Edgerton was born in Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia the son of 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, before moving on to various stage productions, including at Sydney Theatre Company.
Studios
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Joel Edgerton
Joel Edgerton
June 23, 1974 • 51 y.o.
An Australian actor and filmmaker known for roles in "Warrior", "The Great Gatsby" and "Thirteen Lives".
| Place of Birth | Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia |
| Citizenship | Australia |
| Career | 1995 — ... |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller, Action |
| Height | 1.80 m 5′ 11″ |
| Zodiac sign | cancer |
| Education | University: University of Western Sydney |
| Family | brother/sister: Nash Edgerton partner: Cathy Freeman |
Facts
Videos Stills Posters Filming Promo Screenshots Covers Fan Art
Top Rated Movies
Characters
Train Dreams
2025 "Train Dreams" (50 y.o.)
Robert Grainier
Dark Matter
2024 — ... "Dark Matter"
Jason Dessen
The Boys in the Boat
2023 "The Boys in the Boat" (48 y.o.)
Coach Al Ulbrickson
Master Gardener
2022 "Master Gardener" (47 y.o.)
Narvel Roth
The Stranger
2022 "The Stranger" (47 y.o.)
Mark Frame
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022 "Obi-Wan Kenobi" (47 y.o.)
Owen Lars
The Underground Railroad
2021 "The Underground Railroad" (46 y.o.)
Ridgeway
Boy Erased
2018 "Boy Erased" (43 y.o.)
Victor Sykes
Gringo
2018 "Gringo" (43 y.o.)
Richard Rusk
Red Sparrow
2018 "Red Sparrow" (43 y.o.)
Nate Nash
Bright
2017 "Bright" (42 y.o.)
Nick Jakoby
Loving
2016 "Loving" (41 y.o.)
Richard
Midnight Special
2016 "Midnight Special" (41 y.o.)
Lucas
Jane Got a Gun
2015 "Jane Got a Gun" (40 y.o.)
Dan Frost
Black Mass
2015 "Black Mass" (40 y.o.)
John Connolly
Life
2015 "Life" (40 y.o.)
John Morris
The Gift
2015 "The Gift" (40 y.o.)
Gordo
Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014 "Exodus: Gods and Kings" (39 y.o.)
Ramses
The Great Gatsby
2013 "The Great Gatsby" (38 y.o.)
Tom Buchanan
Zero Dark Thirty
2012 "Zero Dark Thirty" (37 y.o.)
Patrick - Squadron Team Leader
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
2012 "The Odd Life of Timothy Green" (37 y.o.)
Jim Green
The Thing
2011 "The Thing" (36 y.o.)
Carter
Warrior
2011 "Warrior" (36 y.o.)
Brendan Conlon
Animal Kingdom
2009 "Animal Kingdom" (34 y.o.)
Barry 'Baz' Brown
Smokin' Aces
2007 "Smokin' Aces" (32 y.o.)
Hugo Croop
King Arthur
2004 "King Arthur" (29 y.o.)
Gawain
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
2002 "Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones" (27 y.o.)
Owen Lars
- Drama 25%
- Thriller 11%
- Action 8%
- Adventure 6%
- Crime 6%
- Reset
1 
Crime, Drama, Mystery
United States • Anthony Hayes
2
Guido
Thriller
United States • Joshua Marston
3
Fangs
Comedy, Thriller
United States, Australia • Lucy McKendrick
4 
2025 — Robert Grainier
Drama, 1 hr 42 min
United States • Clint Bentley
5 
2025 — Daddy Wags
Drama, Thriller, 1 hr 38 min
United States, Romania, Australia • Charlie Polinger
6 
2024 — ... — Jason Dessen
Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller, 50 min
United States • Jakob Verbruggen...
7 
2023 — Coach Al Ulbrickson
Biography, Drama, History, 2 hr 3 min
United States • George Clooney
8
2023 — ... — IBS Driver
1 episode, 2023
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, 30 min
United States • Boots Riley
9
2022 — Narvel Roth
Drama, Romance, Crime, 1 hr 51 min
United States • Paul Schrader
10
10
The Stranger
2022 — Mark Frame
Crime, Drama, Thriller, 1 hr 57 min
Australia, United States, United Kingdom • Thomas M. Wright
11
2022 — Owen Lars
2 Episodes, 2022
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, 44 min
United States • Deborah Chow
12
2022 — Harry Harris
Thriller, Drama, Biography, 2 hr 27 min
United Kingdom, Canada, United States • Ron Howard
13
2021 — Ridgeway
10 Episodes, 2021
Drama, Fantasy, History, 59 min
United States, United Kingdom, Thailand • Barry Jenkins
14
2020 — The Lord
Fantasy, Adventure, Drama, 2 hr 10 min
United States, Canada, Ireland • David Lowery
15
15
The King
2019 — Falstaff
Drama, History, Biography, 2 hr 20 min
United Kingdom, Hungary, United States • David Michôd
16
16
Boy Erased
2018 — Victor Sykes
Drama, Biography, 1 hr 55 min
United States, Australia, China • Joel Edgerton
17
2018 — ... — Policeman, voice
1 episode, 2024
Animation, Short, Family, 7 min
Australia, United Kingdom, United States • Richard Jeffery...
18
18
Gringo
2018 — Richard Rusk
Crime, Action, Comedy, 1 hr 51 min
United States, Australia • Nash Edgerton
19
19
Red Sparrow
2018 — Nate Nash
Thriller, Drama, 2 hr 20 min
United States, Hungary, Austria • Francis Lawrence
20
20
Bright
2017 — Nick Jakoby
Fantasy, Action, Thriller, 1 hr 57 min
United States, Canada, Australia • David Ayer
21
2017 — Paul
Horror, Mystery, Thriller, 1 hr 31 min
United States • Trey Edward Shults
22
22
Loving
2016 — Richard
Biography, Drama, Romance, 2 hr 3 min
United States, United Kingdom • Jeff Nichols
23
2016 — Lucas
Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery, 1 hr 51 min
United States • Jeff Nichols
24
2015 — Dan Frost
Western, Drama, Action, 1 hr 38 min
United States • Gavin O'Connor
25
25
Black Mass
2015 — John Connolly
Biography, Crime, Drama, 2 hr 3 min
United States, United Kingdom • Scott Cooper
26
26
Life
2015 — John Morris
Biography, Drama, 1 hr 51 min
United States, United Kingdom, Germany • Anton Corbijn
27
27
The Gift
2015 — Gordo
Drama, Mystery, Thriller, 1 hr 48 min
Australia, United States, China • Joel Edgerton
28
28
Lifted
2015 — Paul
Short, Sci-Fi, Drama, 6 min
United States • Lin Oeding
29
2014 — Ramses
Fantasy, Action, Adventure, 2 hr 30 min
United States, United Kingdom, Spain • Ridley Scott
30
2014 — narrator
Documentary, 46 min
Australia, Austria • Macario De Souza
31
31
The Captain
2013 — Dead Body
Short, Comedy, Drama, 5 min
Australia, United States • Nash Edgerton...
32
32
Felony
2013 — Detective Malcolm Toohey
Crime, Drama, Mystery, 1 hr 45 min
Australia, United States • Matthew Saville
33
2013 — Tom Buchanan
Drama, Romance, 2 hr 23 min
United States, Australia • Baz Luhrmann
34
2012 — Patrick - Squadron Team Leader
Drama, History, Thriller, 2 hr 37 min
United States, India, Jordan • Kathryn Bigelow
35
2012 — Jim Green
Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, 1 hr 45 min
United States • Peter Hedges
36
2011 — The Envoy, voice
Short, Drama, Fantasy, 12 min
Australia • Jane Shadbolt
37
2011 — Dave Flannery
Drama, Mystery, Thriller, 1 hr 33 min
Australia • Kieran Darcy-Smith
38
2011 — narrator
Documentary, Action, Drama, 1 hr 25 min
Australia • Macario De Souza
39
39
The Thing
2011 — Carter
Sci-Fi, Horror, Mystery, 1 hr 43 min
United States, Canada • Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
40
2011 — Brendan Conlon
Action, Drama, Sport, 2 hr 20 min
United States • Gavin O'Connor
41
41
The Thief
2010 — Joel
Short, Drama, 14 min
United States • Rachel Weisz
42
2010 — Metal Beak, voice
Animation, Action, Adventure, 1 hr 37 min
United States, Australia • Zack Snyder
43
2009 — Ben Simmons
Drama, Romance, 1 hr 40 min
Australia • Claire McCarthy
44
2009 — Barry 'Baz' Brown
Crime, Drama, Thriller, 1 hr 53 min
Australia • David Michôd
45
2009 — Simon Nicholson
Comedy, Drama, Romance, 1 hr 47 min
New Zealand • Paul Middleditch
46
2009 — Shane Bevic
6 Episodes, 2009
Drama, 43 min
Australia • Brendan Maher
47
47
Father
2008 — narrator
Animation, Short, 8 min
Australia • Sebastian Danta
48
48
$9.99
2008 — Ron, voice
Animation, Drama, Fantasy, 1 hr 18 min
Israel, Australia • Tatia Rosenthal
49
49
The Square
2008 — Billy
Crime, Drama, Thriller, 1 hr 46 min
Australia • Nash Edgerton
50
50
Spider
2007 — Paramedic
Short, Action, Drama, 9 min
Australia • Nash Edgerton
51
51
Acolytes
2007 — Ian Wright
Horror, Crime, Drama, 1 hr 28 min
Australia • Jon Hewitt
52
52
Crossbow
2007 — The dad
Short, Drama, 14 min
Australia • David Michôd
53
2007 — Senior Sergeant Mark Field
8 Episodes, 2007
Action, Drama, 43 min
Australia • David Caesar...
54
54
Smokin' Aces
2007 — Hugo Croop
Action, Comedy, Crime, 1 hr 49 min
United States, United Kingdom, France • Joe Carnahan
55
55
Whisper
2006 — Vince
Horror, Crime, Drama, 1 hr 31 min
United States, United Kingdom, Canada • Stewart Hendler
56
56
Open Window
2006 — Peter Delaney
Drama, 1 hr 37 min
United States • Mia Goldman
57
2005 — Jasper Morello, voice
Animation, Short, Horror, 26 min
Australia • Anthony Lucas
58
58
Kinky Boots
2005 — Charlie
Comedy, Drama, Music, 1 hr 47 min
United States, United Kingdom • Julian Jarrold
59
2005 — Owen Lars
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, 2 hr 20 min
United States, Italy, Switzerland • George Lucas
60
60
King Arthur
2004 — Gawain
Action, Adventure, Drama, 2 hr 6 min
Ireland, United States, United Kingdom • Antoine Fuqua
61
2003 — Rod Blue
Biography, Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 37 min
Australia, United States • Paul Goldman
62
62
Ned Kelly
2003 — Aaron Sherritt
Action, Adventure, Biography, 1 hr 50 min
Australia, France, United Kingdom • Gregor Jordan
63
2002 — Shane
Action, Comedy, Crime, 1 hr 42 min
Australia, United Kingdom • Scott Roberts
64
2002 — Robbo
2 Episodes, 2002
Comedy, Drama, 29 min
Australia • Caroline Aherne
65
2002 — Owen Lars
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, 2 hr 22 min
United States, United Kingdom • George Lucas
66
66
Animalis
2001 — Jack
Short, 14 min
Australia • Olivia Weemaes
67
67
The Pitch
2001 — Guy
Short, Comedy, Action, 2 min
Australia • Nash Edgerton
68
2001 — 2006 — Will McGill
32 Episodes, 2001–2002
Drama, 43 min
Australia • Stuart McDonald...
69
2001 — Will McGill
Drama
Australia • Lynn-Maree Danzey
70
2001 — Barney
Short, Drama, 26 min
Australia • Wenona Byrne
71
71
Gate
2000 — David
Short, Comedy, 15 min
Australia • Peter Carstairs
72
2000 — Sem
Comedy, Crime, Drama, 1 hr 37 min
Australia • Clinton Smith
73
2000 — Tom Cosgrove
Biography, Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 28 min
United States • James Frawley
74
1999 — Baz
Drama, 1 hr 36 min
Australia • Ken Cameron
75
1999 — Wayne
Drama, 1 hr 30 min
Australia • Alan White
76
76
Dogwatch
1999 — Sparrow
Drama, 1 hr 37 min
Australia • Laurie McInnes
77
77
Praise
1998 — Leo
Drama, 1 hr 38 min
Australia • John Curran
78
78
Bloodlock
1998 — Danny
Short, Action, Drama, 26 min
Australia • Kieran Darcy-Smith...
79
1998 — Pab
Biography, Drama
Australia • David Elfick
80
1997 — 1999 — Michael Savini
1 episode, 1998
Crime, Drama, Mystery, 50 min
Australia • Andrew Prowse...
81
1997 — 1999 — Pierce Bateman
1 episode, 1997
Drama, 50 min
Australia • Tony Tilse...
82
1997 — Scoob
1 episode, 1997
Comedy, Drama, 50 min
Australia • Scott Patterson...
83
83
Loaded
1996 — Frog
Short, Action, Drama, 9 min
Australia • Kieran Darcy-Smith...
84
84
Race the Sun
1996 — Steve Fryman
Adventure, Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 40 min
United States • Charles T. Kanganis
85
1996 — 2001 — Crosby / Aaron Lawrence
2 Episodes, 1996–1999
Action, Crime, Drama, 43 min
Australia • Mark Piper...
86
1995 — 1997 — Bazza
2 Episodes, 1995
Adventure, Family, 25 min
Australia, Poland • Noel Price
87
1991 — 1996 — Andy
1 episode, 1995
Crime, Drama, 50 min
Australia, United Kingdom • Michael Carson...
1
Comedy
United Kingdom, United States • David Michôd
2
2
The King
2019
Drama, History, Biography, 2 hr 20 min
United Kingdom, Hungary, United States • David Michôd
3
2018 — written for the screen by
Drama, Biography, 1 hr 55 min
United States, Australia, China • Joel Edgerton
4
2015
Western, Drama, Action, 1 hr 38 min
United States • Gavin O'Connor
5
5
The Gift
2015
Drama, Mystery, Thriller, 1 hr 48 min
Australia, United States, China • Joel Edgerton
6
6
Felony
2013
Crime, Drama, Mystery, 1 hr 45 min
Australia, United States • Matthew Saville
7
2013 — based on a story by
Thriller, Crime, Drama, 1 hr 43 min
Australia, United States • David Michôd
8
8
Monkeys
2011
Short, Comedy, 7 min
Australia • Joel Edgerton
9
9
The List
2008
Short, Crime, 25 min
Australia • Joel Edgerton
10
10
The Pitch
2001
Short, Comedy, Action, 2 min
Australia • Nash Edgerton
11
11
Bloodlock
1998
Short, Action, Drama, 26 min
Australia • Kieran Darcy-Smith...
12
12
Jac et Bill
1996
Short, Comedy, 6 min
Australia • Joel Edgerton
1
Crime, Thriller
Australia
2
2025 — executive producer
Drama, 1 hr 42 min
United States • Clint Bentley
3
2025
Drama, Thriller, 1 hr 38 min
United States, Romania, Australia • Charlie Polinger
4
2024
Comedy, Horror, 1 hr 37 min
Italy, United States • David Joseph Craig...
5
2024 — ... — executive producer
Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller, 50 min
United States • Jakob Verbruggen...
6
2024 — executive producer
Documentary, 1 hr 48 min
United States, United Kingdom, Canada • Angela Patton...
7
2024 — executive producer
7 Episodes, 2024
Crime, Drama, Mystery, 58 min
Australia • Jocelyn Moorhouse...
8
2022
Crime, Drama, Thriller, 1 hr 57 min
Australia, United States, United Kingdom • Thomas M. Wright
9
9
The King
2019
Drama, History, Biography, 2 hr 20 min
United Kingdom, Hungary, United States • David Michôd
10
10
Boy Erased
2018
Drama, Biography, 1 hr 55 min
United States, Australia, China • Joel Edgerton
11
2017 — executive producer
Horror, Mystery, Thriller, 1 hr 31 min
United States • Trey Edward Shults
12
12
The Gift
2015
Drama, Mystery, Thriller, 1 hr 48 min
Australia, United States, China • Joel Edgerton
13
13
Felony
2013
Crime, Drama, Mystery, 1 hr 45 min
Australia, United States • Matthew Saville
14
14
Monkeys
2011
Short, Comedy, 7 min
Australia • Joel Edgerton
15
15
The Square
2008 — executive producer
Crime, Drama, Thriller, 1 hr 46 min
Australia • Nash Edgerton
16
16
Bloodlock
1998
Short, Action, Drama, 26 min
Australia • Kieran Darcy-Smith...
17
17
Jac et Bill
1996
Short, Comedy, 6 min
Australia • Joel Edgerton
18
18
Loaded
1996
Short, Action, Drama, 9 min
Australia • Kieran Darcy-Smith...
1
2025
Short, Comedy, 25 min
France • Joel Edgerton
2
2018
Drama, Biography, 1 hr 55 min
United States, Australia, China • Joel Edgerton
3
3
The Gift
2015
Drama, Mystery, Thriller, 1 hr 48 min
Australia, United States, China • Joel Edgerton
4
4
Monkeys
2011
Short, Comedy, 7 min
Australia • Joel Edgerton
5
5
The List
2008
Short, Crime, 25 min
Australia • Joel Edgerton
6
1996
Short, Comedy, 6 min
Australia • Joel Edgerton
1
2008 — original story
Crime, Drama, Thriller, 1 hr 46 min
Australia • Nash Edgerton
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