouse (2019) and The King (2019).

He starred alongside John David Washington, Elizabeth Debicki and Kenneth Branagh in Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated Tenet (2020), an espionage thriller based on the concept of time inversion.

He took on the iconic role of Batman in Matt Reeves’ film The Batman(2021). The film was a critical and commercial success with Robert receiving praise for his performance. He is set to reprise his role in The Batman Part II, which is set to release in 2027.

In 2023, Robert starred in his first ever voice over role in Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron. He voiced the titular heron and received praise for his unrecognizable performance. The film would win Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards.

In 2025, Robert acted opposite himself in Bong Joon Ho’s film Mickey 17. Robert played the titular Mickey; a man who is consistently killed and resurrected until an incident finds two Mickeys currently living at the same time. The film also stars Steven Yeun, Mark Ruffalo, Naomi Ackie and Toni Collette.

Robert will also team up once again with Christopher Nolan in his next film The Odyssey, alongside Tom Holland, Zendaya, and Matt Damon.

On the personal side, Robert dated his Twilight co-star, Kristen Stewart for four years until July 2012, when it was discovered that she'd cheated on him with her Snow White & the Huntsman director, Rupert Sanders. The couple eventually ended up reuniting after Kristen released a public apology — just in time for the release of the final installment in the series, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012). However, they broke up again in 2015.

Robert and his fiancée, singer-songwriter and actress Suki Waterhouse, have a daughter who was born in March 2024. The British couple has a home in Los Angeles.

Filmography:

Mickey 17 (2025)
Die, My Love (2024)
The Boy and the Heron (2023)
The Batman (2021)
Tenet (2020)
High Life (2018)
The Lighthouse (2019)
The King (2019)
Good Time (2017)
Queen of the Desert (2017)
The Lost City of Z (2017)
The Childhood of a Leader (2016)
Life (2015)
Maps to the Stars (2014)
The Rover (2014)
Bel Ami (2012)
Cosmopolis (2012)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
Water for Elephants (2011)
Love & Distrust (2010)
Remember Me (2010)
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
How to Be (2009)
Little Ashes (2009)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
Twilight (2008)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Vanity Fair (2004)