Robert Pattinson was born on May 13, 1986 in London, England. He was a highly skilled sportsman as he grew up and took part in sport games such as football, skiing, and snowboarding. He also enjoyed music and was an excellent musician; playing the guitar and keyboard.

When Robert was 15, he started acting in plays. Then he joined the Barnes Theatre Company and had roles of 'Macbeth' and 'Anything Goes and Tess of the D'Urbevilles.' After, he took screen role like Curse of the Ring(Kingdom of Twilight) as Giselher and Vanity Fair as Rawdy Crawley.

In 2003, Robert took on the role of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Cedric Diggory and was the first person seen for the role of Cedric Diggory. He got his role a week later after meeting Mike Newell in late 2003.


Is an excellent musician and plays both the guitar and piano. He began taking piano lessons at age three, and classical guitar at five. He has two older sisters, Lizzie and Victoria. Was taught how to scuba dive for his role in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005). Acting Inspiration: Jack Nicholson. Chosen by the Hollywood Film Festival Award Committee as the recipient of the 2008 New Hollywood Award. One sister, Lizzy, 25, had a top ten hit with the band Aurora. The other, Victoria, 27, works in advertising. He beat 3,000 people to play Edward Cullen in the movie Twilight (2008/I). Named as Rolling Stone Magazine's Hottest Actor of 2008. Named as one of the LA Times Breakout Stars of 2008. His small, but would-have-been-memorable part in Vanity Fair (2004), was cut out in the final production. Invited an obsessive fan out for dinner when he was having a bad day. Supports Arsenal Football Club. One of People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive 2008. Sarah Barry Williams wrote song "She wants to be Mrs Robert Pattinson". Named GQ (UK) Best Dressed Man of 2009. "Extremely elegant and inspiring, the true essence of a contemporary man." Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, designers. Merited a place in Time magazine's - The 100 Most Influential People in the World ("Artists" category) - with a tribute provided by Chris Weitz. [May 10, 2010]