Eddie Redmayne’s 2 Children: Everything He’s Said About His Daughter Iris and Son Luke

As Iris has gotten older, she’s started to share her opinions on her dad’s career.

During an October 2022 appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the actor revealed that his kids didn’t hold back with thoughts on their dad’s darker role in The Good Nurse. In the Netflix film, based on true events, Redmayne stars as Charles Cullen, a nurse who murdered dozens of patients.

Iris and Luke were able to visit the set while he was filming in New York and Connecticut and later saw the trailer.

“They also thought that I was playing the good nurse, then they caught a glimpse of the trailer for the film, which again is horrific parenting, and they realized quite promptly that I was not the good nurse,” he explained.

“My daughter asked me if I could maybe go back to being a wizard,” Redmayne added, referring to his role as Newt Scamander in the Fantastic Beasts franchise.

Luke Richard Bagshawe Redmayne, 7

Redmayne and Bagshawe welcomed their son, Luke Richard Bagshawe Redmayne, on March 10, 2018.

In April 2022, during an interview with Crash magazine, the actor discussed his work-life balance and how his own upbringing compared to Iris and Luke’s childhood.

“The acting world has such a weird life rhythm that constantly shifts. When it comes to my family, I personally had quite a stable upbringing and I’m endlessly trying to find some stability for my kids,” he said.

Redmayne also explained the particular complications of his job, sharing that he and Bagshawe “have no control” when he’s doing theater work.

“You have to sleep late in the mornings so you don’t get to see your kids,” he continued. “It’s quite intense to put my wife and kids through that, so I was trying to be quite good at going home when I could.”

After joining the cast of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club in 2024, Redmayne opened up about how Iris and Luke had become fans of the show’s songs.

“My children love the theater,” he told PEOPLE. “And they love the music to Cabaret, because the songs are so memorable and playful, they sort of sit in your head so quickly.”

The actor added, “Sometimes the lyrics are kind of more questionable. I was saying the other day that my daughter is sort of going around singing that song, ‘Don’t Tell Mama.’ And all the lyrics are kind of horrendously inappropriate.”

Redmayne shared that he was hoping to slip his kids into the August Wilson Theatre to at least see his opening number.

“They haven’t been to see the show, but I’m thinking of trying to sneak them into watch ‘Willkommen,’ ” he said. “Because they’ve been such a part of this journey for me, my kids.”