Age: 52
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Joel Edgerton (born 23 June 1974) is an Australian actor, director, writer, and producer. He has appeared in the films Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005), Warrior (2011), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), The Great Gatsby (2013), Black Mass (2015), Loving (2016), It Comes at Night (2017), and Red Sparrow (2018) and The King (2019). In 2015, Edgerton received a nomination for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film for The Gift, a psychological horror-thriller film Edgerton wrote, directed, co-produced, and in which he co-starred. Edgerton garnered further critical acclaim for his performance as Richard Loving in the 2016 historical drama Loving, for which he received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. In 2018, he wrote, directed and starred in the drama Boy Erased, about gay conversion therapy. In 2019, he starred and co-wrote The King.
Joel Edgerton
Ryan Jacobson
for Ryan Jacobson in Once upon a time in Sydney
Suggested by thecookieprincess
Harry Roberts, a tourist from England, arrives in Sydney seeking an escape from the gray reality of his homeland. After a day at the beach, he decides to spend an evening at a nightclub, where he meets the warm and sensitive Charlie Clarke. Their conversation and common interests quickly bring them closer together. Each day they spend more and more time together, discovering each other's feelings and dreams.Despite her openness, Charlie hides a deep secret - she was a prostitute, which causes guilt and fear in her. After a night together, during which their feelings are full of passion, Harry begins to experience symptoms of illness. A visit to the doctor brings a dramatic diagnosis: Harry is infected with HIV.Charlie, devastated and terrified, fears that her past may have been the cause of Harry's illness. When the truth comes out, Harry is deeply hurt, but decides to face the challenge. Despite the pain, he still loves Charlie and wants to support her.Together they must face a new reality, both in terms of treatment and emotional challenges. Their struggle together becomes proof that true love is about acceptance, forgiveness and being together in the most difficult moments.
