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Joel Edgerton

Joel Edgerton

41 movies on Netflix

Biography

Joel Edgerton is an Australian actor and filmmaker who became widely known as Will McGill on the Australian drama The Secret Life of Us, a part that earned him an AACTA Award. He played Owen Lars in the Star Wars prequels, beginning with Attack of the Clones (2002), and returned to it in the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi. Born in Blacktown, New South Wales, he trained at the Nepean Drama School and worked on stage, including in A Streetcar Named Desire for the Sydney Theatre Company. His films include Animal Kingdom (2010), for which he won an AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor, Warrior (2011), The Great Gatsby (2013) and The Green Knight (2021). Loving (2016) brought him a Golden Globe nomination, and he wrote, directed and starred in The Gift (2015), earning a DGA Award nomination, and he wrote and directed Boy Erased (2018). Train Dreams (2025) drew acclaim and nominations including Critics' Choice and Independent Spirit Awards.

52years old

Turns 53 on June 23in 254 days

  • Born Blacktown
  • Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22

Movie Career

Films
41
Career span
29 years1996 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Behind the camera

    Edgerton wrote, directed, produced and starred in the thriller The Gift, which came out on 7 August 2015. Made for a budget of 5 million, it took in 60 million.

  2. Beyond film

    Edgerton voiced the title character of The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello, an animated short that received an Academy Award nomination.

  3. Behind the camera

    In 2013, it came out that Edgerton and David Michod had worked together on a script for Warner Bros. Pictures, adapting Shakespeare's Henriad: Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2 and Henry V.

Joel Edgerton movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Warrior2011 Action, Drama, Sportas Brendan Conlon

    IMDb rating 8.1534K votes

  2. The Great Gatsby2013 Drama, Romanceas Tom Buchanan

    IMDb rating 7.2650K votes

  3. Zero Dark Thirty2012as Patrick - Squadron Team Leader

    IMDb rating 7.4345K votes

  4. The Gift2015as Gordo Mosley

    IMDb rating 7.0188K votes

  5. Red Sparrow2018as Nate Nash

    IMDb rating 6.6220K votes

  6. Bright2017as Nick Jakoby

    IMDb rating 6.3211K votes

  7. Black Mass2015as John Connolly

    IMDb rating 6.8204K votes

  8. Exodus: Gods and Kings2014as Ramses

    IMDb rating 6.0188K votes

Most often with

Gavin O'Connor directed two of these films, David Michôd two and Jeff Nichols two. Bill Camp appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Bill Camp, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Bill CampBen Mendelsohn, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Ben MendelsohnSean Harris, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Sean HarrisNash Edgerton, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Nash EdgertonBen Kingsley, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Ben KingsleySigourney Weaver, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Sigourney WeaverGavin O'ConnorDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Gavin O'ConnorDavid MichôdDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by David MichôdJeff NicholsDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Jeff Nichols

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Box office

What Joel Edgerton's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.7 billion

27 of the 41 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 41 films: 27 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 4 streaming, short cinema run; 5 figure not found.

  • 27Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 4Streaming, short cinema run
  • 5Figure not found

Top grosser

The Great Gatsby2013as Tom Buchanan$351 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 84% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Great Gatsby2013as Tom Buchanan
    $351M21.0% of the total
  2. 2
    Exodus: Gods and Kings2014as Ramses
    $268M16.0% of the total
  3. 3
    King Arthur2004as Gawain
    $204M12.2% of the total
  4. 4
    Red Sparrow2018as Nate Nash
    $152M9.1% of the total
  5. 5
    Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole2010as Metal Beak (voice)
    $140M8.4% of the total
  6. 6
    Zero Dark Thirty2012as Patrick - Squadron Team Leader
    $133M7.9% of the total
  7. 7
    Black Mass2015as John Connolly
    $100M6.0% of the total
  8. 8
    The Gift2015as Gordo Mosley
    $59M3.5% of the total
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012), $56.0 millionThe Boys in the Boat (2023), $54.4 millionThe Thing (2011), $31.5 millionWarrior (2011), $23.3 millionIt Comes at Night (2017), $19.3 millionThe Green Knight (2021), $18.9 millionGringo (2018), $11.0 millionKinky Boots (2005), $10.0 millionLoving (2016), $9.0 millionBoy Erased (2018), $7.9 millionMidnight Special (2016), $7.1 millionNed Kelly (2003), $6.6 millionWhisper (2007), $5.3 millionJane Got a Gun (2015), $3.8 millionMaster Gardener (2022), $1.5 millionLife (2015), $1.2 million

$269 millionfrom the other 19 films with a worldwide figure, 16% of the total

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