Robert's Bio

Robert Thomas Pattinson, also commonly known as Rob, (or Rpattz as fans call him) was born on May 13, 1986 in London, England. He is the youngest out of three children - he has two sisters, Lizzy and Victoria.

At the age of 15, Robert joined the Barnes Theatre Company after spotting a group of girls from there. Robert started out backstage, before acting in plays such as 'Macbeth' and 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles' where he was discovered by an agent. He landed his first film role as Giselher in Ring of the Nibelungs and also moved on to play the older Rawdy Crawley in Vanity Fair (his scenes were later cut and only shown on the DVD). In 2003, Robert landed the role he is most known for, as Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. After Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire premiered in 2005, Robert moved onto play Toby Jugg in The Haunted Airman and Daniel Gale in The Bad Mother's Handbook, both of which were made for TV movies. Up next came the roles of Richard in The Summer House, Art in How To Be, and Salvador Dali in Little Ashes. In 2008, Robert was announced as the casting choice for Edward Cullen, in the highly anticipated movie Twilight, based on the popular book series. Along with being cast in the movie, Robert also got the chance to record two tracks for the film's soundtrack, Never Think and Let Me Sign.

Robert won two awards in 2008 - the New Hollywood Award, and the Best Actor Award at the Strasbourg Film Festival for his role as Art in How To Be.

In late 2008, Robert was announced to continue his role as Edward Cullen in New Moon, the sequel to Twilight, after Twilight became a box office hit.

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