Taron Egerton

Taron Egerton ( ; born 10 November 1989) is a Welsh actor, singer, and producer. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he performed in stage plays before gaining recognition for his starring role as a spy in the action comedy films Kingsman: The Secret Service and Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017). He has also voiced characters in animated projects like the Sing franchise (2016–present) and The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019).

Egerton has starred in several biographical films, portraying military officer Edward Brittain in the drama Testament of Youth (2014), the titular ski-jumper in the sports film Eddie the Eagle (2016), and singer Elton John in the musical Rocketman (2019). The last of these earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. He also starred as Jimmy Keene in the miniseries Black Bird (2022), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award, as Henk Rogers in the biopic Tetris (2023), and in the thriller film Carry-On (2024).

Early life and education Egerton was born in Birkenhead on 10 November 1989. His mother worked in social services, while his father ran a bed-and-breakfast near Liverpool; both of them are Liverpool natives. He has two younger half-sisters.

Egerton's parents divorced when he was two, and he subsequently moved with his mother to the Welsh island of Anglesey, where he went to primary school. He began acting at age 15, which he later explained was "as much about trying to be social and make friends as it was an interest in acting". After appearing in the crime drama series Lewis, he was cast as the lead role in Matthew Vaughn's Kingsman: The Secret Service, an action comedy film adaptation of the comic book The Secret Service by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons, in 2013. He portrayed British Army officer Edward Brittain in the 2014 biographical drama film Testament of Youth, earning a nomination for Best British Newcomer at the BFI London Film Festival. Kingsman: The Secret Service was released in 2015, garnering highly favorable reviews that described it as "fun, stylish and subversive" as well as grossing over $400 million. Writing for TheWrap, James Rocchi deemed Egerton to be "a naturally charismatic presence with smarts behind his smile" as Gary "Eggsy" Unwin, a recruit for an espionage organisation. Egerton rose to fame with the role. In the same year, he played ski-jumper Eddie the Eagle in the eponymous biopic and voiced Johnny, a passionate gorilla, in the animated musical film Sing. Egerton reprised the role of Eggsy in the film Kingsman: The Golden Circle, a sequel to Kingsman: The Secret Service, released the following year. It drew a mixed response from critics. In 2018, he starred in the crime drama film Billionaire Boys Club and played the title character in the action-adventure film Robin Hood. Both films were failures commercially and with critics. The Washington Posts Ann Hornaday opined that Egerton "exerts a steadying, singularly charismatic force" in the role, while Richard Lawson of Vanity Fair described his portrayal as "nuanced and emotionally intelligent while still loose, carried with verve and agility". Egerton won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance. He also garnered a British Academy Film Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role and a Grammy Award nomination for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for his work on the film's soundtrack. That same year, Egerton narrated the audiobook version of John's autobiography, Me, and the two performed on stage together several times.

Also in 2019, Egerton voiced Moomintroll in the animated series Moominvalley and Rian in the fantasy series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. He reprised the role of Johnny in Sing 2, which released in 2021. Egerton starred in the play Cock by Mike Bartlett. Directed by Marianne Elliott and held at the Ambassadors Theatre in the West End, the production marked his West End debut. After missing performances due to fainting on stage during the first night of performances in March 2022 and testing positive for COVID-19 later that month, Egerton exited for "personal reasons" the following month. The production of Cock garnered mixed critical reception, with Egerton's performance gaining praise. The Guardians Arifa Akbar wrote he "is especially affecting in his romantic desperation".

Egerton executive produced and portrayed American drug dealer Jimmy Keene in the miniseries Black Bird, an adaptation of Keene's memoir In with the Devil. It premiered on Apple TV+ in 2022. He received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. The following year, Egerton portrayed entrepreneur Henk Rogers in the biographical film Tetris, about the video game of the same name, which also released on Apple TV+. Lovia Gyarke of The Hollywood Reporter commended him for playing Rogers with an "earnest goofiness".

2024–present: Breakthrough with Netflix and AppleTV+ In the Netflix thriller film Carry-On (2024), Egerton starred as a TSA agent blackmailed by a terrorist. He deemed it a rare opportunity to lead a film aimed at a wide audience. Nick Schager of The Daily Beast wrote that "Egerton exudes the right mix of stuck-in-a-rut defeatism and harried determination to hold the film together". On Netflix, Carry-On became the fifth-most-watched English-language film of all time. In 2025, he starred in the Apple TV+ miniseries Smoke (2025) and the crime thriller film She Rides Shotgun.

Egerton will also star in the dark comedy thriller film Everybody Wants to Fuck Me alongside English actress Jessica Henwick. He will portray a man who finds himself being stalked by women after he "masters the disguise of being the perfect man". The film is scheduled to be released in 2027. Its first teaser was shown at CinemaCon 2026, with IndieWire describing it as "the best thing we saw" at the event.

Public image Egerton was named one of the 50 best-dressed British men in 2015 and 2016 by British GQ. Having lost a grandmother to motor neurone disease, he is an ambassador for the Motor Neurone Disease Association.

Personal life Egerton lives in West London. Following speculation about his sexuality, Egerton explained that it is "a joy to support" his gay friends, though he is not himself gay. However, as a teenager, Egerton questioned whether he was gay and explained that he felt "very panicked and upset about how I would be perceived".

Acting credits Film Year Title Role Notes 2014 Testament of Youth Edward Brittain 2015 Kingsman: The Secret Service Gary "Eggsy" Unwin / Galahad Legend Edward "Mad Teddy" Smith 2016 Eddie the Eagle Michael "Eddie" Edwards / Eddie the Eagle Sing Johnny (voice) 2017 Kingsman: The Golden Circle Gary "Eggsy" Unwin / Galahad 2018 Billionaire Boys Club Dean Karny Robin Hood Robin Hood 2019 Rocketman Elton John 2021 Sing 2 Johnny (voice) 2023 Tetris Henk Rogers Also executive producer 2024 Carry-On Ethan Kopek 2025 She Rides Shotgun Nate McCluskyAlso executive producer 2026 Apex Ben Everybody Wants to Fuck Me Completed 2027 Kockroach Post-production

Television Year Title Role Notes 2013 Lewis Liam Jay 2 episodes 2019 The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Rian Voice role

Theatre Year Title Role Notes 2012 The Last of the Haussmans Danny Royal National Theatre 2022 Cock M Ambassadors Theatre 2019 "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" Elton John, Taron Egerton

Audio Year Title Role Notes 2019 Me Narrator Audiobook

Discography Soundtrack albums TitleAlbum details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUS AUT FRA GER ITA NLD NZ SWI US Rocketman Released: 24 May 2019 Label: Virgin EMI, Interscope Formats: CD, LP, digital download 5 6 38 55 67 80 81 9 32 50 BPI: Gold "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Guest appearances

Accolades

Egerton won a Golden Globe Award for his role in Rocketman. He has also garnered a Grammy Award nomination for his work on its soundtrack. He has been nominated by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts for the BAFTA Rising Star Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.