Taron Egerton

Taron Egerton Biography

Taron David Egerton (born 10 November 1989) is a Welsh actor. He is known for his role as Dennis "Asbo" Severs in the British television series The Smoke and Gary "Eggsy" Unwin in Kingsman: The Secret Service. He appeared in the British drama film Testament of Youth, as Edward Brittain. He also played Mad Teddy in the film Legend, starring Tom Hardy, and starred as Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards in the film Eddie the Eagle.

Personal life and education

Egerton was born in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, to parents from Liverpool. His grandmother is Welsh. His first name is a variation of "Taran", which is Welsh for "thunder". His father and family ran a bed-and-breakfast and his mother works in social services. He was raised around Wirral, England, but his family moved to the island of Anglesey, in Wales. He then moved to Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, where he spent most of his childhood, and moved with his family to Aberystwyth, Wales, when he was twelve. Egerton considers himself Welsh "through and through", and speaks conversational Welsh. He attended Ysgol Penglais comprehensive school. Egerton is a RADA-trained actor who graduated with a BA (Hons) Acting in 2012. He is a tenor through music and dance, specialising in stage combat, and his interests include literature and travel.

Career

Egerton made his acting debut in 2011 with a small role in two episodes of the ITV series Lewis as Liam Jay. Later, he was added to the main cast of the Sky1 series The Smoke.

Egerton played Gary "Eggsy" Unwin, the protg of Harry Hart (Colin Firth), in Matthew Vaughn's film Kingsman: The Secret Service. Egerton co-starred in Testament of Youth, based on the life of Vera Brittain, which starred Alicia Vikander and Kit Harington as the leads and appeared in the two-part episode "The Ramblin' Boy" in the seventh series of Lewis as Liam Jay.

He was named one of GQ's 50 best-dressed British men in 2015 and in 2016.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Pop	Andy	Short film
2013	Hereafter	Tamburlaine	Short film
2014	Testament of Youth	Edward Brittain	Nominated"?London Film Festival for British Newcomer
2014	Kingsman: The Secret Service	Gary "Eggsy" Unwin	Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer Nominated"?BAFTA Rising Star Award Nominated"?Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Breakout Star
2015	Legend	Edward "Mad Teddy" Smith
2016	Eddie the Eagle	Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards
2016	Sing	Johnny	Voice
2016	Billionaire Boys Club	Dean Karny	In post-production
2017	Kingsman: The Golden Circle	Gary "Eggsy" Unwin	Announced
2017	Robin Hood: Origins	Robin Hood	Pre-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Lewis	Liam Jay	2 episodes
2014	The Smoke	Dennis "Asbo" Severs	8 episodes

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