Joel Edgerton

Kinky Boots

Interviewed byAdrian Hennigan

“Men dress as women in all sorts of ways, and for all sorts of reasons”

Melbourne-born Joel Edgerton is the latest actor to go walkabout from his native land in search of stardom. Although he's appeared in several high profile movies - most notably King Arthur and Star Wars Episodes 2 and 3 as Owen Lars - Edgerton gets his biggest role in Kinky Boots. He plays Charlie, a Northampton lad who finds himself forced to take extreme measures to secure the future of the family shoemaking business.

audioLISTEN: Joel Edgerton on the challenge of adopting an English accent to play Charlie Price in Kinky Boots

audioLISTEN: Joel describes how appearing in Kinky Boots gave him a new perspective on the world of crossdressing

audioLISTEN: Joel on the benefits of shooting Kinky Boots in an actual shoe factory in Northampton

audioLISTEN: Joel discusses why meeting Steve Pateman - the real-life inspiration behind Kinky Boots - was an eye-opener

audioLISTEN: Joel on how a previous experience in in high heels helped in Kinky Boots

Kinky Boots is released in UK cinemas on Friday 7th October 2005.