Taron Egerton
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 Egerton at the 2018 Global Education and Skills Forum | |
| Born | Taron David Egerton (1989-11-10) 10 November 1989 Birkenhead, Merseyside, England |
| Residence | Muswell Hill, London, England |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
Taron David Egerton (born 10 November 1989) is a Welsh actor and singer.[1][2] He is known for his roles in the British television series The Smoke and the 2014 action comedy film Kingsman: The Secret Service.[3][4] He has also played Edward Brittain in the 2014 drama film Testament of Youth, appeared in the 2015 crime thriller film Legend, starred as Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards in the 2016 biographical film Eddie the Eagle, voiced Johnny in the 2016 animated musical film Sing, and reprised his role in the 2017 Kingsman sequel, The Golden Circle.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Filmography
3.1 Film
3.2 Television
3.3 Theatre
3.4 Music videos
3.5 Audiobooks
4 References
5 External links
Early life
Taron David Egerton[5] was born on 10 November 1989 in Birkenhead, Merseyside, to parents from nearby Liverpool. His grandmother is Welsh.[6] His first name is a variation of "taran", which means "thunder" in the Welsh language. His father and family ran a bed-and-breakfast and his mother works in social services.[7] He spent some of his early childhood on the Wirral Peninsula, and moved with his family to Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, on the Welsh island of Anglesey, where he went to primary school.[6]
Egerton moved to Aberystwyth when he was 12. Although born in England, Egerton considers himself to be Welsh "through and through" and is conversant in the Welsh language, albeit admitting that his Welsh is not as good as it previously was.[6][8][9] He attended Ysgol Penglais School before he went on to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where he graduated with a BA (Hons) Acting in 2012.[10]
Career
Egerton made his acting debut in 2011 with a small role in two episodes of the ITV series Lewis as Liam Jay.[4] Later, he was added to the main cast of the Sky1 series The Smoke.[3] Egerton played Gary "Eggsy" Unwin, the young protégé of Harry Hart (Colin Firth), in Matthew Vaughn's film Kingsman: The Secret Service and its sequel, Kingsman: The Golden Circle.[4] The first movie's success launched Egerton into fame and resulted in him signing a three-movie contract with 20th Century Fox.[11]
Egerton co-starred in Testament of Youth, based on the life of Vera Brittain,[12] and appeared in the two-part episode "The Ramblin' Boy" in the seventh series of Lewis as Liam Jay. In 2015, it was announced that Egerton would be starring in Billionaire Boys Club.[13] He was named one of GQ's 50 best-dressed British men in 2015 and 2016.[14] In 2018, Egerton was picked to play Elton John in the 2019 biopic Rocketman.[15][16]
Filmography
Egerton at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con International
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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| 2012 | Pop | Andy | Edward Hicks | Short film |
| 2013 | Hereafter | Tamburlaine | Johnny Kenton | Short film |
| 2014 | Testament of Youth | Edward Brittain | James Kent | Nominated—London Film Festival for British Newcomer |
Kingsman: The Secret Service | Gary "Eggsy" Unwin | Matthew Vaughn | Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer Nominated—BAFTA Rising Star Award Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Breakout Star Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor | |
| 2015 | Legend | Edward "Mad Teddy" Smith | Brian Helgeland | |
| 2016 | Eddie the Eagle | Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards | Dexter Fletcher | Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Drama |
Sing | Johnny (voice) | Christophe Lourdelet & Garth Jennings | ||
| 2017 | Love at First Sight | Johnny (voice) | Benjamin Le Ster & Matthew Nealson | Short film |
Kingsman: The Golden Circle | Gary "Eggsy" Unwin / Galahad | Matthew Vaughn | ||
| 2018 | Billionaire Boys Club | Dean Karny | James Cox | |
Robin Hood | Robin Hood | Otto Bathurst | ||
| 2019 | Rocketman  | Elton John | Dexter Fletcher | Filming |
| Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Lewis | Liam Jay | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | The Smoke | Dennis "Asbo" Severs | Main role |
| 2018 | Watership Down | El-Ahrairah (voice) | Miniseries |
| 2019 | Moominvalley | Moomintroll (voice) | Main role |
| 2019 | The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance | Rian (voice) | Main role |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Theatre |
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| 2012 | The Last of the Hausmanns | Danny | Royal National Theatre |
| 2013 | No Quarter | Tommy | Royal Court Theatre |
Music videos
| Year | Artist | Song | Album |
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| 2015 | Lazy Habits | "The Breach" | The Atrocity Exhibition |
Audiobooks
| Year | Title | Role | Production company |
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| 2018 | Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds: The Musical Drama | The Artilleryman | Audible |
References
^ "Meet Taron Egerton: 12 Things to Know About the 'Kingsman' Breakout". Yahoo Movies. Retrieved 16 April 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Owens, Dave (4 January 2015). "'A star is born' – Welsh actor Taron Egerton receives the Seal of approval from Hollywood Bible Variety". Wales Online. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
^ ab Howell, Jordan (12 April 2013). "Jamie Bamber, Jodie Whittaker for Sky1 drama 'The Smoke'". imediamonkey.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
^ abc Kroll, Justin (25 July 2013). "Matthew Vaughn Eyes Newcomer Taron Egerton for 'Secret Service'". variety.com. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
^ Taylor, Ben (4 March 2015). "5 things about... your new British crush Taron Egerton". Swide. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
^ abc "Taron Egerton on The Jonathan Ross Show, said starting at 0:52". YouTube. 25 January 2015.
^ "Meet Taron Egerton: 12 Things to Know About the 'Kingsman' Breakout". Yahoo!. 13 February 2015.
^ "Egerton's bio as of December 24, 2014".
^ MR PORTER. "Mr Taron Egerton". Mr Taron Egerton - The Look - The Journal - Issue 199 - 13 January 2015 - MR PORTER.
^ "Taron Egerton, UK Stars of Tomorrow 2014". screendaily.com.
^ Celebretainment, By. "Taron Egerton idolises Colin Firth". Green Valley News. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
^ Ge, Linda (13 February 2014). "Taron Egerton, Colin Morgan and Alexandra Roach Join Alicia Vikander in 'Testament of Youth'". upandcomers.net. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
^ Scott, Mike (November 11, 2015). "Kevin Spacey's 'Billionaire's Boys Club,' WWE Studios' 'Brothers Blood' headed for New Orleans shoots". nola.com. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
^ "50 Best Dressed Men in Britain 2015". GQ. 5 January 2015.
^ McNary, Dave (2018-04-19). "Taron Egerton to Play Elton John in Biopic 'Rocketman' at Paramount". Variety. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
^ "Elton John Biopic 'Rocketman' Shifts Summer 2019 Release Date". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
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