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Joel Edgerton

Date of birth: 1974-06-23

Place of birth: Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Joel Michael Edgerton, 조엘 에저튼, 喬爾・埃哲頓, 喬爾.埃哲頓, جويل إدغرتون, Джоел Едґертон, جوئل اجرتون, جوئل ادگرتون, Джоэл Эджертон

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.

Movie Credits

Ned Kelly
3

Ned Kelly

2003-03-22

After getting threatened by Kelly's friends and family, Constable Fitzpatrick places the blame on Ne

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
3.3

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

2002-05-15

Following an assassination attempt on Senator Padmé Amidala, Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-W

Open Window
2.6

Open Window

2006-09-01

The engagment between a struggling photographer and an assistant professor is marred by an act of vi

King Arthur
3.2

King Arthur

2004-07-07

The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legen

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
3.4

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

2010-07-10

When a young owl is abducted by an evil Owl army, he must escape with new-found friends and seek the

Whisper
3.1

Whisper

2007-11-27

Sinister things begin happening to kidnappers who are holding a young boy for ransom in a remote cab

Separation City
2.6

Separation City

2009-08-06

A comedy-drama which follows the collapse of two marriages.

Erskineville Kings
3

Erskineville Kings

1999-09-23

Barky, 25, lost soul, left home two years ago to escape his abusive father leaving behind everything

Wish You Were Here
2.8

Wish You Were Here

2012-04-26

Four friends lose themselves in a carefree South-East Asian holiday. Only three come back. Dave and

The Thing
3.1

The Thing

2011-10-12

When paleontologist Kate Lloyd travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a

The Square
3

The Square

2008-06-30

Ray, a construction worker trapped in an unhappy marriage, pursues an affair with his neighbor, Carl

Animal Kingdom
3.4

Animal Kingdom

2010-06-03

Joshua “J” is taken in by his extended family after his mother dies of an overdose. The clan, ruled

The Hard Word
2.7

The Hard Word

2002-05-30

Three fraternal bank robbers, languishing in jail, discover a profitable (if not dodgy) way to spend

Kinky Boots
3.4

Kinky Boots

2005-08-30

Charles Price may have grown up with his father in the family shoe business in Northampton, central

The Great Gatsby
3.7

The Great Gatsby

2013-05-09

An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lu

Acolytes
2.5

Acolytes

2009-03-25

Three teens blackmail a serial killer into helping them get rid of a violent bully.

The Waiting City
3

The Waiting City

2010-07-15

An outwardly happy Australian couple journey to Calcutta to collect their adopted baby, but on arriv

Sample People
1.7

Sample People

2000-05-11

Sample People is an upbeat dramatic thriller that follows four groups of Sydney-siders as they seek

The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello
3.5

The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello

2005-01-19

Set in a world of iron dirigibles and steam powered computers, this gothic horror mystery tells the

$9.99
3

$9.99

2009-04-29

Have you ever wondered "What is the meaning of life? Why do we exist?" The answer to this vexing que

The Odd Life of Timothy Green
3.5

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

2012-08-15

A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon,

The Boys in the Boat
3.6

The Boys in the Boat

2023-12-25

The triumphant underdog story of the University of Washington men's rowing team, who stunned the wor

Warrior
3.9

Warrior

2011-09-09

The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for com

Zero Dark Thirty
3.5

Zero Dark Thirty

2012-12-19

A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the Septembe

Fighting Fear
2.3

Fighting Fear

2011-11-10

Told through the eyes of two friends Big Wave Pro-surfer Mark Mathews and MMA fighter Richie 'Vas' V

Praise
2.1

Praise

1999-04-22

An unfocused twentysomething moves in with a former co-worker, who is suffering from low self-esteem

Exodus: Gods and Kings
2.9

Exodus: Gods and Kings

2014-12-03

The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 400,000 slaves on a m

Jane Got a Gun
2.9

Jane Got a Gun

2015-12-31

After her outlaw husband returns home shot with eight bullets and barely alive, Jane reluctantly rea

Felony
2.9

Felony

2014-08-28

Three detectives become embroiled in a tense struggle after a tragic accident that leaves a child in

Midnight Special
3.1

Midnight Special

2016-02-18

A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers.

The Thief
3

The Thief

2011-04-18

When a thief enters a house desperately looking for money, he finds something more valuable.

Black Mass
3.3

Black Mass

2015-09-17

The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent crimin

The Captain
2.7

The Captain

2013-08-08

A hungover plane captain wakes up to discover he's done a very bad thing.

Courts mais Gay : Tome 5
0

Courts mais Gay : Tome 5

2003-02-20

A collection of gay short films. The 7 short films are: Next Door Man [Ο άνδρας της διπλανής πόρτας.

Life
3

Life

2015-09-09

In 1955, young photographer Dennis Stock develops a close bond with actor James Dean while shooting

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
3.4

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

2022-09-07

This special explores the return of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to the screen, as well as Ew

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
3.7

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2005-05-17

The evil Darth Sidious enacts his final plan for unlimited power – and the heroic Jedi Anakin Skywal

The Gift
3.3

The Gift

2015-07-31

Simon and Robyn are a young married couple whose life is going as planned until a chance run-in with

Train Dreams
3.7

Train Dreams

2025-11-05

A logger leads a life of quiet grace as he experiences love and loss during an era of monumental cha

Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
2.9

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

2015-03-17

An in-depth documentary on the making of Ridley Scott's "Exodus: Gods and Kings," featuring intervie

Spider
3.2

Spider

2007-06-17

A young man tries to make things right again in his relationship after he and his girlfriend get in

Saturn's Return
2.4

Saturn's Return

2001-06-15

Two young man in love, Barney and Dimi, are on a trip to visit Dan, Barney's dying father. Dan is pl

Loving
3.4

Loving

2016-11-04

The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, whose challenge of their anti-misceg

The Night We Called It a Day
2.4

The Night We Called It a Day

2003-08-14

Based on the true events surrounding Frank Sinatra's tour of Australia. When Sinatra calls a local r

Unity
3.8

Unity

2015-08-12

Despite the advent of science, literature, technology, philosophy, religion, and so on -- none of th

Crossbow
2.9

Crossbow

2007-06-10

In Crossbow the spoiler is right in front of you, there in the title. A crossbow is an anachronistic

Smokin' Aces
3.2

Smokin' Aces

2006-12-09

When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel decides to turn state's evidence and tes

Gate
4.8

Gate

2000-08-02

A whodunnit on a sheepstation.

Gringo
3

Gringo

2018-03-08

An American businessman with a stake in a pharmaceutical company that's about to go public finds his

Bright
3.1

Bright

2017-12-22

In an alternate present-day where magical creatures live among us, two L.A. cops become embroiled in

Race the Sun
2.5

Race the Sun

1996-03-22

A bunch of high school misfits in Hawaii, introduced by their new teacher, attend a science fair in

Red Sparrow
3.3

Red Sparrow

2018-02-15

Prima ballerina Dominika Egorova faces a bleak and uncertain future after she suffers an injury that

It Comes at Night
2.9

It Comes at Night

2017-06-09

Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, a man has established a t

Never Tell Me Never
1.9

Never Tell Me Never

1998-04-07

This is the true story of Janine Shepard, a world class skier faced with tragedy, being hit by a car

Secret Men's Business
2.1

Secret Men's Business

1999-01-01

Secret Men's Business explores the relationships and issues of 4 school-friends reunited after the d

The Three Stooges
3.1

The Three Stooges

2000-04-24

A biography of the Three Stooges, in which their careers and rise to fame is shown throughout the ey

The Cartographer
0

The Cartographer

2011-03-02

A girl adrift in a storm in a sea of letters finds herself tossed into a world of mysterious motives

Lifted
2.9

Lifted

2015-04-20

A little girl and her inventor father celebrate the success of their greatest dream, on a day she wi

Dogwatch
0

Dogwatch

1999-01-01

Adrift in hostile waters, during the last vicious battles of the Triad societies after explusion fro

Boy Erased
3.5

Boy Erased

2018-09-24

Jared, the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, is outed to his parents at age 19. Jare

Monkeys
3

Monkeys

2011-02-21

Friendship is tested when a guy realizes his mate has gone and copied his haircut. Will he confront

The King
3.6

The King

2019-10-11

England, 15th century. Hal, a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court, is forc

The Pitch
2.5

The Pitch

2001-02-25

A young filmmaker pitches his latest masterpiece.

Bloodlock
2.5

Bloodlock

1998-12-20

A young man in trouble is forced to drag his family into the problem.

The IF Thing
0

The IF Thing

2005-11-23

With 4 weeks and a budget of $5,000, IF Media approached filmmaker Nash Edgerton and Blue-Tongue Fil

Loaded
0

Loaded

1996-01-01

The original Blue-Tongue Films production.

The Green Knight
3.3

The Green Knight

2021-07-29

An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, The Green Knight tells the story o

Redemption: Bringing Warrior to Life
1.8

Redemption: Bringing Warrior to Life

2011-12-20

The cast and crew of the 2011 film 'Warrior' discuss the movie making process and the themes explore

Thirteen Lives
3.9

Thirteen Lives

2022-07-18

Based on the true nail-biting mission that captivated the world. Twelve boys and the coach of a Thai

The Stranger
3.1

The Stranger

2022-10-06

Two strangers strike up a conversation on a long journey. However, neither is who they appear to be,

Master Gardener
3

Master Gardener

2023-05-19

Narvel Roth is a meticulous horticulturist who is devoted to tending the grounds of a beautiful esta

The Plague
0

The Plague

2025-12-24

A socially awkward tween endures the ruthless hierarchy at a water polo camp, his anxiety spiraling

Fangs
0

Fangs

Teddy, the daughter of a private prison mogul, becomes obsessed with a charismatic inmate, Fangs. Co

The Green Knight Documentary
0

The Green Knight Documentary

2021-09-28

An hour-long journey behind the scenes of The Green Knight set in Ireland: Come for a look at Dev Pa