Eddie Redmayne is an actor.
Edward John David Redmayne , ( [ ` rɛdˌmeɪn ] born 6 January 1982 ) is an English actor of stage and screen . The former won him the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play . In 2016 , he starred as Newt Scamander in the fantasy film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them .