Taron Egerton
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 Tetris (2023), and in the thriller film Carry-On (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Taron Egerton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1989-11-10 · Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, UK
Known for
- Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) — Gary 'Eggsy' Unwin
- Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) — Eggsy
- Sing (2016) — Johnny (voice)
- Rocketman (2019) — Elton John
- Sing 2 (2021) — Johnny (voice)
- Legend (2015) — Mad Teddy Smith
- Robin Hood (2018) — Robin of Loxley
- Carry-On (2024) — Ethan Kopek
- Eddie the Eagle (2016) — Eddie Edwards
- Tetris (2023) — Henk Rogers
- Apex (2026) — Ben
- Black Bird (2022) — James 'Jimmy' Keene
- Testament of Youth (2015) — Edward Brittain
- Billionaire Boys Club (2018) — Dean Karny
- The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019) — Rian (voice)
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)