Nash Edgerton
Nash Edgerton (born 19 January 1973) is an Australian film director, actor and stuntman, 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/property developer. His younger brother is actor Joel Edgerton. His mother is a Dutch immigrant who was born in The Hague. Film career. Stuntman. As a stuntman, he has worked on such films as "The Matrix trilogy", "The  Thin Red Line", "Superman Returns", and, most notably, "" and "", 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. Intermittently throughout his career he has made critically well received short films often starring himself such as Spider and Bear. Consistent with his short film prowess, he has 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" a notable  Australian crime noire of 2008 under Blue Tongue Films. His latest act as feature film director was "Gringo", released in 2018. His latest focus has been directing 26 episodes of surprising TV hit "Mr Inbetween", an Australian television black comedy-drama series commissioned by FX Australia starring Scott Ryan, Ryan being a doubly notable figure, considering he not only created the character but directed, starred and wrote the original short film that the show itself is based on. Nash had seen the short film, inspiring him to collaborate with Mr Ryan, to bring his character to a wider audience. His  stepdaughter Chika Yasumura appears as Ryan's character's daughter. Personal life. He began dating Carla Ruffino in 2011 and they married on 1 April 2014. He is stepfather to her daughter Chika Yasumura from a previous marriage. They have one daughter together, Zumi (born 11 August 2015).