Edgerton had continued to land film roles in recent years: The role of Brendan in Gavin O’Connor’s 2011 film, Warrior, earned Edgerton an MTV Award nomination (best fight), shared with Tom Hardy, and made him ever more recognizable to American audiences.
In 2012, Edgerton starred in The Odd Life of Timothy Green opposite Jennifer Garner. Around the same time, the actor signed on for Kathryn Bigelow’s movie about Osama Bin Laden, Zero Dark Thirty (2012).
Edgerton’s other recent projects include playing Tom Buchanan in a much anticipated remake of the movie The Great Gatsby, which is slated to be released in 2013 and is based on the classic novel of same name written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Edgerton's co-stars in the film include Leonardo DiCaprio, playing the lead character, Jay Gatsby