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Joel Edgerton
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Joel Edgerton (Creator)
Joel Edgerton (born 23 June 1974) is an Australian actor and filmmaker. He is known for his portrayal of Will McGill on the first two seasons of the Australian drama series The … Wikipedia
Factsheet
Born (1974-06-23) 23 June 1974 (age 51)
Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
Occupations Actor
screenwriter
producer
director
Factsheet
Born (1974-06-23) 23 June 1974 (age 51)
Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
Occupations Actor
screenwriter
producer
director
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Wikipedia
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Joel Edgerton - Wikipedia
5 days ago - Edgerton has appeared in such films as Erskineville Kings, King Arthur and Ned Kelly. In the Star Wars franchise, he played a young Owen Lars in Attack of the Clones (2002) and Revenge of the Sith (2005) and reprised the role in the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi.
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IMDb
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Joel Edgerton | Actor, Producer, Writer
June 21, 2021 - Known for: The Gift, Boy Erased, The King
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Instagram
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Blue-Tongue Films
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Joel Edgerton | Blue-Tongue Films
Joel Edgerton is an Australian actor and filmmaker. He has appeared in the films Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) as a young Owen Lars, Warrior (2011), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), The Great Gatsby (2013), Black Mass (2015), Loving (2016), It Comes at Night (2017), Bright (2017), and Red Sparrow (2018).
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/starwarscantina › star wars has casted younger versions of many characters and many of them have been fantastic. but i think joel edgerton as uncle owen is easily the most underrated.
r/StarWarsCantina on Reddit: Star Wars has casted younger versions of many characters and many of them have been fantastic. But I think Joel Edgerton as Uncle Owen is easily the most underrated.
November 21, 2024 -

I know that sounds like a weird assertion when he has so little to do in comparison to Ewan McGregor, Alden Ehrenreich, etc but I really do think he's one of the best recastings for any of the OT characters. He does a well enough job in the prequels but in the Obi-Wan show he is utterly fantastic. I love both of his showdowns with Reva and his interactions with Kenobi. You get the sense that he wants to push Obi-Wan away not because he necessarily dislikes the other man but because he genuinely loves this little boy that got foisted into his household ten years ago and will do absolutely anything to keep him safe.

Even to the point where he went up against an Inquisitor TWICE because he wanted to protect Luke. "He is my own". God damn right, he is! If Kenobi season 2 ever does happen (which based on some of McGregor's statements is seemingly becoming more likely) I really hope they give Edgerton more of a starring role because I cannot get enough of his Uncle Owen. Ever since that show came out I've actually been genuinely sad when Owen and Beru die in Episode 4 because so much more weight has been added to those characters now.

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Joel Edgerton - Biography - IMDb
Joel Edgerton was born on June 23, 1974 in Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia, to Marianne (van Dort) and Michael Edgerton, who is a solicitor and property developer. His brother is filmmaker Nash Edgerton.
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Joel Edgerton Movies & TV Shows List | Rotten Tomatoes | Rotten Tomatoes
From that point on, Edgerton was in the big leagues, with one high-profile project after another. He went on to expand his creative work, writing and directing films like psychological thriller "The Gift" (2015) and family drama "Boy Erased" (2018) as well as starring in films such as historical biopic "Loving" (2016), crime comedy "Gringo" (2018) and espionage thriller "Red Sparrow" (2018). ... Joel Edgerton at arrivals for RED SPARROW Premiere Screening, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, New York, NY February 26, 2018.
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Netflix Tudum
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A Look at Joel Edgerton’s Best Roles: Career Highlights From Star Wars to Train Dreams - Netflix Tudum
January 16, 2026 - Edgerton delivers an unnerving turn in this poignant drama, which he also wrote and directed, inspired by Garrard Conley’s memoir. In the film, a young gay man named Jared Eamons (Lucas Hedges) is sent to a gay conversion therapy program led by therapist Victor Sykes (Edgerton) by his devoutly religious parents (played by fellow Aussies Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe).
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Dressed in Salvatore Ferragamo, Pringle of Scotland and more, Exodus: Gods and Kings actor Joel Edgerton connects with photographer Alexei Hay and stylist Julian Jesus for a feature photo shoot in the latest issue of The Wild. Playing Ramses in Exodus: Gods and Kings, Edgerton talks getting ...
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Joel Edgerton credits George Lucas for his career since casting him as young Uncle Owen - IMDb
Joel Edgerton credits George Lucas for his career since casting him as young Uncle Owen
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Acting Magazine
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Acting Magazine How Joel Edgerton Got Into Acting - Acting Magazine
December 13, 2024 - Edgerton’s international breakthrough came in 2002 when he was cast as a young Owen Lars in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones.
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October 9, 2009 - joel edgerton · @joeledgerton1 · Australia/USA · Joined October 2009 · 123 Following · 24.8K Followers · joel edgerton · @joeledgerton1 · · · Jun 23, 2022 · On my 26th B'day i got the call i was in the SWU. Here i am on my BD, 22 years later. Fitting day after OBI final ep to say ...
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Collider
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Joel Edgerton Blows the Whistle on a Cruel Tradition in New Look at 'The Plague' [Exclusive]
November 15, 2025 - In a previous interview about the movie, Edgerton previewed the difficult content these young actors tackle in The Plague, saying, "It felt to me like I was watching some like Full Metal Jacket for 12-year-olds." He continued, "I have kids, and I’m like I don’t know how I’m going to face that period of their lives…
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Director   Charlie Polinger
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Joel Edgerton Movies
A seventeen-year-old navigates his survival amongst an explosive criminal family and the detective who thinks he can save him.DirectorDavid MichôdStarsJames FrechevilleGuy PearceJoel Edgerton ...
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Kiddle
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Joel Edgerton has acted in many films and TV shows. He played a young Owen Lars in the Star Wars movies Attack of the Clones (2002) and Revenge of the Sith (2005).
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Fandom
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Joel Edgerton | Wookieepedia | Fandom
January 9, 2026 - Joel Edgerton (born June 23, 1974) is an actor who played Owen Lars in the prequel trilogy and the Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi television series on Disney+. He is the brother of Ewan McGregor's stunt double, Nash Edgerton, who directed his brother ...
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The Talks
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Joel Edgerton: “I create my freedom around that”
June 13, 2025 - I had an accident in my personal life that I thought was going to change my life irreversibly. I would equate that to a sense of loss of freedom and happiness. That fear was the foundation of a lot of my prayers as a young Catholic kid about things like separation anxiety from my parents or being sent away to a place where I couldn’t get out.
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Inverse
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Joel Edgerton Is the "Most Boring" Hero In Star Wars — And One of the Best Actors On The Planet
June 11, 2024 - Like Luke Skywalker, a younger Joel Edgerton was also living on a desert planet, dreaming of adventures.
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The Advocate
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How Joel Edgerton, a Former Bully, Became the Director of 'Boy Erased'
June 1, 2023 - Joel Edgerton, an actor known for films like The Great Gatsby and Loving, is the director and screenwriter of Boy Erased.