# Nash Edgerton

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

## Early life

Edgerton was born in Blacktown, New South Wales and grew up in Dural (both suburbs of Sydney). He is the son of Marianne (van Dort), a homemaker, and Michael Edgerton, a solicitor and property developer. His younger brother is actor Joel Edgerton. His mother is a Dutch immigrant who was born in The Hague.

## Career
### Stuntman

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. His brother Joel appeared in those same films as young Owen Lars.

### Director

Throughout Edgerton's career, he has made critically well-received short films often starring himself, such as Spider and Bear. He has also directed a total of four music videos for artist Bob Dylan ("Beyond Here Lies Nothin'", "Must Be Santa", "Duquesne Whistle", and "The Night We Called It a Day"). His feature-length directorial debut was The Square (2008), an Australian neo-noir thriller. His most recent film as director was Gringo, released in 2018.
From 2018 to 2021, Edgerton directed every episode of Mr Inbetween, an Australian television black comedy-drama series starring and written by Scott Ryan. The series is adapted from Ryan's 2005 film The Magician, which Edgerton helped Ryan expand from a short film. Edgerton's stepdaughter Chika Yasumura appears in the series as the daughter of Ryan's character.

## Personal life

Edgerton began dating Carla Ruffino in 2011 and they married on 1 April 2014. He is stepfather to her daughter from a previous marriage, Chika Yasumura. They have one daughter together, born in 2015.

## Filmography
### Film

* Police Rescue In Action (1994) as Alex's mate (TV special)
* Loaded (1996) as Richard - Short film co-directed by Kieran Darcy-Smith
* Deadline (1997) as Young filmmaker - Short film
* Bloodlock (1998) as Ian - Short film (co-directed by Kieran Darcy-Smith)
* Two Hands (1999) - Stunts
* The Matrix (1999) as Resistance Member / Stunt double, uncredited
* The Pitch (2001) - Short film
* Moulin Rouge! (2001) as Stagehand - Stunt team, uncredited
* Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) - Stunts
* Fuel (2003) - Short film
* The Matrix Reloaded (2003) as Security Guard #5
* The Matrix Revolutions (2003) - Stunts
* Lucky (2005) - Short film
* The IF Thing (2005) - Short film
* Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) - Stunts
* Macbeth (2006) as Macdonwald - Stunts
* Superman Returns (2006) - Stunts
* Spider (2007) - Short film
* Hammer Bay (2007) - TV movie
* The Square (2008) - Director
* Hesher (2010) - Stunt coordinator
* Knight and Day (2010) - Stunts
* Bear (2011) - Short film
* I Am Number Four (2011) as Mog - Stunts
* Zero Dark Thirty (2012) as Nate - DEVGRU EOD - Stunt double
* The Great Gatsby (2013) - Stunt double / stunt performer
* The Bling Ring (2013) - Stunt coordinator
* The Wolverine (2013) - Stunts
* Felony (2013) - Stunt coordinator / stunt double
* The Rover (2014) as Town Soldier
* Son of a Gun (2014) as Chris
* The Equalizer (2014) as Teddy's Guy - Stunts (uncredited)
* Jane Got a Gun (2015) as Fur Trader - Stunts
* The Gift (2015) as Frank Dale - Stunts
* Straight Outta Compton (2015) - Stunts
* American Ultra (2015) as Beedle - Stunts
* Sinister 2 (2015) - Stunts
* Miles Ahead (2015) - Stunt double
* The Nice Guys (2016) - Stunts (uncredited)
* The Darkness (2016) - Stunt coordinator
* American Pastoral (2016) - Stunt coordinator
* 20th Century Women (2016) - Stunt coordinator
* Please Stand By (2017) - Stunt coordinator
* Bright (2017) - Stunts
* Bleeding Steel (2017) - Stunts
* American Express (2017)
* Boy Erased (2018) - Stunt coordinator
* Gringo (2018) - Director
* Little Monsters (2019) - Stunts
* Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) - Stunt performer / stunts
* Babyteeth (2019) - Stunt coordinator
* All the Bright Places (2020) - Stunt coordinator
* The Invisible Man (2020) as Security Guard

### Television

* Love Child (2016) - Stunts, 1 episode
* Mr Inbetween (2018) as Trent, 1 episode - Director, 26 episodes
* Wolf Like Me (2022) - Guest appearance
* Bodkin (2024) - Director, 2 episodes

### Music videos

* "Liar" by Eskimo Joe (2002) - Director
* "Comfort Me" by Shihad (2002) - Director
* "Good Dancers" by The Sleepy Jackson (2004) - Director
* "Must Be Santa" by Bob Dylan (2009) - Director
* "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'" by Bob Dylan (2009) - Director
* "Half Mast (Slight Return)" by Empire of the Sun (2010) - Director
* "Crossfire" by Brandon Flowers (2010) - Director
* "Strong" by London Grammar - Actor
* "Duquesne Whistle" by Bob Dylan (2012) - Director
* "The Night We Called It a Day" by Bob Dylan (2015) - Director
* "Show Business" by Hilltop Hoods feat. Eamon (2012) - Director

## Awards and nominations
### ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 2002 | Nash Edgerton for Eskimo Joe's "Liar" | Best Video | Nominated | |
| 2004 | Nash Edgerton for The Sleepy Jackson's "Good Dancers" | Best Video | Nominated | |