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

• Kingsman: The Secret Service as Gary 'Eggsy' Unwin
• She Rides Shotgun as Nathan Mcclusky
• Testament of Youth as Edward Brittain
• Legend as Mad Teddy Smith
• Eddie the Eagle as Eddie Edwards
• Sing as Johnny (voice)
• Kingsman: The Golden Circle as Eggsy
• Rocketman as Elton John
• Sing 2 as Johnny (voice)
• Tetris as Henk Rogers

TV

• Black Bird as James 'Jimmy' Keene
• The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance as Rian (voice)
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
• Lewis as Liam Jay
• The Smoke as Dennis 'Asbo' Severs
• Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
• Project Runway as Self
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
• Centaurworld as Pigeontaur / Albatrosstaur (voice)
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest