Anecdotes

Joel's brother, Nash Edgerton, was also in Star Wars, épisode II : L'Attaque des clones (2002). Nash was the stunt double for Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi).

His favorite actors are Gene Hackman, Gary Oldman, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ben Mendelsohn.

His short film Monkeys (2011) was selected for Australian short film event Final Cut in 2012, where it was awarded the Audience Favourite Prize alongside short films from award-winning filmmakers David Ludlow [Drifting (2010)] and Kelly Hucker [Kwik Fix (2010)].

Was in a relationship with Olympic Gold medalist Cathy Freeman from 2003-2005.

His mother is a Dutch emigrant, who was born in The Hague and moved to Australia in 1957. Her family is from Bodegraven-Reeuwijk and North Brabant.

The Edgerton brothers have collaborated on several film projects.

Joel appears in the music video for Ben Lee's (Claire Danes's then-boyfriend) 2002 single "Something Borrowed, Something Blue". The music video was directed by Joel's brother Nash Edgerton.

Is the second Star Wars actor to have played Sir Gawain in a King Arthur movie. Liam Neeson played the role in Excalibur (1981).

Founding member of 'Blue-Tongue Films'.

Studied acting at Theatre Nepean in Sydney, Australia.

When he graduated from high school he attended University of Western Sydney-Nepean Kingswood Campus and studied Drama there

Attended Hills Grammar School in Sydney's north-west.

In 2013, he was set to star in The Double Hour, a remake of the Italian film L'heure du crime (2009), alongside Michelle Williams, but the project fell apart.

Auditioned for the role of "Ty-Zor" in McG's now-aborted version of "Superman."

Starred in Ned Kelly (2003) with Orlando Bloom. Bloom in turn starred with Keira Knightley in Pirates des Caraïbes : La Malédiction du Black Pearl (2003). Kiera also starred in Le Roi Arthur (2004) with Edgerton.