Joel Edgerton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

93

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

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The Plague

    The Plague

  • 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

  • Dark Matter

    Dark Matter

  • Australian Story

    Australian Story

  • Open Window

    Open Window

  • Ned Kelly

    Ned Kelly

  • The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

  • Obi-Wan Kenobi

    Obi-Wan Kenobi

  • Water Rats

    Water Rats

  • Water Rats

    Water Rats

  • Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

    Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

  • Exodus: Gods and Kings

    Exodus: Gods and Kings

  • Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

    Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

  • Warrior

    Warrior

  • Loaded

    Loaded

  • Zero Dark Thirty

    Zero Dark Thirty

  • The King

    The King

  • Red Sparrow

    Red Sparrow

  • Police Rescue

    Police Rescue

  • The Thief

    The Thief

  • The Cartographer

    The Cartographer

  • Whisper

    Whisper

  • Black Mass

    Black Mass

  • Spider

    Spider

  • Wish You Were Here

    Wish You Were Here

  • Crossbow

    Crossbow

  • King Arthur

    King Arthur

  • Monkeys

    Monkeys

  • The Thing

    The Thing

  • $9.99

    $9.99

  • Separation City

    Separation City

  • The Green Knight

    The Green Knight

  • Bloodlock

    Bloodlock

  • The Underground Railroad

    The Underground Railroad

  • Never Tell Me Never

    Never Tell Me Never

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

    Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

  • Bright

    Bright

  • Kinky Boots

    Kinky Boots

  • The Waiting City

    The Waiting City

  • Jane Got a Gun

    Jane Got a Gun

  • Spellbinder

    Spellbinder

  • Spellbinder

    Spellbinder

  • Thirteen Lives

    Thirteen Lives

  • Praise

    Praise

  • Acolytes

    Acolytes

  • The Secret Life of Us

    The Secret Life of Us

  • The Gift

    The Gift

  • Midnight Special

    Midnight Special

  • Animal Kingdom

    Animal Kingdom

  • The Boys in the Boat

    The Boys in the Boat

  • Smokin' Aces

    Smokin' Aces

  • Fangs

    Fangs

  • Big Sky

    Big Sky

  • Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

    Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

  • The Odd Life of Timothy Green

    The Odd Life of Timothy Green

  • Boy Erased

    Boy Erased

  • It Comes at Night

    It Comes at Night

  • Loving

    Loving

  • The Stranger

    The Stranger

  • Gringo

    Gringo

  • The Square

    The Square

  • Unity

    Unity

  • Lifted

    Lifted

  • Life

    Life

  • Master Gardener

    Master Gardener

  • The Three Stooges

    The Three Stooges

  • Dangerous

    Dangerous

  • Race the Sun

    Race the Sun

  • Dirt Game

    Dirt Game

  • Felony

    Felony

  • The Hard Word

    The Hard Word

  • Redemption: Bringing Warrior to Life

    Redemption: Bringing Warrior to Life

  • Dossa and Joe

    Dossa and Joe

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

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

  • The Night We Called It a Day

    The Night We Called It a Day

  • Erskineville Kings

    Erskineville Kings

  • The Green Knight Documentary

    The Green Knight Documentary

  • Saturn's Return

    Saturn's Return

  • Trigger Point

    Trigger Point

  • Secret Men's Business

    Secret Men's Business

  • Fighting Fear

    Fighting Fear

  • Sample People

    Sample People

  • The IF Thing

    The IF Thing

  • Dogwatch

    Dogwatch

  • The Pitch

    The Pitch

  • The Captain

    The Captain

  • Courts mais Gay : Tome 5

    Courts mais Gay : Tome 5

  • Gate

    Gate

  • The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello

    The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello