Nash Edgerton

Nash Edgerton

Edgerton at a Warrior premiere, 16 October 2011
Born (1973-01-19) 19 January 1973
Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation Stuntman/Filmmaker
Years active 1991–present
Spouse(s) Carla Ruffino

Nash Edgerton (born 19 January 1973) is an Australian film director and stuntman, and a principal member of the movie-making collective Blue-Tongue Films.

Life and career

Edgerton was born in Blacktown, New South Wales and grew up in Dural, New South Wales, the son of Marianne, a homemaker, and Michael Edgerton, a solicitor/property developer.[1][2][3] His brother is actor Joel Edgerton.

As a stuntman, he has worked on such films as The Matrix trilogy, The Thin Red Line, Superman Returns, and, most notably, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, as the stunt double for Ewan McGregor, who played Obi-Wan Kenobi.[4]

He has directed four music videos for Bob Dylan ("Beyond Here Lies Nothin'", "Must Be Santa", "Duquesne Whistle", and "The Night We Called It A Day").

Filmography

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