Joel Edgerton

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name = Joel Edgerton
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birthplace = Sydney, New South Wales

Joel Edgerton (born June 23, 1974) is an Australian film and television actor.

Edgerton was born in Sydney, New South Wales. He has appeared in such films as "Erskineville Kings", "King Arthur", "Ned Kelly", and, most notably, ' and ', 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. [Ironically, the novelization for "Return of the Jedi" erroneously refers to Obi-Wan as Owen's brother.]

Edgerton attended the Nepean Drama School in western Sydney before moving on to various stage productions, most notably at Sydney Theatre Company - "Blackrock", "Third World Blues" and "Love for Love" - and Bell Shakespeare - "Henry IV" - as well as television series. 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 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 [cite web|title=Whisper Web site|url=http://www.goldcirclefilms.com/movies/movie_whisper.html] , and will be seen in the upcoming films "The Square", directed by his brother Nash, and "Acolytes", an Australian film about teenagers who get revenge on a serial killer.

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