Joel Edgerton was born in Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia, on June 23, 1974, is an Australian actor. Young Joel Edgerton began his professional acting career in 1995. He made big screen debut in comedy drama film Race the Sun (1996) in role as Steve Fryman. He got his television debut in Australian series Police Rescue (1995) in episode "Wild Card", in role as Andy. Joel's breakthrough performance came as Owen Lars in epic space opera film Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (2002). He landed his directorial debut with horror mystery film The Gift (2015), also he wrote and starred as Gordo, for which was nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film.
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Joel Edgerton
June 23, 1974
50 years old
Australia
Cancer
Light Brown
Blue
5 ft 11 in | 180 cm
$3 Million
80 kg | 176 lbs
10 US | 43 EU
He was nominated for the AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actor for his roles in films:
The Great Gatsby (2013) historical romantic drama as Tom Buchanan
Black Mass (2015) biographical crime drama as John Connolly
Boy Erased (2018) biographical drama as Victor Sykes
He played Owen Lars in Star Wars films:
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (2002)
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama and the AACTA International Award for Best Lead Actor for his role as Richard Loving in biographical romantic drama film Loving (2016).
He won the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Falstaff in epic war film The King (2019).
He won the Australian Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor for his role as Dave Flannery in mystery drama film Wish You Were Here (2013).
He won the Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Dave Flannery in mystery drama film Animal Kingdom (2010).
He was nominated for the Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Aaron Sherritt in bushranger film Ned Kelly (2003).
He voiced Metal Beak in animated fantasy adventure film Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010).
Warrior (2011) sports drama as Brendan Conlon
Zero Dark Thirty (2012) thriller as Patrick Grayston
Midnight Special (2016) science fiction as Lucas
It Comes at Night (2017) psychological horror as Paul
Red Sparrow (2018) spy thriller as Nathaniel "Nate" Nash
Gringo (2018) crime comedy as Richard Rusk
The Green Knight (2021) epic medieval fantasy as The Lord
Thirteen Lives (2022) biographical survival drama as Richard Harris
The Stranger (2022) psychological crime thriller as Mark
The Boys in the Boat (2023) biographical sports drama as Al Ulbrickson
He won the AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama for his role as William "Will" McGill in Australian television drama series The Secret Life of Us (2001-2002).
Dangerous (2007) Australian drama series as Senior Sergeant Mark Field
Dirt Game (2009) ABC drama series as Shane Bevic
The Underground Railroad (2021) Amazon Prime Video fantasy historical drama limited series as Arnold Ridgeway
Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022) Disney+ miniseries as Owen Lars
Dark Matter (2024) Apple TV+ science fiction series as Jason Dessen
Graduated from Hills Grammar School in Sydney (1991).
Studied acting at Nepean Drama School at the University of Western Sydney.
Has brother, Nash.
Has Dutch and English ancestry.
Good friends with actors Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy.
Featured in music video for Ben Lee "Something Borrowed, Something Blue" (2002).
He is co-founder of Australian film collective and production company, Blue-Tongue Films.
He dated Wanessa Milhomem (2016), Alexis Blake (2012), Robin McLeavy (2009-2010) and Cathy Freeman (2003-2005).
He started dating fashion director of Vogue Australia Christine Centenera in 2018, their twins were born in 2021.