Nash Edgerton

Nash Edgerton
Edgerton at a Warrior premiere on 16 October 2011
Born (1973-01-19) 19 January 1973
Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation Stuntman, filmmaker
Years active 1991–present
Spouse(s) Carla Ruffino
Relatives Joel Edgerton (brother)

Nash Edgerton (born 19 January 1973) is an Australian film director and stuntman, and a principal member of the movie-making collective Blue-Tongue Films.

Life and career

Edgerton was born in Blacktown, New South Wales and grew up in Dural, the son of Marianne, a homemaker, and Michael Edgerton, a solicitor/property developer.[1][2][3] His brother is actor Joel Edgerton. His mother is a Dutch immigrant.[4]

As a stuntman, he has worked on such films as The Matrix trilogy, The Thin Red Line, Superman Returns, and, most notably, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, as the stunt double for Ewan McGregor, who played Obi-Wan Kenobi.[5] His brother Joel appeared in those same films as Owen Lars.

He has directed four music videos for Bob Dylan ("Beyond Here Lies Nothin'", "Must Be Santa", "Duquesne Whistle", and "The Night We Called It a Day"). His feature-length directorial debut was The Square. He is the director of Gringo, released in 2018.

He is the director of Mr Inbetween, an Australian television black comedy-drama series commissioned by FX Australia starring Scott Ryan.

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Oh, brother - Film". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. 2005-01-08. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  2. ↑ "'Square' director, Nash Edgerton, likes keeping audiences on edge - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Post-gazette.com. 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  3. ↑ http://www.cozycot.com/gallery/article/The-Australian-premiere-of--Warrior--held-at-Event-Cinemas--Where-155736/photo/226560
  4. ↑ https://cinemovie.tv/Interviews/joel-edgerton-nash-edgerton-talk-gringo-and-being-best-of-friends
  5. ↑ Nash Edgerton on IMDb
  6. ↑ "The Gift (2015) (2015) - Box Office Mojo". boxofficemojo.com.
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