Joel Edgerton
Joel Edgerton | |
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 Edgerton at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | 23 June 1974 Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, filmmaker |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Relatives | Nash Edgerton (brother) |
Joel Edgerton (born 23 June 1974) is an Australian actor and filmmaker. He has appeared in films such as Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), Warrior (2011), The Thing (2011), Zero Dark Thirty (2012) and The Great Gatsby (2013). Edgerton starred in the biblical epic Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) as the main antagonist Ramesses II and in 2015 co-starred with Johnny Depp as corrupt FBI Agent John Connolly in the biographical drama Black Mass (2015).[1]
In Australia, Edgerton portrayed Will McGill in The Secret Life of Us for which he won the AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama in 2002 and appeared in the film Animal Kingdom (2010), for which he won the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
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 thriller Edgerton wrote, directed, co-produced, and in which he co-starred.[2]
Edgerton garnered 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 - Motion Picture Drama. Edgerton will soon star as Nathaniel Nash in a film adaptation of Jason Matthews' book Red Sparrow.
Early life
Edgerton was born in Blacktown, New South Wales,[3] the son of Michael, a solicitor and property developer, and Marianne Edgerton.[4][5] He graduated from The Hills Grammar School in 1991. He attended the Nepean Drama School at the University of Western Sydney,[6] before moving on to various stage productions, including at Sydney Theatre Company.
Career
Edgerton has appeared in such films as Erskineville Kings, King Arthur, Ned Kelly, and as a young Owen Lars in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.[7] He played Will on The Secret Life of Us, for which he won an AACTA Award in 2002. In 2005, he lent his voice to the title character of The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello, an Academy Award-nominated animated short film. The same year, he appeared as the son of a deceased shoemaker in the British comedy Kinky Boots. He also appeared in Smokin' Aces (2006).[8]
Edgerton appeared in the film Whisper (2007),[9] The Square (which he co-wrote and was directed by his brother), Acolytes, and Separation City.[10] In 2009, he starred alongside as Stanley in the Sydney Theatre Company's acclaimed production of A Streetcar Named Desire.[11] He appeared in a production of the same play at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in December 2009.[12] He starred as fictional MMA fighter Brendan Conlon in the MMA film Warrior (2011).[13][14]
In February 2010, Edgerton was cast in Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.'s 2011 prequel to The Thing,[15] portraying helicopter pilot Sam Carter.[16] He played Tom Buchanan in Baz Luhrmann's 2013 remake of The Great Gatsby. He was honoured for his work in international roles with the 2011 Australians in Film Breakthrough Award.[17]
In 2014, Edgerton starred in the biblical film Exodus: Gods and Kings, as Ramesses II, Moses' adoptive brother, who became a notorious king. Edgerton directed, starred in, wrote, and produced the thriller The Gift, which was released on August 7, 2015.[18] He co-starred in the 2015 film Black Mass as John Connolly, FBI contact and childhood friend of notorious gangster Whitey Bulger.[19]
In 2016, he starred in the Jeff Nichols films Midnight Special[20] and Loving.[21] He will stars along with Jennifer Lawrence in Francis Lawrence's upcoming film, Red Sparrow, based on the book by Jason Matthews. He will play Nathaniel Nash, the CIA agent who falls for a Russian spy Dominika Egorova (Lawrence).
Philanthropy
Edgerton has been an ambassador for The Fred Hollows Foundation for a number of years and has strong personal ties to the organisation, which works to restore people's sight in poor countries and to improve the health of Indigenous Australians.[22] In 2012, he visited Nepal, where he saw sight restored first hand.[23] He has described social activism and his involvement with The Fred Hollows Foundation as "an escape" from the "materialistic life" that often surrounds an actor.[24]
Personal life
Edgerton's brother, Nash, is a stuntman and filmmaker.[25][26]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Loaded | Frog | Short Film Also Producer |
| Race the Sun | Steve Fryman | ||
| 1998 | Praise | Leo | |
| Bloodlock | Danny | Short Film Also Writer/Producer | |
| 1999 | Dogwatch | Sparrow | |
| Erskineville Kings | Wayne | ||
| 2000 | Sample People | Sem | |
| 2001 | The Pitch | Guy | Short Film Also Writer |
| 2002 | The Hard Word | Shane Twentyman | |
| Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones | Owen Lars | ||
| 2003 | The Night We Called It a Day | Rod Blue | |
| Ned Kelly | Aaron Sherritt | ||
| 2004 | King Arthur | Gawain | |
| 2005 | Kinky Boots | Charlie Price | |
| Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | Owen Lars | ||
| The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello | Jasper Morello | Voice Only | |
| 2006 | Smokin' Aces | Hugo Croop | |
| Open Window | Peter Delaney | ||
| 2007 | Spider | Paramedic | Short Film |
| Crossbow | The Dad | Short Film | |
| Whisper | Vince Delayo | ||
| 2008 | $9.99 | Ron | Voice Only |
| The Square | Billy | Also Writer/Executive Producer | |
| Acolytes | Ian Wright | ||
| 2009 | The Waiting City | Ben Simmons | |
| Separation City | Simon Nicholson | ||
| 2010 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | Metal Beak | Voice Only |
| Animal Kingdom | Barry Brown | ||
| 2011 | Warrior | Brendan Conlon | |
| The Thing | Sam Carter | ||
| 2012 | Wish You Were Here | Dave Flannery | |
| The Odd Life of Timothy Green | Jim Green | ||
| Zero Dark Thirty | Patrick | ||
| 2013 | The Great Gatsby | Tom Buchanan | |
| Felony | Malcolm Toohey | Also Writer/Producer | |
| 2014 | The Rover | Writer | |
| Exodus: Gods and Kings | Ramesses II | ||
| 2015 | Life | John G. Morris | |
| The Gift | Gordon "Gordo" Moseley | Also Writer/Producer/Director | |
| Black Mass | John Connolly | ||
| 2016 | Jane Got a Gun | Dan Frost | Also Writer |
| Midnight Special | Lucas | ||
| Loving | Richard Loving | ||
| 2017 | It Comes at Night | Paul | Also Executive Producer |
| Bright | Nick Jakoby | Post-production | |
| 2018 | Red Sparrow | Nathaniel Nash | Post-production |
| Gringo | Post-production | ||
| Boy Erased | Also Writer/Producer/Director Pre-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Police Rescue | Andy | Episode: "Wild Card" |
| 1995–1997 | Spellbinder | Bazza | 2 episodes |
| 1996–1999 | Water Rats | Aaron Lawrence | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | Big Sky | Pierce Bateman | Episode: "Lost and Found" |
| 1997 | Fallen Angels | Scoob | Episode: "The Faust Lane" |
| 1998 | Wildside | Michael Savini | Episode: "#1.15" |
| 1999 | Secret Men's Business | Baz | Television film |
| 2000 | The Three Stooges | Tom Cosgrove | Television film |
| 2001–2002 | The Secret Life of Us | William "Will" McGill | 32 episodes |
| 2002 | Dossa and Joe | Robbo | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Dangerous | Senior Sergeant Mark Field | 8 episodes |
| 2009 | Dirt Game | Shane Bevic | 6 episodes |
Awards and nominations
References
- ^ Buckley, Cara (18 December 2015). "Joel Edgerton on His Suit of (Beige) Armor in 'Black Mass'". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "The Gift". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "Behind The Voice Actors: Joel Edgerton". Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ^ "Oh, brother". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. 8 January 2005. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "'Square' director, Nash Edgerton, likes keeping audiences on edge". Post-gazette.com. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "The Secret Life of Us: profiles". Australian Television. 30 October 1998. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ Biography for Joel Edgerton at IMDb
- ^ ""Smokin Aces" Movie Photo: Jeremy Piven and Joel Edgerton". About.com. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "Whisper Web site".
- ^ "Separation City". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- ^ "A Streetcar Named Desire". Sydneytheatre.com.au. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ Brantley, Ben (3 December 2009). "NY Times article on A Streetcar Named Desire". Theater.nytimes.com. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ '+theTime+'. "'The Thing' Has Found Its First Two Hosts". Bloody-disgusting.com. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ Hassan, Genevieve (21 September 2011). "Can Warrior pack a punch in the UK?". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Lead Joel Edgerton Talks The Thing Prequel". Dreadcentral.com. 5 April 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "The Thing Star Joel Edgerton Puts Remake or Prequel Argument to Rest". Dreadcentral.com. 2 March 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Breakthrough & Heath Ledger Scholarship Winners". Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
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- ^ Jagernauth, Kevin. "Warner Bros. Boards Johnny Depp's 'Black Mass' But Kiboshes Ben Affleck & Matt Damon's Whitey Bulger Pic". IndieWire.com. IndieWire. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ Kroll, Justin. "Joel Edgerton Eyes Jeff Nichols Film at Warners (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Variety.com. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ Sullivan, Kevin P. (26 October 2015). "First photo from Loving with Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga debuts". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "Charity worker is Joel Edgerton's new role".
- ^ "An actor who doesn't want to be famous".
- ^ "Joel Edgerton's Philanthropic Journey in Nepal".
- ^ Galloway, Stephen; Belloni, Matthew (18 January 2016). "Watch THR's Full, Uncensored Actor Roundtable With Will Smith, Mark Ruffalo and More - Actor Oscar Roundtable". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ Galloway, Stephen; Belloni, Matthew. "Will Smith, Mark Ruffalo and Four More A-List Actors on Hollywood Racism, Aging and ... Peeing in Sinks?". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
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- Living people
- Male actors from Sydney
- 20th-century Australian male actors
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- People educated at The Hills Grammar School
- Best Supporting Actor AACTA Award winners
- University of Western Sydney alumni
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