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
The Odyssey
2026
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Running Man
2010
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Quotidien
2016
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Filmography
The Odyssey
as Antinous · 2026
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest · 2014
Running Man
· 2010
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest · 2015
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest · 1993
The Graham Norton Show
as Self · 2007
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
Quotidien
as Self · 2016
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
· 1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self - Guest · 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self · 2003
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self · 2014
The Batman
as Bruce Wayne / The Batman · 2022
Primetime
as Chris Hansen · 2026
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
as Cedric Diggory · 2005
Twilight
as Edward Cullen · 2008
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self · 2015
The Drama
as Charlie · 2026
The Oscars
as Self - Presenter · 1953
Marty Supreme
as British Open Semifinals Commentator (voice) (uncredited) · 2025
Tenet
as Neil · 2020
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
as Edward Cullen · 2009
Mickey 17
as Mickey Barnes · 2025
Dune: Part Three
as Scytale · 2026
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
as Edward Cullen · 2011
Nattering with Nah
as Self · 2023
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
as Edward Cullen · 2012
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
as Edward Cullen · 2010
The Lighthouse
as Thomas Howard · 2019
Die My Love
as Jackson · 2025
The Lost City of Z
as Henry Costin · 2017
Remember Me
as Tyler Hawkins · 2010
Superpowered: The DC Story
as Self (archive footage) · 2023
Good Time
as Connie Nikas · 2017
The Devil All the Time
as Reverend Preston Teagardin · 2020
The King
as The Dauphin · 2019
Water for Elephants
as Jacob Jankowski · 2011
Queen of the Desert
as T.E. Lawrence · 2015
The Batman: Part II
as Bruce Wayne / The Batman · 2028
High Life
as Monte · 2018
The Frame
as Eric Packer · 2013
The Rover
as Rey · 2014
Ring of the Nibelungs
as Giselher · 2004
Maps to the Stars
as Jerome Fontana · 2014
Vanity Fair
as Older Rawdy Crawley (uncredited) · 2004
Waiting for the Barbarians
as Officer Mandel · 2020
Phoning It In
as Self (voice) · 2024
Bel Ami
as Georges Duroy · 2012
Ring of the Nibelungs
as Giselher · 2004
Cosmopolis
as Eric Packer · 2012
Little Ashes
as Salvador Dalí · 2008
The Odyssey: The Making of an Epic
as Self - "Antinous" · 2026
Damsel
as Samuel Alabaster · 2018
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
as Self · 2022
The Childhood of a Leader
as Charles Marker / The Leader · 2016
I'm Chris Hansen
as Chris Hansen (archive footage)
Life
as Dennis Stock · 2015
Love and Distrust
as Richard (segment "The Summer House") · 2010
Here Comes the Flood
as Noah
The Bad Mother's Handbook
as Daniel Gale · 2007
The Haunted Airman
as Toby Jugg · 2006
The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy Tale
as Self · 2020
Meet the Filmmakers: Josh and Benny Safdie
as Self · 2017
Forever: Filming Breaking Dawn - Part 1
as Self · 2013
Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of ‘Tenet’
as Self · 2020
Forever: The filming of Breaking Dawn - part 2
as Self · 2013
Citizens of Cosmopolis
as Self · 2012
Fear & Shame
as Self · 2017
How to Be
as Art · 2008
The Summer House
as Richard · 2010
New Moon: The Journey Continues
as Self · 2010
Something Elemental: Making 'The Rover'
as Self · 2014
The Making of Twilight: Eclipse
as Self · 2010
Making Of Primetime
as Self