Han slog igennem i rollen som Gary "Eggsy" Unwin i aktionkomedien ''[[Kingsman: The Secret Service]]'' (2014) og efterfølgeren''[[Kingsman: The Golden Circle]]'' (2017).<ref name="smoke">{{cite news|last=Howell|first=Jordan|title=Jamie Bamber, Jodie Whittaker for Sky1 drama 'The Smoke'|url=http://www.imediamonkey.com/2013/04/12/jamie-bamber-jodie-whittaker-for-sky1-drama-the-smoke/|accessdate=1. februar 2014|newspaper=imediamonkey.com|date=12. april 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521041613/http://www.imediamonkey.com/2013/04/12/jamie-bamber-jodie-whittaker-for-sky1-drama-the-smoke/|archivedate=21. maj 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>.<ref name="SecretService">{{cite news|last=Kroll|first=Justin|title=Matthew Vaughn Eyes Newcomer Taron Egerton for 'Secret Service'|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/matthew-vaughn-eyes-newcomer-taron-egerton-for-secret-service-exclusive-1200568145/|accessdate=26. januar 2014|newspaper=variety.com|date=25. juli 2013}}</ref> Den første films succes igangsatte Egertons berømmelse og resulterede i, at han skrev en kontrakt på tre film med 20th Century Fox.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://pressfrom.info/uk/news/entertainment/-206344-taron-egerton-idolises-colin-firth.html|title=Taron Egerton idolises Colin Firth|date=16. september 2017|work=bangshowbiz|access-date=13. april 2019|language=en|via=pressfrom.info|archive-date=26. juni 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626205010/https://pressfrom.info/uk/news/entertainment/-206344-taron-egerton-idolises-colin-firth.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Egerton har også spillet med i adskillige biografiske film; han spillede [[Edward Brittain]] i dramaet ''[[Testament of Youth (film)|Testament of Youth]]'' (2014), Edward "Mad Teddy" Smith i krimithrilleren ''[[Legend (film fra 2015)|Legend]]'' (2015), [[Eddie the Eagle|titelkarakteren]] i sportsfilmen ''[[Eddie the Eagle (film)|Eddie the Eagle]]'' (2016) og [[singer-songwriter]]en [[Elton John]] i [[musical]]en ''[[Rocketman (film)|Rocketman]]'' (2019), som han modtog stor ros fra kritikerne og vandt prisen for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-51005424|title=Rocketman Taron Egerton triumphs at Golden Globes|date=2020-01-06|access-date=2020-01-08|language=en-GB}}</ref>
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