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Joel Edgerton

Joel Edgerton (born 23 June 1974) is an Australian film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in 2000s and 2010s films like Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002), Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005), Animal Kingdom (2010), The Thing (2011), Warrior (2011), The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012) and Zero Dark Thirty (2012).

Edgerton has appeared in such films as Erskineville Kings, King Arthur, Ned Kelly, and, most notably, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, portraying a young Owen Lars, stepbrother of Anakin Skywalker and uncle to Luke Skywalker. Edgerton's brother Nash was the stunt double for Ewan McGregor, who played Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy.[6] He is known for playing the role of Will on the series The Secret Life of Us for which he was nominated for an AFI award.

In 2005, 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, Edgerton appeared in the British comedy Kinky Boots, in a lead role alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor, as the son of a deceased shoe maker who must find a niche market in the 21st century. He also had a significant role in the 2006 American film Smokin' Aces.

Edgerton was seen in the film Whisper with Josh Holloway in 2007;[7] The Square, which he co-wrote and was directed by his brother Nash; Acolytes, an Australian film about teenagers who get revenge on a serial killer; and Separation City, a comedy-drama which follows the collapse of two marriages.[8] In 2009, he starred alongside Cate Blanchett as Stanley in the Sydney Theatre Company's acclaimed production of A Streetcar Named Desire.[9] Edgerton and Blanchett also appeared in a production of this play at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in December 2009.[10]

Edgerton had a major role in the MMA movie Warrior, which received a 2011 release through Lions Gate Entertainment.[11] Edgerton played the son of Nick Nolte's character and older brother of Tom Hardy's character. Joel also has a black belt in Karate.[12] On 7 February 2010, he was cast in Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.'s 2011 prequel to The Thing,[13] portraying helicopter pilot Sam Carter.[14]

In 2011, Edgerton was cast as Tom Buchanan in Baz Luhrmann's 2013 remake of The Great Gatsby.

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