LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- British actor Eddie Redmayne has spent the summer on the small screen, going from an almost-mute young cave dweller to community-saving sculptor in Starzs epic miniseries "Pillars of the Earth," which wraps up Friday night on the cable network.
Although the Londoner has a diverse body of work behind him, his character Jack in "Pillars" has something in common with several of his previous gigs, including his part-Native American Gordy in 2010s "The Yellow Handkerchief" opposite Kristen Stewart, and as Ken, Mark Rothkos assistant in Broadways "Red" with Alfred Molina. They all had a penchant for art.
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"You know what, its a good point," the actor said laughing at AccessHollywood.coms observation. "Its a hilarious thing: when I look back on the past few years of acting, I clearly have like, periods. That started with a sort of incestuous, sexually confused American stage Savage Grace with Julianne Moore, moved into [an] Elizabethan/Tudor period Elizabeth The Golden Age, with Cate Blanchett, and has now sort of come through this year into a medieval or quasi-damaged stage, so I dont know where the f*** we go from here."
It appears his next period in history will actually be the 20th century, as Eddie plays "a chorus boy," as he puts it, for HBOs "The Miraculous Year," a series on the way from playwright John Logan and Oscar winning director Kathryn Bigelow.
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"Its about this extraordinary, incredibly talented family, but whats hilarious is [they] offered me this part -- and I think its got a wonderful arc -- and when I accepted I was like, Damn Hell yeah Id love to be a part of that. And when I came to New York to start rehearsing, and even though I knew Id been cast as a chorus boy dancer, like a part of my brain hadnt connected the fact that I would have to actually dance," Eddie explained. "I mean, Ive never danced in my life, let alone tap danced."
Trying new things though is something the talented actor seems to enjoy. Earlier this year, he took on Broadways tough audiences in "Red," a play written by "Miraculous Year" writer John Logan. Thrilling the tough Broadway crowds led to the actor walking away with a Best Featured Actor Tony Award in June.
"Its in my flat in London... Ive got an apartment in London that I share with a couple of mates, and I have quite an amazing window with a view over the city of London in my bedroom and its sat there perching, overlooking the city of London," Eddie said of where he keeps his award, later adding, "If it were a person, it has got the greatest view in the world."
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While Eddies steadily built his career filled with dramatic and impressively cerebral roles, he perks up when Access Hollywood asks if, like his "Pillars" co-star Hayley Atwell, who is currently filming "Captain America," hed have an interest in a big budget superhero film.
"Do you know what man? What I love about it, my work is the variety of it... I [loved] doing Red over here in New York and I started reheasing it while still filming Pillars actually, and that kind of absurd juxtaposition adds such color to the life of it," he replied. "So as far as like superheroes? My God, yeah When it comes to summer blockbusters, you know how all the studios are competing to get an audience for it? Im kind of their wet dream. I go and see every single blockbuster, no matter how shoddy it is, and I even get off on the trailers. So yeah, Id love to do something like that at some point, but equally I love my little independent edgy faire."
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"Pillars of the Earths" series finale airs on Starz, Aug 27 at 8 PM.
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