Childhood and youth

Robert Thomas Pattinson was born on May 13, 1986 in London, UK. His mother, Claire, worked for a modeling agency, and his father, Richard, exports vintage cars from the United States. Pattinson attended the Tower House School (a school for boys) and from the age of 12 - Harrodian School. He was involved in theater as a non-professional (amateur) actor through the Barnes Theater Company) After some experience here as an actor in the background, he was invited to more significant roles. He caught the attention of an acting agent after producing Tess of the DUrbervilles and has been on the lookout for professional roles ever since. Since then, he has been recruited to stage an amateur version of Macbeth at the Old Sorting Office Arts Centre, while at the same time pursuing a modeling career. Pattinson has two older sisters: Victoria and Lizzy. Victoria is engaged in advertising; Lizzie is a singer, composes songs. At the age of 17, she performed in one of the pubs of Barnes (a suburb of London, where Robert was born) and she was noticed by the record company EMI; a year later she became a member of the Aurora group and one of the best-selling performers in the UK.

Career

Roberts acting career began in amateur theater at the age of about 15. He then received an invitation to the Barnes Theater Club, where he played in productions such as Macbeth, Anything Goes and Tess of the DUrbevilles. Roberts first film experience was a supporting role in the film Ring of the Nibelungen 2004. In the same 2004 he played the son of the heroine Reese Witherspoon in the film Vanity Fair, but his scenes were later deleted and appeared only in the DVD version.

In 2012, Robert also released the film Twilight. Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, which became the final part of the Twilight Saga.

On May 2, 2012, it became known that the actor would play in the psychological thriller Mission: Blacklist, which will be based on the book of the same name, written by military investigator Eric Maddox. The book deals with the search for and capture of Saddam Hussein

In addition, the actor joined the cast of the film The Rover, directed by David Michaud. In the film, Pattinson played a character named Reynolds.

In 2017, Pattinson starred with independent directors brothers Ben and Josh Safdie in Good Time. The actor accidentally saw a poster for their previous film, God Knows What, and offered his candidacy for a role in any of the following films. After the premiere of the film in the competition of the Cannes Film Festival, the American press unanimously recognized the role in it as the best in Pattinsons career.

In 2020, the film directed by Christopher Nolan Tenet was released, where Robert played one of the main roles.

Personal life

In 2009, Pattinson began dating actress Kristen Stewart, whom he met on the set of Twilight in 2008. The couple did not confirm their relationship until July 2012, when it became known about the betrayal of Stewart with the director of the film Snow White and the Huntsman Rupert Sanders. Pattinson himself confirmed that they broke up in 2012, but the press also circulated that their relationship continued until May 2013, when Pattinson was seen taking his belongings from Stewart's house

In September 2014, Pattinson began dating FKA twigs. In April 2015, it became known that the couple were engaged. In October 2017, they announced their separation. Since 2018, he began dating British actress and model Suki Waterhouse