Joel Edgerton [a] ( Eng. Joel Edgerton ; born June 23, 1974 , Blacktown , New South Wales , Australia ) - Australian actor, director, screenwriter and producer. Best known for his roles in the films “ Freaky Bots ” (2005), “ Warrior ” (2011), “The Great Gatsby ” (2013), “ Black Mass ” (2015), “ Loving ” (2016) and “ Brightness ” (2017) .
| Joel edgerton | |
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| English Joel edgerton | |
 Edgerton in 2017. | |
| Date of Birth | June 23, 1974 (45 years) |
| Place of Birth | Blacktown , New South Wales , Australia |
| Citizenship | |
| Profession | actor , film director , screenwriter |
| Career | 1995 - present |
| Awards | AACTA (2002, 2010, 2013, 2018) |
| IMDb | ID 0249291 |
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Early life
Edgerton was born in Blacktown , New South Wales , [1] into the family of Michael, a lawyer and property developer, and Marianne Egerton, a housewife. [2] He graduated from the Hills Grammar School in 1991. Edgerton attended the Nepean drama school at the University of Western Sydney . [3]
Career
Early work
In 1996, Joel played " The Pursuit of the Sun " in the adventure comedy of Charles T. Kangenis , based on real events. His partners on the set were Halley Berry and James Belushi . In 1998, Edgerton appeared in the drama directed by John Curran " Praise ", and the new work of his brother Nash "Bloodlock". The following year, he gave the actor a role in the low-budget drama of debutting director Alan White “ Erskineville Kings ”. Starring actor Hugh Jackman , for whom this work was the second in his career, played the lead role brilliantly. For her, he was awarded the FCCA Award in the Best Male Role category. The beginning of the century brought with it a major project. Clinton Smith’s Australian crime music drama “Exemplary People” provided Edgerton with the chance to work with popular Australian singer and actress Kylie Minogue . The tape told stories about different representatives of the Sydney youth. Two years later, Joel was approved for the role in the criminal thriller Scott Roberts " Word of a Thief ". Guy Pierce and Rachel Griffiths became his partners. The plot revolved around three brothers serving sentences in prison for crimes committed, and planning a new big deal right out of prison.
2003—2012
In 2003, a picture based on real events came out on big screens, telling about the Australian tour of Frank Sinatra , whose role was played by Dennis Hopper . But the most important step for Joel's future career was a small role in two parts of the George Lucas saga “ Star Wars. Episode II: Attack of the Clones ”and“ Star Wars. Episode III: Revenge of the Sith . His hero was Anakin Skywalker's stepbrother Owen Lars, who in the future was to replace his father and raise Luke Skywalker . In addition to Joel, his brother Nash also got a job in the film, who, like a stuntman, performed tricks for Obi-Wan Kenobi's character Ewan McGregor . The project brought together such stars as Natalie Portman , Samuel L. Jackson and Christopher Lee . The total budget for the production of paintings amounted to 120 million dollars. In 2004, Edgerton, along with Clive Owen , Joan Griffith and Kira Knightley, embodied the legendary heroes of antiquity in the historical action movie Antoine Fuqua , King Arthur , on the screen. Joel’s character was Sir Gawain of Orkney . In 2011, viewers were able to enjoy acting in the Gavin O'Connor sports drama “ Warrior ”. The plot of the picture was based on the story of two brothers. The problems of the parents directly affected the fate of the children. Both of them eventually led to a difficult and unsafe sport - mixed fights. The culmination of the tape was the decisive battle in the ring between the brothers. Also, in 2011, Joel played a major role in the prequel to the cult film by John Carpenter, with the same name “ Something .”
In 2012, he played a small role of the commander of "sea lions", in Catherine Bigelow ’s film “ Target Number One ”
2013 - present
In 2011, Joel received the role of Tom Buchanan in the 2013 film The Great Gatsby [4] .
In 2014, he played the role of Ramses II in the film version of the biblical story about Moses , directed by Ridley Scott “ Exodus: Kings and Gods ”.
In 2015, the film "The Gift " was released, which became his directorial debut [5] . In the same year, the criminal drama “ Black Mass ” is released, in which the leading roles are played by Johnny Depp and Edgerton himself. The film tells the story of the famous Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger . The film won positive ratings from film critics, and also showed a strong play by Depp and Edgerton.
Personal life
Edgerton's brother, Nash, is a stuntman and director. [6]
Selected Filmography
| Year | Russian name | original name | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | f | Erskineville kings | Erskineville kings | Wayne |
| 2000 | f | Exemplary people | Sample people | Sam |
| 2002 | f | Star Wars. Episode II: Attack of the Clones | Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones | Owen lars |
| 2003 | f | The night we called the day | The night we call it a day | Rod Blue |
| 2003 | f | Gang of kelly | Ned kelly | Aaron Sherritt |
| 2004 | f | King Arthur | King arthur | Gawain |
| 2002 | f | Star Wars. Episode III: Revenge of the Sith | Star Wars Episode II: Revenge of the Sith | Owen lars |
| 2005 | f | Freaky Bots | Kinky boots | Charlie Price |
| 2006 | f | Open window | Open window | Peter Delaney |
| 2007 | f | Trump aces | Smokin 'aces | Hugo Krupp |
| 2007 | f | Whisper | Whisper | Vince |
| 2009 | f | The whole truth about men | Separation City | Simon |
| 2010 | f | Animal kingdom | Animal Kingdom | Barry 'Baz' Brown |
| 2010 | mf | Legends of night guards | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | Steel Beak (dubbing actor) |
| 2011 | f | Something | The thinging | Sam carter |
| 2011 | f | Warrior | Warrior | Brendan conlon |
| 2012 | f | Timothy Green's Strange Life | The Odd Life Of Timothy Green | Jim green |
| 2012 | f | Goal number one | Zero Dark Thirty | member of the "fur seals" |
| 2012 | f | Do not say anything | Wish you were here | Dave Flannery |
| 2013 | f | The Great Gatsby | The great gatsby | Tom buchanan |
| 2013 | f | Especially serious crime | Felony | Malcolm Tui |
| 2014 | f | Exodus: Kings and Gods | Exodus: Gods and Kings | Ramses II |
| 2015 | f | Life | Life | John morris |
| 2015 | f | Black mass | Black mass | John connolly |
| 2015 | f | Present | The gift | Proudly |
| 2016 | f | Jane takes a gun | Jane got a gun | Dan Frost |
| 2016 | f | Special Midnight Edition | Midnight special | Lucas |
| 2016 | f | Laving | Loving | Richard Loveing |
| 2017 | f | It comes at night | It comes at night | Floor |
| 2017 | f | Brightness | Bright | Nick jacobi |
| 2018 | f | Red sparrow | Red sparrow | Nathaniel Nash |
| 2018 | f | Dangerous business | Gringo | Richard Rask |
| 2019 | f | Erased personality | Boy erased | Victor Sykes |
Notes
- ↑ The correct pronunciation of the surname is Edgerton, however, in Russian-language sources the most common transliteration is Edgerton.
- ↑ Behind The Voice Actors: Joel Edgerton .
- ↑ Oh, brother (English) . Sydney Morning Herald (January 8, 2005).
- ↑ The Secret Life of Us: profiles (English) . Australian Television (October 30, 1998). The appeal date is April 25, 2018.
- ↑ Joel Edgerton: 'The Great Gatsby' Rehearsals Continue, Baz Luhrmann Providing Plenty Of Research (Not available link) . Huffington Post (August 22, 2011). The date of circulation is January 23, 2012. Archived January 25, 2012.
- ↑ Getting his freak on! Starring jason bateman (Neopr .
- ↑ Galloway, Stephen; Belloni, Matthew . Watch THR's Full, Uncensored Actor Roundtable With Will Smith, Mark Ruffalo and More (eng.) , The Hollywood Reporter (January 18, 2016).