Taron Egerton

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His upcoming films are Sing, Billionaire Boys Club, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, and Robin Hood.

Personal life and education

Egerton was born in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, to parents from Liverpool.[6] His grandmother is Welsh.[6] His first name is a variation of "Taran", which is Welsh for "thunder".[7] His father and family ran a bed-and-breakfast and his mother works in social services.[7] He was raised around Wirral, England, but his family moved to the island of Anglesey, in Wales. He then moved to Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, where he spent most of his childhood, and moved with his family to Aberystwyth, Wales, when he was twelve. Egerton considers himself Welsh "through and through", and speaks conversational Welsh.[6][8][9] He attended Ysgol Penglais comprehensive school. Egerton is a RADA-trained actor who graduated with a BA (Hons) Acting in 2012.[10] He is a tenor through music and dance, specialising in stage combat, and his interests include literature and travel.

Career

Egerton made his acting debut in 2011 with a small role in two episodes of the ITV series Lewis as Liam Jay.[5] Later, he was added to the main cast of the Sky1 series The Smoke.[4]

Egerton played Gary "Eggsy" Unwin, the protégé of Harry Hart (Colin Firth), in Matthew Vaughn's film Kingsman: The Secret Service.[5] Egerton co-starred in Testament of Youth, based on the life of Vera Brittain, which starred Alicia Vikander and Kit Harington as the leads[11] and appeared in the two-part episode "The Ramblin' Boy" in the seventh series of Lewis as Liam Jay.

In 2015, it was announced Egerton would be starring opposite Ansel Elgort and Kevin Spacey in a remake of Billionaire Boys Club.[12]

He was named one of GQ's 50 best-dressed British men in 2015 and in 2016.[13]

Filmography

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Egerton at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con International

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Pop Andy Short film
2013 Hereafter Tamburlaine Short film
2014 Kingsman: The Secret Service Gary "Eggsy" Unwin Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer
Nominated—BAFTA Rising Star Award
Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Breakout Star
2014 Testament of Youth Edward Brittain Nominated—London Film Festival for British Newcomer
2015 Legend Edward "Mad Teddy" Smith
2016 Eddie the Eagle Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards
2016 Billionaire Boys Club Dean Karny In post-production
2017[14] Sing Johnny Voice
2017 Kingsman: The Golden Circle Gary "Eggsy" Unwin Filming
2017 Robin Hood: Origins Robin Hood In pre-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Lewis Liam Jay 2 episodes
2014 The Smoke Dennis "Asbo" Severs 8 episodes

References

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External links

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