Taron Egerton

Taron Egerton is a Movie Actor, and he was born on 10 November - 1989(34 years old) in England. Taron Egerton zodiac sign is Scorpio. More detailed information about Taron Egerton given below.

Taron Egerton Timeline

• 1989
  

  Taron David Egerton was born on 10 November 1989 in Birkenhead, to an English-Welsh mother, Christine "Tina" Pound and an English father, David Egerton, from Liverpool. His grandmother is Welsh. He has two younger sisters, Mari and Rosie. His first name is a variation of taran, which means u0027thunderu0027 in Welsh. His father is a musician who used to run a bed-and-breakfast, and his mother is a social worker. His parents divorced when he was very young, and from then on he lived with his mother. He then moved with her to Llanfairpwllgwyngyll on the Welsh island of Anglesey, where he went to primary school.

• 2012
  

  Egerton moved to Aberystwyth when he was 12. As a child, he had an interest in animation and making sculptures as well as drawing. He began acting at the age of 15 after his friend convinced him to do a youth theatre programme. He says he was the "class clown" and acting seemed to be a better use of that energy. He attended Ysgol Penglais School before he went on to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where he graduated with a BA (Hons) in acting in 2012. While there, he received the Stephen Sondheim Societyu0027s Student of the Year Award in 2011.

• 2013
  

  Egerton made his acting debut in 2013 with a small role in two episodes of the ITV series Lewis as Liam Jay. Later, he was added to the main cast of the Sky1 series The Smoke. Egerton played Gary "Eggsy" Unwin, the young protu00e9gu00e9 of Harry Hart (Colin Firth), in Matthew Vaughnu0027s film Kingsman: The Secret Service and its sequel, Kingsman: The Golden Circle. The first movieu0027s success launched Egerton into fame and resulted in him signing a three-movie contract with 20th Century Fox.

• 2015
  

  Egerton co-starred in Testament of Youth, based on the life of Vera Brittain, and appeared in the two-part episode "The Ramblinu0027 Boy" in the seventh series of Lewis as Liam Jay. In 2015, it was announced that Egerton would be starring in Billionaire Boys Club. Egerton voiced Johnny the gorilla in the animation film Sing in 2016. He was named one of GQu0027s 50 best-dressed British men in 2015 and 2016. In 2018, Egerton played the title character in Robin Hood.Egerton has spoken in favour of activist causes. In 2015, he responded to a question asked of a female co-star about misogyny: "I donu0027t think things are changing fast enoughu2014but you didnu0027t seem to want to ask me that. Itu0027s not just a question for the women." "Iu0027m the epitome of an actor who walks into a room and has the upper hand just because Iu0027m a mid-twenties Caucasian male. How frustrating must the industry be for a person of colour?" Egerton has shown support for the LGBT community as well, stating in an interview about his performance in Rocketman, "Elton Johnu0027s a gay icon. And who are we, as frankly heterosexual filmmakers, to not put that element of his story? How dare we. And thatu0027s not what we did." Having lost a grandmother to motor neurone disease, Egerton is also an ambassador for the MND Association.

• 2019
  

  In 2019, Egerton starred as musician Elton John in the biopic Rocketman, receiving critical acclaim for his performance. It earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor u2013 Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and a nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role. In June 2019, Egerton performed a live duet of "Your Song" with Elton John at the opening night of the U.K. leg of Johnu0027s farewell world tour Farewell Yellow Brick Road in Brighton & Hove.

• 2020
  

  Egerton will next star in Tetris, with filming slated to commence on December 1, 2020, in the United Kingdom.