taron david egerton (born 10 november 1989) is a welsh actor. his movie credits include ' (2014), "testament of youth" (2014), "legend" (2015), "eddie the eagle" (2016), ' (2017) and "rocketman" (2019). for his role as elton john in "rocketman", he won the golden globe award for best actor – motion picture musical or comedy. he has also appeared in the miniseries "watership down" (2018).