Known for starring in both major studio productions and independent films, Pattinson is among the world's highest-paid actors. In , Time included him in its list of the most influential people in the world , and he was also featured in the Forbes Celebrity Born and raised in Barnes, London , England, Pattinson started acting at age fifteen in a London theatre club.
He made early screen appearances in supporting roles, including in Vanity Fair , and played Cedric Diggory in the fantasy film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire He starred in the romantic dramas Remember Me and Water for Elephants before transitioning to independent films from auteur directors.
Aside from acting, Pattinson is also a musician and has contributed vocals to several film soundtracks. He is involved in philanthropy, supporting organizations such as the GO Campaign.
Pattinson began modelling as a child and, since , has served as the face of Dior Homme fragrance. The couple met through a mutual family friend in the Richmond Hill area and married when Clare was twenty-six and Richard was thirty-five.
He secured his first role in a play titled Spell for a Rhyme , written by one of his teachers, and later appeared his school's adaptation fo William Golding 's Lord of the Flies.
