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Taron Egerton

Taron Egerton

Birthday: 1989-11-10 | Place of Birth: Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, UK

Taron David Egerton (born 10 November 1989) is an English-born Welsh actor. He gained recognition for starring as Gary "Eggsy" Unwin in the action comedy film Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and its sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017). He has also starred in several biopics, portraying Edward Brittain in the drama Testament of Youth (2014), Edward "Mad Teddy" Smith in the crime thriller Legend (2015), Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards in the sports film Eddie the Eagle (2016), and singer-songwriter Elton John in the musical Rocketman (2019). Although born in England with only one Welsh grandparent, Egerton, having lived in Wales since childhood, considers himself to be Welsh "through and through" and is bilingual, speaking both Welsh and English.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Black Bird

as    James 'Jimmy' Keene

2022
For Gunter’s Eyes Only

as    Johnny (voice)

2021
Sing 2

as    Johnny (voice)

2020
The Sandman

as    John Constantine

2019
Rocketman

as    Elton John

2019
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

as    Rian (voice)

2018
Billionaire Boys Club

as    Dean Karny

2018
Robin Hood

as    Robin of Loxley

2017
Kingsman: The Golden Circle

as    Eggsy

2016
Eddie the Eagle

as    Eddie Edwards

2016
Sing

as    Johnny (voice)

2015
Testament of Youth

as    Edward Brittain

2015
Legend

as    Mad Teddy Smith

2014
Kingsman: The Secret Service

as    Gary 'Eggsy' Unwin