Eddie Redmayne says he’s ‘learned his lesson’ after playing a trans woman in The Danish Girl

Eddie Redmayne has said he’s “learned his lesson” after playing a trans woman in The Danish Girl.

British star Redmayne, who in 2021 said he would never play a transgender person again, and that his part in 2015’s The Danish Girl was a “mistake”, has again spoken about roles he wouldn’t take on. 

He expressed his regret at playing Lili Elbe – a trans woman who was one of the earliest recipients of gender-affirming surgery – in the historical biopic. His performance won him a best-actor nomination at the Oscars but drew widespread criticism from members of the LGBTQ+ community.

Redmayne has recently finished a run on Broadway, where he played the queer-coded character of the Emcee in a production of Cabaret, for which he also faced a backlash. 

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