A Welsh actor, Taron Egerton is best known for his roles in the British TV series, The Smoke and the 2014 film Kingsman: The Secret Service. Having started his acting career with a small role in the TV series Lewis (2011) where the played the role of Liam Jay, he was later cast as one of the leads in The Smoke, a TV series, which of aired on Sky1.

After working worked in the TV industry for a brief period, Egerton got his major breakthrough as he was cast to play the lead role in Testament of Youth (2014). His brilliant performance in the film won him a nomination at the London Film Festival for British Newcomer. The following year, he starred in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015), and won wide fame and recognition for his brilliant role as Gary Unwin. The movie won him his maiden Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer. His other notable film credits include Legend (2015), Sing (2016) and Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), an action spy comedy directed by Matthew Vaughn. His 2018 release includes Robin Hood.