--- name: "Taron Egerton" canonical: "https://film.one/person/taron-egerton" fi1m_id: "taron-egerton" imdb_id: "nm5473782" tmdb_id: 1303037 wikidata_id: "Q16239385" roles: ["Actor","Producer"] born: "10 November 1989" reviewed_on_fi1m: 9 average_fi1m_score: 66 average_as: "actor" average_over: 9 updated: "2026-10-05T14:21:18.936845+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Taron Egerton ## Identity Taron Egerton - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/taron-egerton - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** taron-egerton - **IMDb ID:** nm5473782 - **TMDB ID:** 1303037 - **Wikidata ID:** Q16239385 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taron_Egerton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16239385, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5473782/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1303037 Actor and producer. Born 10 November 1989 in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor, Producer - **Born:** 10 November 1989, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, UK - **Active:** 2015–present - **Also known as:** Taron David Egerton, タロン・エジャトン - **Frequently works with:** [Matthew Vaughn](https://film.one/person/matthew-vaughn.md), [Adam Bohling](https://film.one/person/adam-bohling.md), [Chris Meledandri](https://film.one/person/chris-meledandri.md), [Colin Firth](https://film.one/person/colin-firth.md), [David Reid](https://film.one/person/david-reid.md), [Dennis Lehane](https://film.one/person/dennis-lehane.md), [Garth Jennings](https://film.one/person/garth-jennings.md), [Greg Kinnear](https://film.one/person/greg-kinnear.md) - **Golden Globes:** 1 Golden Globe nomination - **Average Fi1m score:** 66, as actor, over 9 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 65 (6), 2020s 70 (3) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 66 to 65 across 9 titles - **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 7 at 60–79, 2 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 6 of 9 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Crime 5, Comedy 4, Drama 3, Family 3, Music 3, Action 2 - **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $2,078m across 6 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taron_Egerton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16239385, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5473782/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1303037 ## Coming up - *Everybody Wants to F*ck Me* (2027-05-06), as Adam Samuels ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*Black Bird*](https://film.one/tv/black-bird.md) (78), [*Rocketman*](https://film.one/film/rocketman.md) (78), [*Smoke*](https://film.one/tv/smoke.md) (68) - **Netflix:** [*The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance*](https://film.one/tv/the-dark-crystal-age-of-resistance.md) (76), [*Sing*](https://film.one/film/sing.md) (70) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Sing 2*](https://film.one/film/sing-2.md) (63) - **HBO Max:** [*Kingsman: The Golden Circle*](https://film.one/film/kingsman-the-golden-circle.md) (42) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Taron Egerton > Taron Egerton makes confidence persuasive even when the man displaying it should not be believed. We rate him most when that leading-man assurance becomes unsettling, though *Smoke* shows how much he still needs from the writing. In *Smoke* (2025), Taron Egerton’s Dave Gudsen explains himself with a confidence that makes us want to question every word. Egerton keeps him interesting without asking us to take his account on trust. We were unnerved by how thoroughly Dave seemed to believe his own explanations; there was no reassuring suggestion that he might be talked round. Egerton lets us spend time with him without making him comfortable company. His breakthrough as Eggsy in Matthew Vaughn’s *Kingsman: The Secret Service* (2015) depended on affability and athleticism. It was an effective introduction to a leading man, but the action-hero ease could become a limitation. Playing Eddie Edwards in *Eddie the Eagle* (2016) gave him physical comedy and an underdog’s appeal. As Elton John in *Rocketman* (2019), he had the singing to do as well. Both were useful departures from the action-comedy lead. *Black Bird* (2022) brought him into true-crime television as Jimmy Keene. Returning to work with writer Dennis Lehane on *Smoke* kept him occupied with psychologically difficult material. We prefer this direction to another demonstration that he can handle an action lead. It gives his charm something difficult to do: hold our attention when the character offers little reassurance. The limits are clear in *Smoke*, too. Egerton sustains Dave’s self-belief through writing that returns to the same point, but we still notice that we have heard it before. Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, playing Freddy Fasano, gives the series the more troubling performance because Freddy’s distress is difficult to reduce to a clue in the investigation. Egerton is strong here, though Mwine gives us the stronger reason to stay when the pursuit becomes tiresome. Across nine episodes, the arson investigation asks too much of its cast’s ability to keep people interesting. Egerton manages that task; he cannot repair the repetition. We would follow him further into these uncomfortable roles, provided the scripts have somewhere to take them. Try *Smoke* for the acting, with patience for a case that takes longer than it should. ## Biography Taron Egerton is a Welsh actor. He was born on 10 November 1989 in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2012. He first gained recognition for his role as Gary 'Eggsy' Unwin in *Kingsman: The Secret Service* (2014) and its 2017 sequel. Other notable film roles include Eddie Edwards in *Eddie the Eagle* (2016), Johnny in the *Sing* films (2016 and 2021), and Elton John in *Rocketman* (2019), for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. On television, he starred as Jimmy Keene in the miniseries *Black Bird* (2022), earning a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, as Henk Rogers in *Tetris* (2023), and as Dave Gudsen in the series *Smoke* (2025). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (9) - *Smoke* (2025), Fi1m 68, as Dave Gudsen — [page](https://film.one/tv/smoke.md) - *Black Bird* (2022), Fi1m 78, as James 'Jimmy' Keene — [page](https://film.one/tv/black-bird.md) - *Sing 2* (2021), Fi1m 63, as Johnny (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/sing-2.md) - *Rocketman* (2019), Fi1m 78, as Elton John — [page](https://film.one/film/rocketman.md) - *The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance* (2019), Fi1m 76, as Rian (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-dark-crystal-age-of-resistance.md) - *Kingsman: The Golden Circle* (2017), Fi1m 42, as Eggsy — [page](https://film.one/film/kingsman-the-golden-circle.md) - *Sing* (2016), Fi1m 70, as Johnny (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/sing.md) - *Kingsman: The Secret Service* (2015), Fi1m 66, as Gary 'Eggsy' Unwin — [page](https://film.one/film/kingsman-the-secret-service.md) - *Legend* (2015), Fi1m 57, as Mad Teddy Smith — [page](https://film.one/film/legend-2015.md) ## Complete filmography (33) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Everybody Wants to F*ck Me* (2027), as Adam Samuels - *Apex* (2026), as Ben - *She Rides Shotgun* (2025), as Nathan Mcclusky · Executive Producer - *Smoke* (2025), series, as Dave Gudsen · Executive Producer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/smoke.md) - *Carry-On* (2024), as Ethan Kopek - *Sing: Thriller* (2024), as Johnny (voice) - *Tetris* (2023), as Henk Rogers · Executive Producer - *Minions & More Volume 1* (2022), as Johnny (voice) - *Black Bird* (2022), series, as James 'Jimmy' Keene · Executive Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/black-bird.md) - *For Gunter’s Eyes Only* (2022), as Johnny (voice) - *Sing 2* (2021), as Johnny (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/sing-2.md) - *Come Home* (2021), as Johnny (voice) - *Centaurworld* (2021), series, as Pigeontaur / Albatrosstaur (voice) - *Glimpse* (2021), as Herbie (voice) - *The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance* (2019), series, as Rian (voice) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-dark-crystal-age-of-resistance.md) - *Rocketman* (2019), as Elton John — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/rocketman.md) - *Moominvalley* (2019), series, as Moomintroll (voice) - *Watership Down* (2018), series, as El-Ahrairah (voice) - *Robin Hood* (2018), as Robin of Loxley - *Billionaire Boys Club* (2018), as Dean Karny - *Kingsman: The Golden Circle* (2017), as Eggsy — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/kingsman-the-golden-circle.md) - *Love at First Sight* (2017), as Johnny (voice) - *Sing* (2016), as Johnny (voice) — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/sing.md) - *Eddie the Eagle* (2016), as Eddie Edwards - *Legend* (2015), as Mad Teddy Smith — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/legend-2015.md) - *Kingsman: The Secret Service* (2015), as Gary 'Eggsy' Unwin — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/kingsman-the-secret-service.md) - *Testament of Youth* (2015), as Edward Brittain - *The Smoke* (2014), series, as Dennis 'Asbo' Severs - *National Theatre Live: The Last of the Haussmans* (2012), as Daniel - *Lewis* (2007), series, as Liam Jay - *Kockroach*, Actor - *HappyHead*, Producer - *Alpha*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Taron Egerton](https://film.one/media/person/43485/gallery-adb904232711.jpg) Taron Egerton — Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Taron_Egerton_-_She_Rides_Shotgun.jpg/1280px-Taron_Egerton_-_She_Rides_Shotgun.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Taron Egerton](https://film.one/media/person/43485/gallery-a995dbf670cb.jpg) Taron Egerton — Image via TMDB - ![Taron Egerton](https://film.one/media/person/43485/gallery-c37608289966.jpg) Taron Egerton — Image via TMDB - ![Taron Egerton](https://film.one/media/person/43485/gallery-237a18434f8b.jpg) Taron Egerton — Image via TMDB - ![Taron Egerton](https://film.one/media/person/43485/gallery-5ec3359c42b9.jpg) Taron Egerton — Image via TMDB - ![Taron Egerton](https://film.one/media/person/43485/gallery-c483f83933ab.jpg) Taron Egerton — Image via TMDB - ![Taron Egerton](https://film.one/media/person/43485/gallery-a34cc375579d.jpg) Taron Egerton — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Golden Globes — 0 won, 1 nominated - 2023: Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film (nominated), for *Black Bird* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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