Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson (born 13 May 1986) is an English actor, model, musician and producer. Pattinson started his career by playing Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. He later landed the leading role of Edward Cullen in the film adaptations of the Twilight novels by Stephenie Meyer, and came to worldwide fame, thus establishing himself among the highest paid and most bankable actors in Hollywood. In 2010, Pattinson was named one of TIME magazine's 100 Most Influential People in The World, and also in the same year Forbes ranked him as one of the most powerful celebrities in the world in the Forbes Celebrity 100.In 2009, he portrayed Salvador Dalí in Little Ashes. In the same year, a documentary film entitled Robsessed about his fame and popularity was released. He appeared as a troubled young man in Remember Me (2010) and also starred in romantic drama Water for Elephants (2011). His performance as a tough, cold hearted and calculating billionaire in David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis (2012), earned him critical praise. He will appear in David Michod's futuristic western The Rover, in David Cronenberg's satire drama Maps to the Stars, in Werner Herzog's biopic film Queen of the Desert, in Anton Corbijn's Life and in James Gray's The Lost City of Z.Pattinson plays and compose his own music and had sung songs for his films Twilight and How to Be. He is a supporter of ECPAT, PACT, GO Campaign and member of International Medical Corps and has promote and share details about cancer through Public service announcements to raise awareness about the disease.
Birth date
1986-05-13
Birth name
Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson
Birth year
1986
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