What a whirl-wand trip! Eddie Redmayne looks exhausted as he lands in London in time for the UK premiere of Fantastic Beasts after debuting movie in New York

By Joanna Crawley For Mailonline

Published: 19:45 EST, 13 November 2016 | Updated: 21:36 EST, 13 November 2016

He's been dashing around New York for the past few days promoting his major new movie Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them.

But on Sunday Eddie Redmayne was back on home soil, jetting into London's Heathrow in time for Monday's big UK premiere of the Harry Potter prequel.

The actor looked a tad tired as he wheeled his overflowing luggage trolley through arrivals after his transatlantic flight.

Magic man: Eddie Redmayne was back on home soil, jetting into London from NYC on Sunday in time for next week's UK premiere of his new film Fantastic Beasts And Where to Find Them

Eddie, 34, dressed smartly for his flight, keeping warm against the chilly UK weather in a tweed jacket layered over a dark sweater.

His trolley was piled high with bags, with the Oscar winner wheeling his own luggage to his onward transportation.

It's been a hectic few days for the leading man, who hit the red carpet for the world premiere of his new movie on Thursday. 

Meanwhile, The Theory Of Everything star revealed one of the rehearsal tactics he employed to make sure he was delivering a convincing performance for the Harry Potter enthusiasts, earlier this week.

He's got baggage: The actor looked a tad tired as he wheeled his overflowing luggage trolley through arrivals after his transatlantic flight

Speaking to TimeOut on Wednesday, the star revealed that he spent a lot of time talking to himself whilst travelling on the London underground, pretending to speak to the magical characters that appear in the film.

The actor elaborated on the fact that the creatures in the story were added during post-production.

'Sometimes we’d have almost “War Horse”-style puppets for the rehearsal. But it varied, and sometimes it just involved having little Pickett the Bowtruckle, who is a stick insect, and he would be on my hand.

Dapper: Eddie, 34, dressed smartly for his flight, keeping warm against the chilly UK weather in a tweed jacket layered over a dark sweater

Leading man: Eddie stars as eccentric wizard Newt Scamander who is the future author of the textbook Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them 

'I’d be on the tube in London, imagining talking to this thing, and suddenly realise I’m being stared at.’

On taking on the role in the mega-franchise, the star of The Theory Of Everything earlier revealed that being offered the role without having to audition excelled the pressure he felt playing the part.

'With the thrill comes the paranoia that you’re going to get fired after day one,' he explained. 'I was convinced I would lose the job. This is how neurotic actors work! But certainly fear is always there. It’s what makes you work harder.' 

In town: Eddie's co-star Dan Fogler looked in good spirits as he made his way through Heathrow

Standing out: Ezra Miller wore a long leather coat and shades as he jetted in

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