Robert Pattinson
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| name = Robert Pattinson
| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1986|5|13}}
| birthplace = [[London]], [[England]]
| birthname = Robert Thomas-Pattinson
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| occupation = Actor/[[model (person)|Model]]/ [[Musician]]
| yearsactive = 2004 - present
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'''Robert Pattinson''' (born [[May 13]], [[1986]]) is an [[England|English]] [[actor]], model and musician, known for playing [[Cedric Diggory]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''. He has been cast as [[Edward Cullen (Twilight)|Edward Cullen]] in the highly anticipated [[Twilight (2008 film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'', a novel by [[Stephenie Meyer]].
==Biography==
Pattinson was born in [[London]], [[England]]. He became involved in amateur theatre through the [[Barnes, London|Barnes]] Theatre Company. After some backstage experience there, he took on acting roles. He caught the attention of an acting agent in a production of ''[[Tess of the D'Urbervilles]]'', and began looking for professional roles.
Since then he has performed in an amateur version of ''[[Macbeth]]'' at the Old Sorting Office Arts Centre (also in West London), as well as trying his hand at modelling, for which he was sometimes credited as '''Robert Thomas-Pattinson'''.<ref>[http://www.robert-pattinson.co.uk/gallery/displayimage.php?album=119&pos=2 Pattinson Online Multimedia Archive - Bliss/23131x<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
He had supporting roles in the made for [[television]] film ''Ring of the Nibelungs'' (2004), and in director [[Mira Nair]]’s [[2004 in film|2004]] ''[[Vanity Fair (2004 movie)|Vanity Fair]]'', although his scenes in the latter were deleted, and only appear on the [[DVD]] version. In May 2005 he was slated to appear in a the UK premiere of ''The Woman Before'' at the Royal Court Theatre, but was fired shortly before the opening night.<ref>[http://www.robert-pattinson.co.uk/photos/Magazine-Scans/2006/Wonderland/wonderland003se3.jpg.php]</ref> He was replaced by [[Tom Riley]].<ref>[http://www.thestage.co.uk/features/feature.php/8331]</ref>
Later that year he played [[Cedric Diggory]] in the film ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (movie)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''. Consequently, he was named that year's ''British Star of Tomorrow'' by [[The Times|Times Online]]<ref>http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article526398.ece?token=null&offset=0</ref> and has more than once been touted as the next [[Jude Law]].<ref>http://www.snmag.com/content/view/358/211</ref><ref>http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-20955856-details/Potter+star+'next+Jude+Law'/article.do</ref><ref>http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/11/02/teen_people_names_artists_of_the_year_an/</ref>
Pattinson appeared in the advertising campaign for [[Hackett (clothing store)|Hackett]]'s Autumn 2007 collection.
He has a role in the as-yet unreleased [[short subject|short]] ''[[The Summerhouse]]'' and the film ''[[Little Ashes]]'' (in which he plays [[Salvador Dali]]). On December 11th, 2007, [[Summit Entertainment]] announced that Pattinson will play [[Edward Cullen (Twilight)|Edward Cullen]] in the upcoming movie ''[[Twilight (2008 film)|Twilight]]'', based on [[Stephenie Meyer]]'s bestselling novel of the same name.
==Filmography==
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
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| 2004 || ''[[Vanity Fair (2004 movie)|Vanity Fair]] ''|| older Rawdy Crawley || uncredited
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| 2004 || ''[[Ring of the Nibelungs]]''|| Giselher || TV
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| 2005 || ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (movie)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''|| Cedric Diggory ||
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| 2006 || ''[[The Haunting of Toby Jugg|The Haunted Airman]]'' || Toby Jugg || TV
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| 2007 || ''[[The Bad Mother's Handbook]]''|| Daniel Gale || TV
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| 2007 || ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (movie)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''|| Cedric Diggory || flashback
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| 2008 || ''[[How To Be]]'' || Art ||
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| 2008 || ''[[The Summer House]]'' || Richard || post-production
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| 2008 || ''[[Twilight (2008 film)|Twilight]]'' || Edward Cullen || post-production
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| 2009 || ''[[Little Ashes]]'' || Salvador Dalí || post-production
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{imdb name|i*d=1500155|name=Robert Pattinson}}
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