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Joel Edgerton Biography

Birth Place:

Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia

Profession

Actor

Fast Facts

Made his stage debut in the 1995 Sydney Theatre Company's production of Nick Enright's Blackrock
Started Blue-Tongue Films production company with his brother, Nash Edgerton, and several colleagues in 1999
First worked with his brother on the 2008 film The Square, which was directed by Nash and starred and was co-written by Joel
Made his directorial debut with the short film Monkeys in 2011
Has a black belt in karate

2018AACTA Awards-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2018AACTA Awards-Best Film: nominated
2018AACTA Awards-Best Direction: nominated
2018AACTA Awards-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2017Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
2016Critics' Choice Awards-Best Actor: nominated
2013AACTA Awards-Best Supporting Actor: winner
2012AACTA Awards-Best Lead Actor: nominated
2008Australian Film Institute Awards-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2002Australian Film Institute Awards-Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama: winner
2002Australian Film Institute Awards-Best Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
2000Australian Film Institute Awards-Best Performance by an Actor in a Telefeature or Mini-Series: nominated