Nash Edgerton

Nash Edgerton
Nash Edgerton
	Edgerton at a Warrior premiere in Israel on 16 October 2011
Born	19 January 1973 (age 51); Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation(s)	Stuntman, filmmaker, actor
Years active	1991–present
Spouse	Carla Ruffino (m. 2014)
Children	1
Relatives	Joel Edgerton (brother)

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

Early life

Edgerton was born in Blacktown, New South Wales and grew up in Dural (both suburbs of Sydney). He is the son of Marianne (van Dort), a homemaker, and Michael Edgerton, a solicitor/property developer.^[1]^[2]^[3] His younger brother is actor Joel Edgerton. His mother is a Dutch immigrant who was born in The Hague.^[4]^[5]

Career

Stuntman

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.^[6] His brother Joel appeared in those same films as young Owen Lars.

Director

Throughout Edgerton's career, he has made critically well-received short films often starring himself, such as Spider and Bear. He has also directed a total of four music videos for artist 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 (2008), an Australian neo-noir thriller. His most recent film as director was Gringo, released in 2018.

From 2018 to 2021, Edgerton directed every episode of Mr Inbetween, an Australian television black comedy-drama series starring and written by Scott Ryan. The series is adapted from Ryan's 2005 film The Magician, which Edgerton helped Ryan expand from a short film. Edgerton's stepdaughter Chika Yasumura appears in the series as the daughter of Ryan's character.

Personal life

Edgerton began dating Carla Ruffino in 2011 and they married on 1 April 2014. He is stepfather to her daughter from a previous marriage, Chika Yasumura.^[7]^[8] They have one daughter together, born in 2015.^[9]^[10]

Filmography

Film

Police Rescue In Action (1994) as Alex's mate (TV special)
Loaded (1996) as Richard - Short film co-directed by Kieran Darcy-Smith
Deadline (1997) as Young filmmaker - Short film
Bloodlock (1998) as Ian - Short film (co-directed by Kieran Darcy-Smith)
Two Hands (1999) - Stunts
The Matrix (1999) as Resistance Member / Stunt double, uncredited
The Pitch (2001) - Short film
Moulin Rouge! (2001) as Stagehand - Stunt team, uncredited
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) - Stunts
Fuel (2003) - Short film
The Matrix Reloaded (2003) as Security Guard #5
The Matrix Revolutions (2003) - Stunts
Lucky (2005) - Short film
The IF Thing (2005) - Short film
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) - Stunts
Macbeth (2006) as Macdonwald - Stunts
Superman Returns (2006) - Stunts
Spider (2007) - Short film
Hammer Bay (2007) - TV movie
The Square (2008) - Director
Hesher (2010) - Stunt coordinator
Knight and Day (2010) - Stunts
Bear (2011) - Short film
I Am Number Four (2011) as Mog - Stunts
Zero Dark Thirty (2012) as Nate - DEVGRU EOD - Stunt double
The Great Gatsby (2013) - Stunt double / stunt performer
The Bling Ring (2013) - Stunt coordinator
The Wolverine (2013) - Stunts
Felony (2013) - Stunt coordinator / stunt double
The Rover (2014) as Town Soldier
Son of a Gun (2014) as Chris
The Equalizer (2014) as Teddy's Guy - Stunts (uncredited)
Jane Got a Gun (2015) as Fur Trader - Stunts
The Gift (2015) as Frank Dale - Stunts^[11]
Straight Outta Compton (2015) - Stunts
American Ultra (2015) as Beedle - Stunts
Sinister 2 (2015) - Stunts
Miles Ahead (2015) - Stunt double
The Nice Guys (2016) - Stunts (uncredited)
The Darkness (2016) - Stunt coordinator
American Pastoral (2016) - Stunt coordinator
20th Century Women (2016) - Stunt coordinator
Please Stand By (2017) - Stunt coordinator
Bright (2017) - Stunts
Bleeding Steel (2017) - Stunts
American Express (2017)
Boy Erased (2018) - Stunt coordinator
Gringo (2018) - Director
Little Monsters (2019) - Stunts
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) - Stunt performer / stunts
Babyteeth (2019) - Stunt coordinator
All the Bright Places (2020) - Stunt coordinator
The Invisible Man (2020) as Security Guard

Television

Love Child (2016) - Stunts, 1 episode
Mr Inbetween (2018) as Trent - Director, 1 episode
Wolf Like Me (2022) - Guest appearance
Bodkin (2024) - Director, 2 episodes

Music videos

"Liar" by Eskimo Joe (2002) - Director
"Comfort Me" by Shihad (2002) - Director
"Good Dancers" by The Sleepy Jackson (2004) - Director
"Must Be Santa" by Bob Dylan (2009) - Director
"Beyond Here Lies Nothin'" by Bob Dylan (2009) - Director
"Half Mast (Slight Return)" by Empire of the Sun (2010) - Director
"Crossfire" by Brandon Flowers (2010) - Director
"Strong" by London Grammar - Actor
"Duquesne Whistle" by Bob Dylan (2012) - Director
"The Night We Called It a Day" by Bob Dylan (2015) - Director
"Show Business" by Hilltop Hoods feat. Eamon (2012) - Director

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.