My Take
I'll be honest — Taron Egerton completely blindsided me. When Kingsman dropped in 2014, nobody was ready for a scrappy Welsh kid from Birkenhead to walk in and own an entire spy franchise with that kind of swagger and charm. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and you can feel it — there's real craft underneath all the flash. Then he went and played Elton John in Rocketman and actually sang the songs himself, winning a Golden Globe for it, and at that point I had to accept this guy is just genuinely talented on multiple levels. He's the rare actor who feels completely lived-in whether he's doing action, comedy, or raw emotion, and I think he's still only scratching the surface of what he can do.
Overview
Taron Egerton ( EJ-ər-tən; born 10 November 1989) is a Welsh actor. 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).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Taron Egerton
- Name (Japanese)
- タロン・エジャトン
- Reading
- たろん・えじゃとん
- Born
- November 10, 1989 (age 36)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Snake
- Origin
- Birkenhead, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Golden Globe Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.