Taron Egerton

Taron Egerton (Birkenhead, 10 November 1989) is a British actor and producer. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he performed in stage plays. Egerton gained recognition for his starring role as Gary "Eggsy" Unwin, in the action comedy films Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017). He also starred in the musical Rocketman (2019), portraying the singer Elton John; the film earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild and Grammy nominations. Egerton has starred in other 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 as Henk Rogers in the biopic Tetris (2023). He has also starred as Jimmy Keene in the miniseries Black Bird (2022), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.