Joel Edgerton
87 movies · 13 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 23, 1974 (age 52)
- Place of birth
- Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as
- Joel Michael Edgerton · Джоэл Эджертон
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
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★ 7.5 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005 · Film
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★ 6.6 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002 · Film
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★ 7.3 The Great Gatsby
2013 · Film
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★ 6.5 Red Sparrow
2018 · Film
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★ 6.2 Bright
2017 · Film
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★ 7.8 Warrior
2011 · Film
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★ 7.0 Zero Dark Thirty
2012 · Film
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★ 5.9 Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014 · Film
Joel Edgerton: movies and TV shows
Acting (84)
- Upcoming Fangs
as Fangs
- Upcoming Father
as Narrator
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- 2025 The Plague
as Daddy Wags
- 2025 Train Dreams
as Robert Grainier
- 2024
- 2023 The Boys in the Boat
as Coach Al Ulbrickson
- 2023 Master Gardener
as Narvel Roth
- 2022 The Stranger
as Mark Frame
- 2022 Thirteen Lives
as Harry Harris
- 2022
- 2021 The Green Knight
as Lord
- 2021
- 2019 The King
as Falstaff
- 2018 Boy Erased
as Victor Sykes
- 2018 Gringo
as Richard Rusk
- 2018 Red Sparrow
as Nathaniel "Natan" Nash
- 2017 Bright
as Nick Jakoby
- 2017 It Comes at Night
as Paul
- 2016 Loving
as Richard Loving
- 2016 Midnight Special
as Lucas
- 2015 Jane Got a Gun
as Dan Frost
- 2015 Black Mass
as John Connolly
- 2015 Life
as John Morris
- 2015 Unity
as Narrator (voice)
- 2015 The Gift
as Gordo Mosley
- 2015 Lifted
as Paul
- 2014 Exodus: Gods and Kings
as Ramses II
- 2014 Felony
as Detective Malcolm Toohey
- 2013 The Captain
as Dead Body
- 2013 The Great Gatsby
as Tom Buchanan
- 2012 Zero Dark Thirty
as Patrick - Squadron Team Leader
- 2012 The Odd Life of Timothy Green
as Jim Green
- 2012 Wish You Were Here
as Dave Flannery
- 2011
- 2011 Fighting Fear
as Narrator
- 2011 The Thing
as Carter
- 2011 Warrior
as Brendan Conlon
- 2011 The Thief
as Joel
- 2011 The Cartographer
as The Envoy (voice)
- 2011
- 2010 The Waiting City
as Ben Simmons
- 2010 Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
as Metalbeak (voice)
- 2010 Animal Kingdom
as Barry 'Baz' Brown
- 2009 Separation City
as Simon Nicholson
- 2009 $9.99
as Ron (voice)
- 2009
- 2009 Acolytes
as Ian Wright
- 2008 The Square
as Billy
- 2007 Whisper
as Vince Delayo
- 2007 Spider
as Paramedic
- 2007 Crossbow
as The Dad
- 2007
- 2006 Smokin' Aces
as Hugo Croop
- 2006 Open Window
as Peter
- 2005 Kinky Boots
as Charlie Price
- 2005 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Owen Lars
- 2005 The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello
as Jasper Morello (voice)
- 2004 King Arthur
as Gawain
- 2003 The Night We Called It a Day
as Rod Blue
- 2003 Ned Kelly
as Aaron Sherritt
- 2003 Courts mais Gay : Tome 5
as Barney
- 2002 The Hard Word
as Shane
- 2002 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Owen Lars
- 2002
- 2001
- 2001 Saturn's Return
as Barney
- 2001 The Pitch
as Guy
- 2000 Gate
as David
- 2000 Sample People
as Sem
- 2000 The Three Stooges
as Tom Cosgrove
- 1999 Erskineville Kings
as Wayne
- 1999 Praise
as Leo
- 1999 Secret Men's Business
as Baz
- 1999 Dogwatch
as Sparrow
- 1998 Bloodlock
as Danny
- 1998 Never Tell Me Never
as Pab
- 1997
- 1996 Race the Sun
as Steve Fryman
- 1996
- 1996 Loaded
as Frog
- 1995
- 1991
Behind the camera (31)
- Upcoming Wizards!
Story
- Upcoming Bluebottle
Executive Producer
- 2025 The Plague
Producer
- 2025 Train Dreams
Executive Producer
- 2025
- 2024 The Brutalist
Thanks
- 2024 Daughters
Executive Producer
- 2024
- 2024 I Don't Understand You
Producer
- 2024
- 2022 The Stranger
Producer
- 2019 The King
Producer, Screenplay
- 2018 Boy Erased
Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 2017 It Comes at Night
Executive Producer
- 2015 Jane Got a Gun
Screenplay
- 2015 The Gift
Director, Writer, Producer
- 2014 Felony
Screenplay, Producer
- 2014 The Rover
Story
- 2011 Griff the Invisible
Thanks
- 2011 Monkeys
Director, Writer, Producer
- 2008 The Square
Writer, Executive Producer
- 2008 The List
Writer, Director
- 2008 Netherland Dwarf
Thanks
- 2004 Fuel
Thanks
- 2001 The Pitch
Writer
- 2000 The Island
Thanks
- 1998 Bloodlock
Producer, Writer
- 1998 Pentuphouse
Thanks
- 1997 Deadline
Assistant Camera
- 1996 Jac et Bill
Director, Writer, Producer
- 1996 Loaded
Producer
Talk shows and appearances (12)
- 2026 Dark Matter: The Official Podcast
2 episodes
- 2026 Skip Intro
1 episode
- 2022
- 2021
- 2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
1 episode
- 2015
- 2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
1 episode
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
5 episodes
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
1 episode
- 1996 Australian Story
2 episodes