Robert Pattinson

Biography

Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson (born May 13, 1986) is an English actor. Noted for his versatile roles in both big-budget and independent films, Pattinson has been ranked among the world's highest-paid actors. After starting to act in a London theatre club at age 15, Pattinson began his film career by playing Cedric Diggory in the fantasy film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005). He gained worldwide recognition for portraying Edward Cullen in The Twilight Saga film series (2008–2012), which grossed over $3.3 billion worldwide. After starring in the romantic dramas Remember Me (2010) and Water for Elephants (2011), Pattinson received critical acclaim for his performances in independent films from auteur directors. He starred in David Cronenberg's thriller Cosmopolis (2012), David Michôd's dystopian western The Rover (2014), James Gray's adventure drama The Lost City of Z (2016), the Safdie Brothers' crime drama Good Time (2017), Claire Denis' science-fiction drama High Life (2018), and Robert Eggers' psychological horror film The Lighthouse (2019). He returned to mainstream films with a leading role in Christopher Nolan's spy film Tenet (2020), and starred as the DC Comics superhero Batman in Matt Reeves' film The Batman (2022).

Known For

Running Man

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Graham Norton Show

Late Show with David Letterman

The Drama

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

All Movies (53)

• The Batman: Part II2027 · as Bruce Wayne / The Batman
• Dune: Part Three2026 · as Scytale
• Primetime2026 · as Chris Hansen
• The Odyssey2026 · as Antinous
• The Drama2026 · as Charlie Thompson
• Marty Supreme2025 · as British Open Semifinals Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
• Die My Love2025 · as Jackson
• Mickey 172025 · as Mickey Barnes
• Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer2022 · as Self
• The Batman2022 · as Bruce Wayne / The Batman
• Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of ‘Tenet’2020 · as Self
• The Devil All the Time2020 · as Reverend Preston Teagardin
• Tenet2020 · as Neil
• Waiting for the Barbarians2020 · as Officer Mandel
• The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy Tale2020 · as Self
• The Lighthouse2019 · as Thomas Howard
• The King2019 · as The Dauphin
• High Life2018 · as Monte
• Damsel2018 · as Samuel Alabaster
• Meet the Filmmakers: Josh and Benny Safdie2017 · as Self
• Good Time2017 · as Connie Nikas
• Fear & Shame2017 · as Himself
• The Lost City of Z2017 · as Henry Costin
• The Childhood of a Leader2016 · as Charles Marker / The Leader
• Life2015 · as Dennis Stock
• Queen of the Desert2015 · as T.E. Lawrence
• Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover'2014 · as Self
• The Rover2014 · as Rey
• Maps to the Stars2014 · as Jerome Fontana
• Forever: The filming of Breaking Dawn - part 22013 · as Self
• Forever: Filming Breaking Dawn - Part 12013 · as self
• The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 22012 · as Edward Cullen
• Citizens of Cosmopolis2012 · as Self
• Cosmopolis2012 · as Eric Packer
• Bel Ami2012 · as Georges Duroy
• The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 12011 · as Edward Cullen
• Water for Elephants2011 · as Jacob Jankowski
• The Making of Twilight: Eclipse2010 · as self
• Love and Distrust2010 · as Richard (segment "The Summer House")
• The Twilight Saga: Eclipse2010 · as Edward Cullen
• The Summer House2010 · as Richard
• New Moon: The Journey Continues2010 · as self
• Remember Me2010 · as Tyler Hawkins
• The Twilight Saga: New Moon2009 · as Edward Cullen
• Twilight2008 · as Edward Cullen
• Little Ashes2008 · as Salvador Dalí
• How to Be2008 · as Art
• The Bad Mother's Handbook2007 · as Daniel Gale
• The Haunted Airman2006 · as Toby Jugg
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire2005 · as Cedric Diggory
• Ring of the Nibelungs2004 · as Giselher
• Vanity Fair2004 · as Older Rawdy Crawley (uncredited)
• Here Comes the Flood—

All TV Shows (20)

• Phoning It In2024 · as Self (voice)
• Superpowered: The DC Story2023 · as Self (archive footage)
• Nattering with Nah2023 · as Self
• Quotidien2016 · as Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015 · as Self
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Frame2013 · as Eric Packer
• Running Man2010
• The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
• Ring of the Nibelungs2004 · as Giselher
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self - Guest
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• Late Show with David Letterman1993 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
• Spender1991 · as Frank Nesbitt
• The Oscars1953 · as Self - Presenter