Robert Pattinson filmography

Robert Pattinson is a English actor and producer known for his work in a diverse range of characters from independent films to major studio features. He made early screen appearances in supporting roles, including in Vanity Fair (2004) and as Cedric Diggory in the fantasy film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), before achieving global recognition as Edward Cullen in The The Twilight Saga. Its five films—released yearly between 2008 and 2012—collectively grossed over $3.3 billion worldwide. In 2010, Pattinson executive-produced and starred in the coming-of-age romantic drama Remember Me (2010), The following year he portrayed Jacob Jankowski in Water for Elephants, a film adaptation of Sara Gruen's 2006 novel.

Pattinson gained critical acclaim for starring in David Cronenberg's drama Cosmopolis (2012), Werner Herzog's biographical film Queen of the Desert (2015), an adaptation of Gertrude Bell's life story, where he portrayed T. E. Lawrence, also known as Lawrence of Arabia alongside Nicole Kidman and James Franco. This was followed by James Gray's adventure drama The Lost City of Z (2016), in which he played the British explorer Corporal Henry Costin. In 2017, he starred as Connie Nikas, a bank robber navigating the criminal underworld of Queens, New York in Safdie brothers's crime drama Good Time, for which he earned nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead. He then starred in Zellner Brothers' western-comedy Damsel as an eccentric cowboy embarking on a journey west in search of his kidnapped fiancée and Claire Denis's science fiction drama High Life, as a reluctant father.

In 2019, he starred in Robert Eggers's psychological horror The Lighthouse, it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and Ciro Guerra's poorly-received Waiting for the Barbarians, an adaptation of J. M. Coetzee's 1980 novel, alongside Mark Rylance and Johnny Depp. In the 2020s, Pattinson returned to big-budget mainstream cinema with starring roles in Christopher Nolan's action film Tenet (2020) and Matt Reeves's superhero film The Batman (2022) where he portrayed Batman and his secret alter ego. It was a commercial success, grossing over $772 million worldwide, making it the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2022. In 2026, Pattinson starred in multiple projects, his first release was alongside Zendaya in Kristoffer Borgli's romantic black comedy-drama film The Drama (2026), a box office success, followed by Nolan's epic action film The Odyssey as Antinous. The film has grossed $1.632 billion worldwide, becoming the second-highest-grossing film of 2026,