Joel Edgerton

About

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...

Known for

Dark MatterSeries • 2024Animal KingdomMovie • 2010The BrutalistMovie • 2024Water RatsSeries • 1996Train DreamsMovie • 2025Obi-Wan KenobiSeries • 2022Police RescueSeries • 1991Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the SithMovie • 2005Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the ClonesMovie • 2002The Great GatsbyMovie • 2013The Green KnightMovie • 2021Zero Dark ThirtyMovie • 2012Exodus: Gods and KingsMovie • 2014Black MassMovie • 2015Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'HooleMovie • 2010Thirteen LivesMovie • 2022Red SparrowMovie • 2018SpellbinderSeries • 1995King ArthurMovie • 2004The ThingMovie • 2011Boy Swallows UniverseSeries • 2024The Secret Life of UsSeries • 2001The Underground RailroadSeries • 2021Midnight SpecialMovie • 2016