About
Joel Edgerton
Overview
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.
Known for
Acting |
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2024 | Dark Matter | Actor | Jason Dessen / Jason2 | 76 Good |
2023 | The Boys in the Boat | Actor | Coach Al Ulbrickson | 63 Fair |
2023 | Master Gardener | Actor | Narvel Roth | 59 Average |
2022 | The Stranger | Actor | Mark Frame | 60 Fair |
2022 | Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return | Actor | Self - Owen Lars | 64 Fair |
2022 | Thirteen Lives | Actor | Harry Harris | 73 Good |
2021 | The Green Knight | Actor | Lord | 64 Fair |
2021 | The Underground Railroad | Actor | Arnold Ridgeway | 72 Good |
2019 | The King | Actor | Falstaff | 69 Fair |
2018 | Boy Erased | Actor | Victor Sykes | 67 Fair |
2018 | Gringo | Actor | Richard Rusk | 58 Average |
2018 | Red Sparrow | Actor | Nathaniel "Natan" Nash | 64 Fair |
2017 | Bright | Actor | Nick Jakoby | 61 Fair |
2017 | It Comes at Night | Actor | Paul | 58 Average |
2016 | Loving | Actor | Richard Loving | 64 Fair |
2016 | Midnight Special | Actor | Lucas | 61 Fair |
2015 | Jane Got a Gun | Actor | Dan Frost | 58 Average |
2015 | Black Mass | Actor | John Connolly | 64 Fair |
2015 | Life | Actor | John Morris | 59 Average |
2015 | Unity | Actor | Narrator (voice) | 60 Fair |
2015 | The Gift | Actor | Gordo Mosley | 65 Fair |
2015 | Lifted | Actor | Paul | 59 Average |
2015 | Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2014 | Exodus: Gods and Kings | Actor | Ramses II | 58 Average |
2014 | Felony | Actor | Detective Malcolm Toohey | 58 Average |
2013 | The Captain | Actor | Dead Body | 59 Average |
2013 | The Great Gatsby | Actor | Tom Buchanan | 73 Good |
2012 | Zero Dark Thirty | Actor | Patrick - Squadron Team Leader | 68 Fair |
2012 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | Actor | Jim Green | 66 Fair |
2012 | Wish You Were Here | Actor | Dave Flannery | 58 Average |
2011 | Redemption: Bringing Warrior to Life | Actor | 59 Average |
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2011 | Fighting Fear | Actor | Narrator | 58 Average |
2011 | The Thing | Actor | Sam Carter | 61 Fair |
2011 | Warrior | Actor | Brendan Conlon | 76 Good |
2011 | The Thief | Actor | Joel | N/A N/A |
2011 | The Cartographer | Actor | The Envoy (voice) | N/A N/A |
2011 | Monkeys | Actor | 59 Average |
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2010 | The Waiting City | Actor | Ben Simmons | 59 Average |
2010 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | Actor | Metalbeak (voice) | 66 Fair |
2010 | Animal Kingdom | Actor | Barry 'Baz' Brown | 64 Fair |
2009 | Separation City | Actor | Simon Nicholson | 58 Average |
2009 | $9.99 | Actor | Ron (voice) | 58 Average |
2009 | Dirt Game | Actor | Shane Bevic | 69 Fair |
2009 | Acolytes | Actor | Ian Wright | 58 Average |
2008 | The Square | Actor | Billy | 59 Average |
2007 | Whisper | Actor | Vince Delayo | 60 Fair |
2007 | Spider | Actor | Paramedic | 60 Fair |
2007 | Crossbow | Actor | The Dad | 59 Average |
2007 | Dangerous | Actor | Senior Sergeant Mark Field | 69 Fair |
2006 | Smokin' Aces | Actor | Hugo Croop | 63 Fair |
2006 | Open Window | Actor | Peter | 58 Average |
2005 | The IF Thing | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
2005 | Kinky Boots | Actor | Charlie Price | 62 Fair |
2005 | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | Actor | Owen Lars | 73 Good |
2005 | The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello | Actor | Jasper Morello (voice) | 59 Average |
2004 | King Arthur | Actor | Gawain | 62 Fair |
2003 | The Night We Called It a Day | Actor | Rod Blue | 58 Average |
2003 | Ned Kelly | Actor | Aaron Sherritt | 59 Average |
2003 | Courts mais Gay : Tome 5 | Actor | Barney | N/A N/A |
2002 | The Hard Word | Actor | Shane | 58 Average |
2002 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | Actor | Owen Lars | 65 Fair |
2002 | Dossa and Joe | Actor | Robbo | 70 Good |
2001 | Saturn's Return | Actor | Barney | 58 Average |
2001 | The Pitch | Actor | Guy | 59 Average |
2000 | Gate | Actor | David | 59 Average |
2000 | Sample People | Actor | Sem | 58 Average |
2000 | The Three Stooges | Actor | Tom Cosgrove | 59 Average |
1999 | Erskineville Kings | Actor | Wayne | 59 Average |
1999 | Praise | Actor | Leo | 58 Average |
1999 | Dogwatch | Actor | Sparrow | N/A N/A |
1999 | Secret Men's Business | Actor | Baz | 59 Average |
1998 | Bloodlock | Actor | Danny | 59 Average |
1998 | Never Tell Me Never | Actor | Pab | 59 Average |
1996 | Race the Sun | Actor | Steve Fryman | 58 Average |
1996 | Loaded | Actor | Frog | N/A N/A |
The Entertainment System Is Down | Actor | N/A N/A |
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Train Dreams | Actor | Robert Grainier | N/A N/A |
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The Plague | Actor | N/A N/A |
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Bright 2 | Actor | Nick Jakoby | N/A N/A |
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Directing |
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2018 | Boy Erased | Directing | Director | 67 Fair |
2015 | The Gift | Directing | Director | 65 Fair |
2011 | Monkeys | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
2008 | The List | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1996 | Jac et Bill | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
Writing |
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2019 | The King | Writing | Screenplay | 69 Fair |
2018 | Boy Erased | Writing | Screenplay | 67 Fair |
2015 | Jane Got a Gun | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
2015 | The Gift | Writing | Writer | 65 Fair |
2014 | Felony | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
2014 | The Rover | Writing | Story | 61 Fair |
2011 | Monkeys | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
2008 | The Square | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
2008 | The List | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
2001 | The Pitch | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1998 | Bloodlock | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1996 | Jac et Bill | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
Wizards! | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
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Production |
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2024 | Daughters | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
2024 | Dark Matter | Production | Executive Producer | 76 Good |
2024 | I Don't Understand You | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
2024 | Boy Swallows Universe | Production | Executive Producer | 71 Good |
2022 | The Stranger | Production | Producer | 60 Fair |
2019 | The King | Production | Producer | 69 Fair |
2018 | Boy Erased | Production | Producer | 67 Fair |
2017 | It Comes at Night | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |
2015 | The Gift | Production | Producer | 65 Fair |
2014 | Felony | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
2011 | Monkeys | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
2008 | The Square | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
1998 | Bloodlock | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
1996 | Jac et Bill | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
1996 | Loaded | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
The Plague | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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Camera |
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1997 | Deadline | Camera | Assistant Camera | 58 Average |
Crew |
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2011 | Griff the Invisible | Crew | Thanks | 58 Average |
2008 | Netherland Dwarf | Crew | Thanks | 58 Average |
2004 | Fuel | Crew | Thanks | 59 Average |
2000 | The Island | Crew | Thanks | 59 Average |
1998 | Pentuphouse | Crew | Thanks | 59 Average |