Portrait of Joel Edgerton

Acting

Joel Edgerton

Career

Active from 1996 to 2025, busiest in 2011 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
56
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 62 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joel Edgerton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.6, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    1.4, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.4, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Moral Ambiguity 7
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Contemporary Realism 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Father-Son Conflict 2
  • Romance 2
  • Historical 2
  • Atmospheric 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

97
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

5 titles
Father
Father

as Narrator

Trigger Point
Trigger Point

TV show · as Red

Fangs
Fangs

as Fangs

Wizards!
Wizards!

Story

Bluebottle
Bluebottle

Executive Producer

2020s

14 titles · average score 74
Train Dreams
Train Dreams (2025)
GoodWatch score 84

as Robert Grainier

The Plague
The Plague (2025)
GoodWatch score 76

as Daddy Wags

Dark Matter
Dark Matter (2024)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Jason Dessen / Jason2

The Brutalist
The Brutalist (2024)
GoodWatch score 81

Thanks

I Don't Understand You
I Don't Understand You (2024)
GoodWatch score 53

Producer

The Boys in the Boat
The Boys in the Boat (2023)
GoodWatch score 64

as Coach Al Ulbrickson

Master Gardener
Master Gardener (2023)
GoodWatch score 66

as Narvel Roth

Thirteen Lives
Thirteen Lives (2022)
GoodWatch score 77

as Harry Harris

The Stranger
The Stranger (2022)
GoodWatch score 75

as Mark Frame

Obi-Wan Kenobi
Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Owen Lars

The Green Knight
The Green Knight (2021)
GoodWatch score 75

as Lord

The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad (2021)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Arnold Ridgeway

2010s

32 titles · average score 63
The King
The King (2019)
GoodWatch score 70

as Falstaff

Red Sparrow
Red Sparrow (2018)
GoodWatch score 54

as Nathaniel "Natan" Nash

Bright
Bright (2017)
GoodWatch score 46

as Nick Jakoby

It Comes at Night
It Comes at Night (2017)
GoodWatch score 70

as Paul

Black Mass
Black Mass (2015)
GoodWatch score 68

as John Connolly

The Gift
The Gift (2015)
GoodWatch score 77

as Gordo Mosley

Exodus: Gods and Kings
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
GoodWatch score 45

as Ramses II

The Rover
The Rover (2014)
GoodWatch score 64

Story

Zero Dark Thirty
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
GoodWatch score 83

as Patrick - Squadron Team Leader

The Odd Life of Timothy Green
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)
GoodWatch score 53

as Jim Green

Warrior
Warrior (2011)
GoodWatch score 80

as Brendan Conlon

The Thing
The Thing (2011)
GoodWatch score 49

as Carter

2000s

31 titles · average score 58
Acolytes
Acolytes (2009)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ian Wright

Separation City
Separation City (2009)
GoodWatch score 63

as Simon Nicholson

Dirt Game
Dirt Game (2009)

TV show · as Shane Bevic

The Square
The Square (2008)
GoodWatch score 73

as Billy

Crossbow
Crossbow (2007)
GoodWatch score 50

as The Dad

Dangerous
Dangerous (2007)

TV show · as Senior Sergeant Mark Field

Open Window
Open Window (2006)
GoodWatch score 34

as Peter

Kinky Boots
Kinky Boots (2005)
GoodWatch score 63

as Charlie Price

The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello
The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello (2005)
GoodWatch score 82

as Jasper Morello (voice)

King Arthur
King Arthur (2004)
GoodWatch score 49

as Gawain

Ned Kelly
Ned Kelly (2003)
GoodWatch score 57

as Aaron Sherritt

The Night We Called It a Day
The Night We Called It a Day (2003)
GoodWatch score 45

as Rod Blue

1990s

15 titles · average score 62
Praise
Praise (1999)
GoodWatch score 65

as Leo

Dogwatch
Dogwatch (1999)

as Sparrow

Erskineville Kings
Erskineville Kings (1999)
GoodWatch score 62

as Wayne

Bloodlock
Bloodlock (1998)

as Danny

Never Tell Me Never
Never Tell Me Never (1998)

as Pab

Deadline
Deadline (1997)

Assistant Camera

Big Sky
Big Sky (1997)

TV show

Loaded
Loaded (1996)

as Frog

Water Rats
Water Rats (1996)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Aaron Lawrence / Crosby

Jac et Bill
Jac et Bill (1996)

Writer, Producer

Spellbinder
Spellbinder (1995)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Bazza

Police Rescue
Police Rescue (1991)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Andy