Joel Edgerton born 23 June is an Australian actor and filmmaker. For his work on The Gift , a thriller he wrote, directed, co-produced, and in which he co-starred, Edgerton received critical acclaim and a nomination for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directing.
In , he wrote, directed and co-starred in the conversion therapy drama Boy Erased. The following year The King , which he co-wrote and starred in, was released by Netflix. In , he lent his voice to the title character of The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello , an Academy Award -nominated animated short film. The same year, he appeared as the son of a deceased shoemaker in the British comedy Kinky Boots. He appeared in Smokin' Aces Edgerton appeared in the film Whisper , [ 10 ] The Square which he co-wrote and was directed by his brother Nash Edgerton , Acolytes , and Separation City.
He was honoured for his work in international roles with the Australians in Film Breakthrough Award. Edgerton directed, starred in, wrote, and produced the thriller The Gift , which was released on 7 August and grossed 60 million with a budget of 5 million.
In , he starred in the Jeff Nichols films Midnight Special [ 24 ] and Loving , [ 25 ] and in , he starred in the film Bright as Officer Nick Jacoby, an orc who is a police officer. He will reprise the character in the sequel along with Will Smith , directed by Louis Leterrier for Netflix. In September , Edgerton was tapped to star in and executive produce limited series The Florida Man based on a novel of the same name by Tom Cooper.
Edgerton has been a distinguished ambassador for The Fred Hollows Foundation for a number of years and has strong personal ties to the organisation, which works to restore people's sight in poor countries and to improve the health of Aboriginal Australians. Edgerton's brother, Nash , is a stuntman and filmmaker. Both he and his brother are a part of the Australian film collective Blue-Tongue Films.
