Joel Edgerton
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Dark Matter
Jason Dessen / Jason2
2024
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Series
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Self - Guest
2016
Film
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Owen Lars
2005
Series
Police Rescue
Andy
1991
Series
Water Rats
Crosby
1996
Series
Water Rats
Aaron Lawrence
1996
Film
Train Dreams
Robert Grainier
2025
Series
Australian Story
Self
1996
Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Series
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Owen Lars
2022
Film
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Owen Lars
2002
Film
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Ramses II
2014
Film
Red Sparrow
Nathaniel "Natan" Nash
2018
Film
The Great Gatsby
Tom Buchanan
2013
Film
King Arthur
Gawain
2004
Film
The Thing
Carter
2011
Film
Zero Dark Thirty
Patrick - Squadron Team Leader
2012
Film
Black Mass
John Connolly
2015
Film
The King
Falstaff
2019
Film
Warrior
Brendan Conlon
2011
Film
The Green Knight
Lord
2021
Series
The Secret Life of Us
William 'Will' McGill
2001
Film
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Metalbeak (voice)
2010
Series
Spellbinder
Bazza
1995
Series
Spellbinder
1995
Series
The Underground Railroad
Arnold Ridgeway
2021
Film
The Gift
Gordo Mosley
2015
Film
Smokin' Aces
Hugo Croop
2006
Film
Thirteen Lives
Harry Harris
2022
Film
Boy Erased
Victor Sykes
2018
Film
The Plague
Daddy Wags
2025
Series
Big Sky
1997
Film
Bright
Nick Jakoby
2017
Film
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Self - Owen Lars
2022
Film
The Boys in the Boat
Coach Al Ulbrickson
2023
Film
The Stranger
Mark Frame
2022
Film
Ned Kelly
Aaron Sherritt
2003
Film
It Comes at Night
Paul
2017
Film
Gringo
Richard Rusk
2018
Film
Midnight Special
Lucas
2016
Film
Jane Got a Gun
Dan Frost
2015
Film
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Jim Green
2012
Film
Kinky Boots
Charlie Price
2005
Film
Master Gardener
Narvel Roth
2023
Film
Loving
Richard Loving
2016
Film
Animal Kingdom
Barry 'Baz' Brown
2010
Series
Skip Intro
Self - Guest
2026
Series
Dangerous
Senior Sergeant Mark Field
2007
Film
Life
John Morris
2015
Film
Whisper
Vince Delayo
2007
Film
Crossbow
The Dad
2007
Film
The Hard Word
Shane
2002
2034
Film
Race the Sun
Steve Fryman
1996
Series
Dirt Game
Shane Bevic
2009
Film
The Three Stooges
Tom Cosgrove
2000
Film
Unity
Narrator (voice)
2015
Film
Wish You Were Here
Dave Flannery
2012
Film
Acolytes
Ian Wright
2009
Film
Blood on the Land: The Making of a King
Self
2004
Film
Felony
Detective Malcolm Toohey
2014
Film
Open Window
Peter
2006
Trigger Point
Red
Film
Separation City
Simon Nicholson
2009
Film
The Night We Called It a Day
Rod Blue
2003
Film
Redemption: Bringing Warrior to Life
2011
Film
Bloodlock
Danny
1998
Film
The Square
Billy
2008
The Cartographer
The Envoy (voice)
2011
Film
Spider
Paramedic
2007
Dossa and Joe
Robbo
2002
Film
$9.99
Ron (voice)
2009
Film
The Waiting City
Ben Simmons
2010
Film
Praise
Leo
1999
Film
Secret Men's Business
Baz
1999
Film
Sample People
Sem
2000
Film
Erskineville Kings
Wayne
1999
Film
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
Self
2015
Film
The Pitch
Guy
2001
Film
Monkeys
2011
Father
Narrator
Film
Fighting Fear
Narrator
2011
Film
Never Tell Me Never
Pab
1998
Film
The IF Thing
Self
2005
Film
The Thief
Joel
2011
Film
The Captain
Dead Body
2013
Film
Loaded
Frog
1996
Gate
David
2000
Film
Saturn's Return
Barney
2001
Film
Lifted
Paul
2015
Film
The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello
Jasper Morello (voice)
2005
Film
The Green Knight Documentary
Self
2021
Film
Dogwatch
Sparrow
1999
Fangs
Fangs
Film
Courts mais Gay : Tome 5
Barney
2003