Joel Edgerton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

92

Gender

Male

Birthday

1974-06-23 (51 years old)

Place of Birth

Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia

Joel Edgerton

Biography

Joel Edgerton (born 23 June 1974) is an Australian actor, director, writer, and producer. He has appeared in the films Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005), Warrior (2011), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), The Great Gatsby (2013), Black Mass (2015), Loving (2016), It Comes at Night (2017), and Red Sparrow (2018) and The King (2019). In 2015, Edgerton received a nomination for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film for The Gift, a psychological horror-thriller film Edgerton wrote, directed, co-produced, and in which he co-starred. Edgerton garnered further critical acclaim for his performance as Richard Loving in the 2016 historical drama Loving, for which he received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. In 2018, he wrote, directed and starred in the drama Boy Erased, about gay conversion therapy. In 2019, he starred and co-wrote The King.

Known For

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Train Dreams

    Train Dreams

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Exodus: Gods and Kings

    Exodus: Gods and Kings

  • Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

    Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

  • The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

  • Dark Matter

    Dark Matter

  • Water Rats

    Water Rats

  • Water Rats

    Water Rats

  • Obi-Wan Kenobi

    Obi-Wan Kenobi

  • Australian Story

    Australian Story

  • The King

    The King

  • Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

    Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

  • The Green Knight

    The Green Knight

  • Unity

    Unity

  • Smokin' Aces

    Smokin' Aces

  • Red Sparrow

    Red Sparrow

  • King Arthur

    King Arthur

  • The Square

    The Square

  • Warrior

    Warrior

  • Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

    Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

  • The Stranger

    The Stranger

  • Animal Kingdom

    Animal Kingdom

  • The Plague

    The Plague

  • The Secret Life of Us

    The Secret Life of Us

  • Lifted

    Lifted

  • Police Rescue

    Police Rescue

  • Black Mass

    Black Mass

  • Zero Dark Thirty

    Zero Dark Thirty

  • Spider

    Spider

  • Separation City

    Separation City

  • The Thing

    The Thing

  • Ned Kelly

    Ned Kelly

  • The Underground Railroad

    The Underground Railroad

  • Felony

    Felony

  • Thirteen Lives

    Thirteen Lives

  • The Captain

    The Captain

  • Open Window

    Open Window

  • Monkeys

    Monkeys

  • Bright

    Bright

  • Race the Sun

    Race the Sun

  • Kinky Boots

    Kinky Boots

  • Fangs

    Fangs

  • The Odd Life of Timothy Green

    The Odd Life of Timothy Green

  • Spellbinder

    Spellbinder

  • Crossbow

    Crossbow

  • The Pitch

    The Pitch

  • Jane Got a Gun

    Jane Got a Gun

  • Boy Erased

    Boy Erased

  • The Boys in the Boat

    The Boys in the Boat

  • Praise

    Praise

  • Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

    Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

  • Whisper

    Whisper

  • The Thief

    The Thief

  • The Cartographer

    The Cartographer

  • Wish You Were Here

    Wish You Were Here

  • The Gift

    The Gift

  • Loaded

    Loaded

  • It Comes at Night

    It Comes at Night

  • Big Sky

    Big Sky

  • $9.99

    $9.99

  • Loving

    Loving

  • Acolytes

    Acolytes

  • The Three Stooges

    The Three Stooges

  • Bloodlock

    Bloodlock

  • Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'

    Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'

  • Gringo

    Gringo

  • The Hard Word

    The Hard Word

  • Saturn's Return

    Saturn's Return

  • The Night We Called It a Day

    The Night We Called It a Day

  • The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello

    The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello

  • Midnight Special

    Midnight Special

  • The Waiting City

    The Waiting City

  • Fighting Fear

    Fighting Fear

  • Never Tell Me Never

    Never Tell Me Never

  • The Green Knight Documentary

    The Green Knight Documentary

  • Secret Men's Business

    Secret Men's Business

  • The IF Thing

    The IF Thing

  • Dangerous

    Dangerous

  • Master Gardener

    Master Gardener

  • Dirt Game

    Dirt Game

  • Life

    Life

  • Erskineville Kings

    Erskineville Kings

  • Courts mais Gay : Tome 5

    Courts mais Gay : Tome 5

  • Dossa and Joe

    Dossa and Joe

  • Sample People

    Sample People

  • Redemption: Bringing Warrior to Life

    Redemption: Bringing Warrior to Life

  • Gate

    Gate

  • Dogwatch

    Dogwatch

  • Trigger Point

    Trigger Point