Taron Egerton

Acting · Born 1989-11-10 in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, UK

Biography

Taron Egerton (/ˈɛdʒərtən/ EJ-ər-tən; born 10 November 1989) is a Welsh actor. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he performed in stage plays before gaining recognition for his starring role as a spy in the action comedy films Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017). Egerton has starred in several biographical films, portraying military officer Edward Brittain in the drama Testament of Youth (2014), the titular ski-jumper in the sports film Eddie the Eagle (2016), and singer Elton John in the musical Rocketman (2019). The last of these earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. He also starred as Jimmy Keene in the miniseries Black Bird (2022), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award, as Henk Rogers in the biopic…

Filmography

• National Theatre Live: The Last of the Haussmans as Daniel
• Come Home as Johnny (voice)
• For Gunter’s Eyes Only as Johnny (voice)
• Minions & More Volume 1 as Johnny (voice)
• Kingsman: The Secret Service as Gary 'Eggsy' Unwin
• She Rides Shotgun as Nathan Mcclusky
• Carry-On as Ethan Kopek
• Testament of Youth as Edward Brittain
• Legend as Mad Teddy Smith
• Eddie the Eagle as Eddie Edwards