Joel Edgerton (born 23 June 1974) is an Australian film and television actor. He is known for his roles in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Animal Kingdom, The Thing, Warrior and as Tom Buchanan in the upcoming film adaptation of The Great Gatsby.
Edgerton was born in Blacktown, Sydney, to a homemaker mother and a solicitor/property developer father, Michael. His brother, Nash Edgerton, is a ...
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Joel Edgerton (born 23 June 1974) is an Australian film and television actor. He is known for his roles in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Animal Kingdom, The Thing, Warrior and as Tom Buchanan in the upcoming film adaptation of The Great Gatsby.
Edgerton was born in Blacktown, Sydney, to a homemaker mother and a solicitor/property developer father, Michael. His brother, Nash Edgerton, is a stuntman and filmmaker. Edgerton graduated from The Hills Grammar School in 1991.
Edgerton attended the Nepean Drama School at the University of Western Sydney before moving on to various stage productions, most notably at Sydney Theatre Company – Blackrock, Third World Blues and Love for Love – and Bell Shakespeare – Henry V – as well as television series.
He has appeared in such films as Erskineville Kings, King Arthur, Ned Kelly, and, most notably, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith,...
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