Joel Edgerton
Born: 1974-06-23 in Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Train Dreams as Robert Grainier
- The Plague as Daddy Wags
- Glenmorangie: Once Upon a Time in Scotland ... (Director)
2024
- The Brutalist ... (Thanks)
- Dark Matter as Jason Dessen / Jason2
- I Don't Understand You ... (Producer)
- Boy Swallows Universe ... (Executive Producer)
- Daughters ... (Executive Producer)
2023
- The Boys in the Boat as Coach Al Ulbrickson
- Master Gardener as Narvel Roth
2022
- Obi-Wan Kenobi as Owen Lars
- The Stranger as Mark Frame
- Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return as Self - Owen Lars
- Thirteen Lives as Harry Harris
2021
- The Green Knight as Lord
- The Underground Railroad as Arnold Ridgeway
- The Green Knight Documentary as Self
2019
- The King as Falstaff
2018
- Red Sparrow as Nathaniel "Natan" Nash
- Boy Erased as Victor Sykes
- Gringo as Richard Rusk
2017
- Bright as Nick Jakoby
- It Comes at Night as Paul
2016
- Loving as Richard Loving
- Midnight Special as Lucas
2015
- Unity as Narrator (voice)
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- Lifted as Paul
- Black Mass as John Connolly
- Jane Got a Gun as Dan Frost
- Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' as Self
- The Gift as Gordo Mosley
- Life as John Morris
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Exodus: Gods and Kings as Ramses II
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- The Rover ... (Story)
- Felony as Detective Malcolm Toohey
2013
- The Great Gatsby as Tom Buchanan
- The Captain as Dead Body
2012
- Zero Dark Thirty as Patrick - Squadron Team Leader
- Wish You Were Here as Dave Flannery
- The Odd Life of Timothy Green as Jim Green
2011
- Warrior as Brendan Conlon
- Monkeys
- The Thing as Sam Carter
- Griff the Invisible ... (Thanks)
- The Thief as Joel
- The Cartographer as The Envoy (voice)
- Fighting Fear as Narrator
- Redemption: Bringing Warrior to Life
2010
- Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole as Metalbeak (voice)
- Animal Kingdom as Barry 'Baz' Brown
- The Waiting City as Ben Simmons
2009
- Separation City as Simon Nicholson
- Acolytes as Ian Wright
- $9.99 as Ron (voice)
- Dirt Game as Shane Bevic
2008
- The Square as Billy
- Netherland Dwarf ... (Thanks)
- The List ... (Writer)
2007
2006
- Smokin' Aces as Hugo Croop
- Open Window as Peter
2005
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith as Owen Lars
- The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello as Jasper Morello (voice)
- Kinky Boots as Charlie Price
- The IF Thing as Self
2004
- King Arthur as Gawain
- Fuel ... (Thanks)
2003
- Ned Kelly as Aaron Sherritt
- The Night We Called It a Day as Rod Blue
- Courts mais Gay : Tome 5 as Barney
2002
- Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones as Owen Lars
- The Hard Word as Shane
- Dossa and Joe as Robbo
2001
- The Pitch as Guy
- The Secret Life of Us as William 'Will' McGill
- Saturn's Return as Barney
2000
- The Island ... (Thanks)
- The Three Stooges as Tom Cosgrove
- Sample People as Sem
- Gate as David
1999
- Praise as Leo
- Secret Men's Business as Baz
- Erskineville Kings as Wayne
- Dogwatch as Sparrow
1998
- Pentuphouse ... (Thanks)
- Bloodlock as Danny
- Never Tell Me Never as Pab
1996
- Water Rats as Crosby
- Australian Story as Self
- Race the Sun as Steve Fryman
- Loaded as Frog
- Jac et Bill ... (Director)
1995
1991
- Police Rescue as Andy