Joel Edgerton

Joel Edgerton: Biography in Details

Who is Joel Edgerton?

Joel Edgerton is an Australian actor, director, producer, and filmmaker.

Similarly, he is best known for his works in movies like Star Wars: EpisodeII- Attack of the clones(2002), Star Wars: EpisodeIII- Revenge of the sith(2005), Kinky Boots(2005), Zero Dark Thirty(2012) and The Great Gatsby(2013).

Joel is one of the most successful Australian actors working in Hollywood. Joel made his first-ever Directorial debut with the horror/thriller The Gift which he also wrote.

He is the founder of Blue Tounge Films.

Joel Edgerton: Age, Parents, Siblings, Nationality, Ethnicity  

Joel Edgerton was born on June 23, 1974, in Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia to parents Michael Edgerton and Marianne Margarette ( Van North ) Edgerton.

His current age is 48. Joel’s father Michael Edgerton worked as a solicitor and property distributer while his mother was a stay home mom. Marrianne is also a Dutch immigrant.

His nationality is Australian. He belongs to a Mixed (English and Dutch) ethnicity.

Joel Edgerton has one sibling, his big brother, Nash Edgerton who works as a stuntman and a film director.

Both siblings have taken part in many works, especially during their early days. Also, he is a principal member of Joel’s Blue Tongue Films.

In which school did Joel Edgerton attend?

He graduated his schooling from the Hills Grammar School in 1991.

Later, Joel Edgerton finished his higher studies at Napean Drama School at the University of Western Sydney.

Joel Edgerton: Professional Life, Career

Joel Edgerton has had quite a long career. He first appeared in the T.V show “Police Rescue” where he played the character of Andy.

After his T.V debut, Joel went on to work on many projects which eventually got him to land a role in the famous franchise Star Wars; EpisodeII-Attack of the Clones where he played the role of Owens Larry; this would be his first Hollywood breakthrough after which Joel went onto work for the sequel of the franchise ‘Star Wars: episode iii- revenge of the Sith'(2005).

Joel played Will on the series ‘The Secret Life’ of Us for which he got an AACT award.

He has also lent his voice to an Academy-nominated animated movie called The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello(2005).

The same year he worked on the British Comedy Kinky Boots where he played the role of the deceased shoemaker.

In 2006, he worked on the films Whisper, the square( which he co-wrote with his brother), Acolytes, and Separation City. In 2010, appeared in the Crime Drama Film Animal Kingdom.

Joel Edgerton starred in the 2013 remake of The Great Gatsby in the role of Tom Buchanon alongside Leonardo di Caprio.

In 2018, Joel starred in the film Red Sparrows alongside Jeniffer Lawrence.

Social Works

Joel Edgerton was an ambassador for The Fred Hollows Foundation.

 It is a foundation that works to restore people’s sight in poor countries as well as to improve the health of the Aborigines of Australia. Moreover, he has also visited Nepal for such a purpose.

Awards and Nomination

Joel Edgerton has won a lot of awards and nominations for his work. He won an AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a T.V Drama in 2000 for The Secret Life of Us.

Joel Edgerton won a Film Critics Circle of Australia for Best Original Screenplay with Matthew Dabner for The Square.

Edgerton won 2 awards: AACTA Awards and Film Critics Circle of Australia for supporting roles in Animal Kingdom and again in 2013, he won both AACTA Awards and Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards for Best Actor in Wish You Were Here.

Moreover, he won the AACTA Awards in 2014 for The Best Supporting Role for The Great Gatsby.

Recently, Joel Edgerton won the AACTA Awards for Best Screenplay for Boy Erased (2018).

How much is the net worth of Joel Edgerton?

This actor’s Net Worth is estimated to be around $4 Million.

Furthermore, he has an estimated annual salary of around $500,000.

His primary source of income is acting and filmmaking.

Joel Edgerton: Rumours, Controversy

Joel Edgerton was rumored to have been dating his co-star Jennifer Lawrence for the movie Red Sparrow where they share steamy kiss scenes.

There were rumors of Joel playing the role of Kano in WB’s Mortal Kombat.

Edgerton has also been part of a controversial cast of Exodus: Gods and Kings.

 The movie’s cast was criticized as all the actors who play ancient Egyptians in the movie were white in skin color.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Joel Edgerton stands at a height of 5 feet 11 inches (1.80m) and his weight is 75kg.

He has blue eyes with dark brown hair.

Social Media

Joel Edgerton is active on social media sites. He has an Instagram account with a fan following of about 141k and on Twitter with about 27.3k followers.

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