Robert Pattinson: Latest news, bio & photos

Robert Pattinson enjoys music and is an excellent musician, playing both the guitar and piano.

When Robert was 15, he started acting in amateur plays with the Barnes Theatre Company. Afterward, he took screen role like Ring of the Nibelungs (2004) (TV) (Kingdom of Twilight) as Giselher. In 2003, Robert took on the role of Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005). He got his role a week later after meeting Mike Newell in late 2003.

He has since been cast as Edward Cullen in the highly-anticipated film, Twilight (2008/I). His music was in the film. Additionally, Robert has completed roles as Salvador Dalí in Little Ashes (2008) and Art in How to Be (2008).

Known for his messy hair, Rob remains close friends with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) co-stars, Stanislav Ianevski and Katie Leung.

He took attention away from his matted hair at the BAFTA Awards in London in February 2010 and announced his relationship with Twilight Saga co-star Kristen Stewart.

He was taught how to scuba dive for his role in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005).

Rob was chosen by the Hollywood Film Festival Award Committee as the recipient of the 2008 New Hollywood Award and awarded Best Actor 2008 at the Strasbourg Film festival for his performance as "Art" in the film How to Be (2008).

Most of his earnings from his first acting job - a supporting role in the television film Ring of the Nibelungs (2004) (TV) - went on paying his own fees at The Harrodian School in Barnes.

Named as Yahoo's Top Movie Heart Throb and Rolling Stone Magazine's Hottest Actor of 2008.

Splits his time residing between London, UK where his family is from and Los Angeles, CA.

Named AOL Moviefone's Sexiest Male Star of 2009.

Named GQ (UK) Best Dressed Man of 2009. "Extremely elegant and inspiring, the true essence of a contemporary man." Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, designers.

Rob learned to drive in a ten hour crash course on the set of Twilight.