Joel Edgerton was born in Blacktown, New South Wales on June 23, 1974
Joel Edgerton, born on June 23, 1974, is an Australian actor and filmmaker. He was born in Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia. His parents are Michael, a solicitor and property developer, and Marianne (née van Dort) Edgerton. His mother is a Dutch immigrant, who was born in The Hague. He graduated from The Hills Grammar School in 1991. He attended the Nepean Drama School at the University of Western Sydney.
Edgerton is known for his portrayal of Will McGill on the first two seasons of the Australian drama series “The Secret Life of Us” (2001–02), and for playing Owen Lars in the Star Wars films “Attack of the Clones” (2002) and “Revenge of the Sith” (2005); a role he reprised in the Disney+ series “Obi-Wan Kenobi” (2022). For his portrayal of Richard Loving in the 2016 historical drama “Loving”, he received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture.
In Australia, Edgerton won the AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor for his work on "The Secret Life of Us". He has appeared in several Australian films, such as “The Square” (2008), “Animal Kingdom” (2010; for which he received the AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor), “Wish You Were Here” (2012), and “Felony” (2013). Edgerton’s other film appearances include “King Arthur” (2004), “Warrior” (2011), “Zero Dark Thirty” (2012), “The Great Gatsby” (2013), “Black Mass” (2015), “Bright” (2017), “Red Sparrow” (2018), “The Green Knight” (2021), “The Stranger”, “Thirteen Lives”, and “Master Gardener” (all 2022). In 2021, he starred in the Amazon Prime miniseries "The Underground Railroad".
For his work on “The Gift” (2015), a thriller he wrote, directed, co-produced, and in which he co-starred, Edgerton received critical acclaim and a nomination for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directing. In 2018, he wrote, directed and co-starred in the conversion therapy drama "Boy Erased". The following year’s “The King”, which he co-wrote and starred in, was released by Netflix.
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