Robert Pattinson is a English actor and producer known for his work in a diverse range of characters from independent films to major studio features. He made early screen appearances in supporting roles, including in Vanity Fair (2004) and as Cedric Diggory in the fantasy film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), before achieving global recognition as Edward Cullen in The The Twilight Saga. Its five films—released yearly between 2008 and 2012—collectively grossed over $3.3 billion worldwide. In 2010, Pattinson executive-produced and starred in the coming-of-age romantic drama Remember Me (2010), The following year he portrayed Jacob Jankowski in Water for Elephants, a film adaptation of Sara Gruen's 2006 novel.
Pattinson gained critical acclaim for starring in David Cronenberg's drama Cosmopolis (2012), Werner Herzog's biographical film Queen of the Desert (2015), an adaptation of Gertrude Bell's life story, where he portrayed T. E. Lawrence, also known as Lawrence of Arabia alongside Nicole Kidman and James Franco. This was followed by James Gray's adventure drama The Lost City of Z (2016), in which he played the British explorer Corporal Henry Costin. In 2017, he starred as Connie Nikas, a bank robber navigating the criminal underworld of Queens, New York in Safdie brothers's crime drama Good Time, for which he earned nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead. He then starred in Zellner Brothers' western-comedy Damsel as an eccentric cowboy embarking on a journey west in search of his kidnapped fiancée and Claire Denis's science fiction drama High Life, as a reluctant father.
In 2019, he starred in Robert Eggers's psychological horror The Lighthouse, it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and Ciro Guerra's poorly-received Waiting for the Barbarians, an adaptation of J. M. Coetzee's 1980 novel, alongside Mark Rylance and Johnny Depp. In the 2020s, Pattinson returned to big-budget mainstream cinema with starring roles in Christopher Nolan's action film Tenet (2020) and Matt Reeves's superhero film The Batman (2022) where he portrayed Batman and his secret alter ego. It was a commercial success, grossing over $772 million worldwide, making it the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2022. In 2026, Pattinson starred in multiple projects, his first release was alongside Zendaya in Kristoffer Borgli's romantic black comedy-drama film The Drama (2026), a box office success, followed by Nolan's epic action film The Odyssey as Antinous. The film has grossed $1.632 billion worldwide, becoming the second-highest-grossing film of 2026,
Films As an actor
Year Title Role Notes 2004 Vanity Fair Adult Rawdy Crawley Deleted scenes 2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Cedric Diggory2008 How to Be Art Twilight Edward Cullen2009 Little Ashes Salvador Dalí Edward Cullen2010 Remember Me Tyler Hawkins Edward Cullen Love & Distrust Richard Segment: The Summer House2011 Water for Elephants Jacob Jankowski The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Edward Cullen2012 Bel Ami Georges Duroy Cosmopolis Eric Packer The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 Edward Cullen2014 The Rover Reynolds Maps to the Stars Jerome Fontana2015 Queen of the Desert T. E. Lawrence Life Dennis Stock2016 The Childhood of a Leader Charles Marker / Adult Prescott The Lost City of Z Corporal Henry Costin2017 Good Time Constantine "Connie" Nikas2018 Damsel Samuel Alabaster High Life Monte2019 The Lighthouse Ephraim Winslow / Thomas Howard The King The Dauphin Waiting for the Barbarians Officer Mandel 2020 Tenet Neil The Devil All the Time Preston Teagardin 2022 The Batman Bruce Wayne / Batman 2023 The Boy and the Heron The Grey Heron Voice; English dub 2025 Mickey 17 Mickey Barnes Die My Love Jackson Marty Supreme British Open Commentator Voice; uncredited 2026 The Drama Charlie Thompson The Odyssey Antinous Primetime Chris Hansen Scytale Post-production2027 Noah Post-production2028 Bruce Wayne / Batman Filming
As producer
Year Title Credit 2010 Remember Me Executive producer2023 Rotting in the Sun2025 Die My Love2026 Primetime Producer2027 TBA
Television
Year Title Role NotesRef.2004 Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King GiselherTelevision film2006 The Haunted Airman Toby Jugg2007 The Bad Mother's Handbook Daniel Gale
Theatre Year Production Credit 2026 The Holes Producer
Discography Soundtrack YearTitleSoundtrackRef.2008 "Never Think"Twilight "Let Me Sign"2009 "Chokin' on the Dust" (Part 1)How to Be "Chokin' on the Dust" (Part 2) "Doin' Fine" 2018 "Honeybun" Damsel 2019 "Willow" High Life Other credits YearTitleAlbumArtistNotes2013 "Birds" Government Plates Death Grips Played guitar
See also List of awards and nominations received by Robert Pattinson
References
External links Robert Pattinson filmography at IMDb