Loving starred a man.
Joel Edgerton . He has appeared in films such as Star Wars : Episode II -- Attack of the Clones ( 2002 ) , Warrior ( 2011 ) , The Thing ( 2011 ) , Zero Dark Thirty ( 2012 ) and The Great Gatsby ( 2013 ) . Loving (2016 film) . Joel Edgerton stars as Richard Loving , with Ruth Negga co-starring as Mildred Loving .