Nash Edgerton

Nash Edgerton (2011)

Nash Edgerton (born January 19, 1973 ) is an Australian stuntman , actor , director and film producer . He is the brother of actor Joel Edgerton .

Life and career

Edgerton took over the stunts for his brother Joel several times and also doubled other actors such as David Thewlis , Bruce Spence , Richard Roxburgh , Dominic Purcell and Marton Csokas . In the science fiction films Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) he doubled the actor Ewan McGregor .

He also appeared repeatedly as an actor in smaller roles and as a director made various short films, for which he often wrote the script and acted as a producer. His short film Spider was shown at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival .

Edgerton has also directed music videos by Brandon Flowers , Bob Dylan , Missy Higgins , Ben Lee , Eskimo Joe and Hilltop Hoods .

In 2008 Edgerton made his first feature film, The Square . Bear , the follow-up to the short film Spider , was screened at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and the 2012 Fantasy Film Festival .

Filmography (selection)

Stunts

• 1995: Power Rangers - The Movie (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie)
• 1996: Race the Sun (Race the Sun)
• 1996: DNA - The island of Dr. Moreau (The Island of Dr. Moreau)
• 1998: Dark City
• 1998: Babe: Pig in the City (Babe: Pig in the City)
• 1998: The Thin Red Line (The Thin Red Line)
• 1999: Matrix (The Matrix)
• 1999: Holy Smoke (Holy Smoke!)
• 2000: Top Secret - Two chatterboxes in Australia (Our Lips Are Sealed)
• 2000: Mission: Impossible II
• 2000: Red Planet
• 2001: Moulin Rouge (Moulin Rouge!)
• 2002: Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
• 2002: The Hard Word
• 2002: The Quiet American (The Quiet American)
• 2003: Kangaroo Jack
• 2003: Matrix Reloaded (The Matrix Reloaded)
• 2003: Matrix Revolutions (The Matrix Revolutions)
• 2005: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
• 2005: Stealth - Under the Radar (Stealth)
• 2006: Superman Returns
• 2007: Rogue (Rogue)
• 2010: Hesher - The Rebel (Hesher)
• 2010: Knight and Day
• 2010: Beginners
• 2011: I Am Number Four (I Am Number Four)
• 2012: Wish You Were Here
• 2012: Zero Dark Thirty
• 2013: The Great Gatsby (The Great Gatsby)
• 2013: The Bling Ring
• 2013: Wolverine: Way of the Warrior (The Wolverine)
• 2013: Felony
• 2014: The Signal
• 2014: The Rover
• 2014: The Equalizer
• 2014: The Code (TV series, 6 episodes)
• 2015: Last Days in the Desert
• 2015: Backtrack

actor

• 1996: Abused Children (Whipping Boy)
• 1998: Bloodlock
• 2002: The Hard Word
• 2003: Matrix Reloaded (The Matrix Reloaded)
• 2006: Macbeth
• 2012: Zero Dark Thirty
• 2014: The Rover
• 2014: The Equalizer
• 2014: Son of a Gun
• 2015: American Ultra
• 2015: Jane Got a Gun

Director

• 1996: Loaded (short film)
• 1997: Deadline (short film)
• 1998: Bloodlock (short film)
• 2001: The Pitch (short film)
• 2003: Fuel (short film)
• 2005: Lucky (short film)
• 2005: The IF Thing (short film)
• 2007: Spider (short film)
• 2008: The Square
• 2011: Bear (short film)
• 2013: The Captain (short film)
• 2015: Bob Dylan: The Night We Called It a Day (short film)
• 2018: Gringo

Web links

Commons : Nash Edgerton  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Nash Edgerton in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Director & Stuntman Nash Edgerton Talks SPIDER Sequel BEAR, His Work With David Michôd, And How Stunts Tell Stories! ( Memento of February 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) at twitchfilm.com, accessed on December 16, 2012