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.
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Early life
Edgerton was born in Blacktown, New South Wales and grew up in Dural (both suburbs of Sydney). He attended The Hills Grammar School. He is the son of Marianne (van Dort), a homemaker, and Michael Edgerton, a solicitor and property developer. His younger brother is actor Joel Edgerton. His mother is a Dutch immigrant who was born in The Hague.
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. 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 his trilogy of Spider, Bear and Shark. 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. They have one daughter together, born in 2015.
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
Television
Love Child (2016) - Stunts, 1 episode
Mr Inbetween (2018) as Trent, 1 episode - Director, 26 episodes
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
"Something Borrowed, Something Blue" by Ben Lee (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.
