Joel Edgerton
Highest Rated: 95% Animal Kingdom (2010)
Lowest Rated: 20% Open Window (2006)
Birthday: Jun 23, 1974
Birthplace: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
A native of Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia, actor Joel Edgerton grew up in the town of Dural, where he attended primary and secondary school. After high school, the aspiring thespian attended the Nepean Drama School on the Kingswood Campus at the University of Western Sydney, graduating in 1994. Cinematically, he divided his subsequent efforts between producing (for his Blue Tongue Films production shingle, co-run with his brother) and acting, but placed the greatest emphasis on acting. Early features (produced mostly in Australia) included Praise (1998), Dogwatch (1999), and Erskineville Kings (1999), but Edgerton came into his own with his popular ongoing turn as Will McGill on the Aussie soaper The Secret Life of Us, then branched out into increased international exposure with onscreen contributions to two of George Lucas' Star Wars films, Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith (2005). Those assignments represented something of a watershed for Edgerton, who then worked predominantly on higher profiled features, including Joe Carnahan's Smokin' Aces (2007) and Tatia Rosenthal's $9.99 (2008). In 2010, he co-starred in the highly acclaimed Australian crime-drama Animal Kingdom and lent his voice to the animated film Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole. Edgerton soon began scoring starring roles, headlining the disappointing 2011 remake of The Thing, starring opposite Jennifer Garner in the family film The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012) and playing a predominate role in the Academy Award-nominated Zero Dark Thirty (2012). In 2013, he played Tom Buchanan in Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of The Great Gatsby.

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Filmography

MOVIES

CREDIT
No Score Yet The King Actor — 2019
81% Boy Erased Director Producer Victor Sykes Screenwriter — 2018
39% Gringo Richard Rusk — 2018
46% Red Sparrow Nathaniel Nash $17.1M 2018
26% Bright Nick Jacoby — 2017
87% It Comes At Night Actor $14M 2017
89% Loving Richard Loving $7.7M 2016
83% Midnight Special Lucas $3.4M 2016
42% Jane Got a Gun Dan Frost $1M 2016
65% Life John Morris — 2015
73% Black Mass John Connolly $48.8M 2015
92% The Gift Director Gordo Producer $33.1M 2015
30% Exodus: Gods and Kings Ramses — 2014
72% Felony Screenwriter Malcolm Toohey Producer $0.2M 2014
66% The Rover Screenwriter $0.8M 2014
No Score Yet The Double Hour Actor — 2014
72% Wish You Were Here Dave $0.9M 2013
48% The Great Gatsby Tom Buchanan $144.9M 2013
91% Zero Dark Thirty Patrick - Squadron Team Leader $95.8M 2013
34% The Odd Life of Timothy Green Jim Green $51.9M 2012
50% Fighting Fear Actor — 2011
35% The Thing Baxter Carter $17M 2011
83% Warrior Brendan Conlon $13.7M 2011
75% Acolytes Ian Wright — 2011
50% Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole Metal Beak $54.5M 2010
75% The Waiting City Ben — 2010
95% Animal Kingdom Barry "Baz" Brown $1.1M 2010
86% The Square Billy Executive Producer Screenwriter $0.5M 2010
No Score Yet Separation City Simon — 2009
73% $9.99 Ron — 2008
No Score Yet Whisper Vince Delayo — 2007
30% Smokin' Aces Hugo Croop $35.7M 2007
No Score Yet Spider Actor — 2007
No Score Yet Crossbow Actor — 2007
20% Open Window Peter — 2006
56% Kinky Boots Charlie Price $1.7M 2006
80% Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Owen Lars — 2005
No Score Yet The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello Actor — 2005
No Score Yet All the Way Rod Blue — 2004
31% King Arthur Gawain $51.8M 2004
39% The Hard Word Shane Twentyman $0.5M 2003
56% Ned Kelly Aaron Sherritt — 2003
No Score Yet Night We Called It a Day Actor — 2003
No Score Yet All the Way: The Kidnapping of a Music Legend Actor — 2003
65% Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Owen Lars $308M 2002
88% Praise Leo — 2000
No Score Yet Sample People Sem — 2000
No Score Yet The Three Stooges Tom Cosgrove — 2000
No Score Yet Erskineville Kings Wayne — 1999
22% Race the Sun Steve Fryman — 1996

TV

CREDIT
No Score Yet The Late Late Show With James Corden
2015
Guest
  • 2018
  • 2017
  • 2016
No Score Yet Late Night With Seth Meyers
2014
Guest
  • 2018
  • 2017
  • 2015
No Score Yet The Talk
2010
Guest
  • 2017
No Score Yet Conan
2010
Guest
  • 2017
  • 2014
No Score Yet Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2015
Guest
  • 2016

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