About Taron Egerton
Taron Egerton ( EJ-ər-tən; born 10 November 1989) is a Welsh actor, singer, and producer. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he performed in stage plays before gaining recognition for his starring role as a spy in the action comedy films Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017). He has also voiced characters in animated projects like the Sing franchise (2016–present) and The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019). Egerton has starred in several biographical films, portraying military officer Edward Brittain in the drama Testament of Youth (2014), the titular ski-jumper in the sports film Eddie the Eagle (2016), and singer Elton John in the musical Rocketman (2019). The last of these earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. He also starred as Jimmy Keene in the miniseries Black Bird (2022), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award, as Henk Rogers in the biopic Tetris (2023), and in the thriller film Carry-On (2024). == Early life and education == Egerton was born in Birkenhead on 10 November 1989. His mother worked in social services, while his father ran a bed-and-breakfast near Liverpool; both of them are Liverpool natives. He has two younger half-sisters. Although born in England, to English parents and English grandparents, Egerton considers himself to be Welsh "through and through" and is fluent in both Welsh and English.
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