Joel Edgerton is an Australian actor, filmmaker, writer, and producer, born on June 23, 1974, in Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia.
Edgerton first gained recognition on Australian television as Will McGill in The Secret Life of Us. He later became internationally known for portraying Owen Lars in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, and the series Obi-Wan Kenobi. His television credits also include The Underground Railroad and Dark Matter.
His film credits include Animal Kingdom, Warrior, Zero Dark Thirty, The Great Gatsby, Black Mass, Loving, The Green Knight, and Train Dreams. Edgerton has also worked behind the camera, writing and directing films including The Gift and Boy Erased.
