Joel Edgerton
Highest Rated: 94% 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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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | The Green Knight | Actor | — | 2020 |
| 71% | The King | Producer Screenwriter John Falstaff | — | 2019 |
| 81% | Boy Erased | Director Producer Screenwriter Victor Sykes | — | 2018 |
| 40% | Gringo | Richard Rusk | — | 2018 |
| 45% | Red Sparrow | Nathaniel Nash | $17.1M | 2018 |
| 28% | 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 |
| 43% | 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 Producer Gordo | $33.1M | 2015 |
| 31% | Exodus: Gods and Kings | Ramses | — | 2014 |
| 70% | Felony | Malcolm Toohey Producer Screenwriter | $0.2M | 2014 |
| 66% | The Rover | Screenwriter | $0.8M | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | The Double Hour | Actor | — | 2014 |
| 71% | 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 |
| 35% | 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 |
| 51% | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | Metal Beak | $54.5M | 2010 |
| 75% | The Waiting City | Ben | — | 2010 |
| 94% | Animal Kingdom | Barry "Baz" Brown | $1.1M | 2010 |
| 86% | The Square | Billy Screenwriter Executive Producer | $0.5M | 2010 |
| 80% | 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
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| No Score Yet |
The Late Late Show With James Corden 2015-2019 |
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2019 2018 2017 2016 |
| No Score Yet |
Late Night With Seth Meyers 2014 |
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2018 2017 2015 |
| No Score Yet |
The Talk 2010 |
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2017 |
| No Score Yet |
Conan 2010 |
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2017 2014 |
| No Score Yet |
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 2015 |
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2016 |
QUOTES FROM Joel Edgerton CHARACTERS
Lucas says: Could we go back to Texas now?
Gordo says: It's all in the eyes, you see. You see what happens when you poison other people's mind with ideas?
Gordo says: You think you're done with the past, but the past is not done with you.
Gordo says: You think you're done with the past but the past is not done with you.
Gordo says: You think you're done with the past but the past is not done with you.
Gordo says: Excuse me, we went to school together.
Simon says: Sorry, I can't place you.
Gordo says: Gordon, Gordon Mosely.
Rod Blue says: If you consider the International Date Line, I can be there yesterday.
Harold Price says: Okay,now, Charlie. I'm going to show you the most beautiful thing in the world. Do you know what it is?
Charlie Price says: A shoe.
Harold Price says: A lot of people would say it'd be an oak tree.
Charlie Price says: It's a shoe.
Harold Price says: A lot of people would say it'd be a field of woodland flowers.Do you know what I think it is, Charlie?
Tom Buchanan says: We're all different from you, and there's nothing that you dream up that can ever change that.
Tom Buchanan says: Something ought to be done about a fellow like that.
Patrick - Squadron Team Leader says: Do you realize what you just did?
Brendan Conlon says: God, man, I don't understand this. You won't forgive me, but you'll forgive Pop?
Tommy Conlon says: Shit. He's just some old vet I train with. He means nothing to me. From what I hear he means nothing to you, either, so you got balls talking about forgiveness.
Patrick - Squadron Team Leader says: Osama? Osama? Osama?
Patrick - Squadron Team Leader says: Dude .. Do you realize what you just did?
Patrick - Squadron Team Leader says: Dude... Do you realize what you just did?
Patrick - Squadron Team Leader says: For God and country. Geronimo.
Brendan Conlon says: i'm sorry tommy, i'm sorry, tap tommy , it's okay,it's okay i love you, i love you tommy
Brendan Conlon says: Tap, Tommy. It's okay. It's okay. I love you. I love you, Tommy.
Brendan Conlon says: I need this
Brendan Conlon says: I need this.
Jim Green says: He'll score the winning goal.
Jim Green says: Have a great day!
Cindy Green says: That's too much pressure...
Jim Green says: Have a day you have!
Cindy Green says: We want to tell you our story
Cindy Green says: We want to tell you our story.
Jim Green says: There is just one thing
Jim Green says: There is just one thing.
Cindy Green says: You're going to find it hard to believe.
Metal Beak says: You there Soldier What's your name ?
Metal Beak says: You there Soldier What's your name?
Kludd says: [Whispers] Kludd
Kludd says: [Whispers] Kludd.
Metal Beak says: Speak up !
Metal Beak says: Speak up!
Kludd says: Kludd, My name is Kludd
Kludd says: Kludd, My name is Kludd.
Metal Beak says: Weakness is for the lower species do you know why Kludd ?
Kludd says: Because We are Tytos !
Kludd says: Because We are Tytos!
Brendan Conlon says: Ahh i love my coach!
Brendan Conlon says: Ahh I love my coach!
Brendan Conlon says: Tommy, what are you doing?
Tommy Conlon says: Shut Up! Come on
Brendan Conlon says: Come on, what are you that crazy?
Referee Josh Rosenthal says: Lets Go To War!
Brendan Conlon says: What are you doing? It's over Tommy! Tommy You don't have to do this! Don't make me do this Tommy! I don't want to do this!
Tommy Conlon says: Whats the matter?
Brendan Conlon says: I'm sorry Tommy! I'm sorry....Tap out Tom! It's OK! It's OK! I Love You! I Love You Tommy!
Brendan Conlon says: im sorry Tommy... im sorry
Brendan Conlon says: I'm sorry.
Brendan Conlon says: C'mon, it's not as bad as it looks.
Principal Zito says: Are you being literal or figurative? Because literally it looks bad. And figuratively it looks even worse. The superintendent's coming by in a few minutes. So gimme a little help here, Brendan. Can you explain to me what the hell you were doing?
Brendan Conlon says: See, I used to be one of those animals.
Ian Wright says: She's my girlfriend now.