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'''Aaron Perry Taylor-Johnson''' ([[Name at birth|né]] '''Johnson''';<ref name=birth>''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916-2005.''; at ancestry.com</ref> born 13 June 1990)<ref name=TimesOnline/><ref name=UKTVGuide/> is |
'''Aaron Perry Taylor-Johnson''' ([[Name at birth|né]] '''Johnson''';<ref name=birth>''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916-2005.''; at ancestry.com</ref> born 13 June 1990)<ref name=TimesOnline/><ref name=UKTVGuide/> is a British actor and screenwriter, best known as the [[Kick-Ass (character)|titular character]] in the ''[[Kick-Ass (film)|Kick-Ass]]'' films and his role as Lieutenant Ford in ''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'' (2014). |
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Taylor-Johnson began performing at age six and has appeared in films such as ''[[Shanghai Knights]]'' (2003), playing a young [[Charlie Chaplin]], ''[[The Illusionist (2006 film)|The Illusionist]]'' (2006) and ''[[Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging]]'' (2008). He had his breakthrough performance in the [[John Lennon]] biopic ''[[Nowhere Boy]]'' (2009). He went on to portray Ben in the [[Oliver Stone]]-directed crime thriller ''[[Savages (2012 film)|Savages]]'' (2012), Russian aristocrat Count Vronsky in [[Joe Wright]]'s adaptation of ''[[Anna Karenina (2012 film)|Anna Karenina]]'' (2012) and Lt. Brody in [[Gareth Edwards (director)|Gareth Edwards]]' monster movie ''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'' (2014). For his performance as the mentally ill kidnapper Ray Marcus in [[Tom Ford]]'s thriller ''[[Nocturnal Animals]]'' (2016), he won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor]] and was nominated for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role]]. |
Taylor-Johnson began performing at age six and has appeared in films such as ''[[Shanghai Knights]]'' (2003), playing a young [[Charlie Chaplin]], ''[[The Illusionist (2006 film)|The Illusionist]]'' (2006) and ''[[Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging]]'' (2008). He had his breakthrough performance in the [[John Lennon]] biopic ''[[Nowhere Boy]]'' (2009). He went on to portray Ben in the [[Oliver Stone]]-directed crime thriller ''[[Savages (2012 film)|Savages]]'' (2012), Russian aristocrat Count Vronsky in [[Joe Wright]]'s adaptation of ''[[Anna Karenina (2012 film)|Anna Karenina]]'' (2012) and Lt. Brody in [[Gareth Edwards (director)|Gareth Edwards]]' monster movie ''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'' (2014). For his performance as the mentally ill kidnapper Ray Marcus in [[Tom Ford]]'s thriller ''[[Nocturnal Animals]]'' (2016), he won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor]] and was nominated for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role]]. |
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Aaron Taylor-Johnson | |
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.jpg) Johnson at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con | |
| Born | Aaron Perry Johnson 13 June 1990 High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Aaron Johnson |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Aaron Perry Taylor-Johnson (né Johnson;[2] born 13 June 1990)[3][4] is a British actor and screenwriter, best known as the titular character in the Kick-Ass films and his role as Lieutenant Ford in Godzilla (2014).
Taylor-Johnson began performing at age six and has appeared in films such as Shanghai Knights (2003), playing a young Charlie Chaplin, The Illusionist (2006) and Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008). He had his breakthrough performance in the John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy (2009). He went on to portray Ben in the Oliver Stone-directed crime thriller Savages (2012), Russian aristocrat Count Vronsky in Joe Wright's adaptation of Anna Karenina (2012) and Lt. Brody in Gareth Edwards' monster movie Godzilla (2014). For his performance as the mentally ill kidnapper Ray Marcus in Tom Ford's thriller Nocturnal Animals (2016), he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
He was initially credited as Aaron Johnson, but began being billed as Aaron Taylor-Johnson in 2013, with Kick-Ass 2. He legally changed his name after marrying director Sam Taylor-Wood.[5]
Early life
Johnson was born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire,[6] the son of Sarah and Robert Johnson, a housewife mother and civil engineer father, respectively.[4][7] He has a sister, Gemma, who appeared in his film Tom & Thomas (2002) in a small role.[8] Johnson is Jewish.[9] He was educated at Holmer Green Senior School[10] and attended the Jackie Palmer Stage School in High Wycombe between 1996 and 2008, where he studied drama, tap, jazz, acrobatics, and singing.[11]
Career
Johnson began acting at the age of six. On stage, he appeared in a London production of Shakespeare's Macbeth, playing the son of Macduff alongside Rufus Sewell, who played Macbeth, in 1999.[12] He appeared in Arthur Miller’s All My Sons in 2000. His television roles have included Niker in the 2004 BBC adaptation of the novel Feather Boy, Aaron in Danny Brocklehurst's ITV1 serial Talk to Me, and Owen Stephens in Nearly Famous.[3] In 2003, Johnson appeared as a young Charlie Chaplin in Shanghai Knights, with Chaplin depicted as a member of a London gang of street thugs. In 2006, he appeared in The Illusionist, appearing in the early flashback scenes as Edward Norton's character, Eduard Abramovicz, as a teenager. The scenes show the young Eduard as he first learns magic, and to do this, Johnson had to learn how to perform the ball trick displayed by his character. He learned how to perform the balancing of the egg on the stick, although that was effected mechanically.[13] Also in 2006, he starred in the film The Thief Lord, as Prosper.
Johnson appeared as John Lennon in the 2009 biopic film Nowhere Boy, directed by Sam Taylor-Wood. His performance saw him receive the Empire Award for Best Newcomer and he was also nominated for Young British Performer of the Year by the London Film Critics' Circle. In 2010, Johnson appeared as David "Dave" Lizewski/Kick-Ass, the lead character in Kick-Ass, based on the superhero comic book of the same name by Scottish writer Mark Millar.[14][15] His performance in Kick-Ass saw him nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award. He has also appeared as the central character, William, in Hideo Nakata's Chatroom.[3] In December 2010, Johnson joined the cast of Albert Nobbs as a replacement for Orlando Bloom, who dropped out of the production due to his wife's pregnancy.[16] Johnson starred in R.E.M.'s 2011 music video "Überlin", which was also directed by his then-fiancée.[17]
In 2012, Johnson played Count Vronsky in Anna Karenina. Later that year, he starred as Ben in Oliver Stone's Savages. HitFix film critic Drew McWeeny was positive of the bond between Johnson and co-star Taylor Kitsch, which "seems not only credible but lived in and authentic throughout the film", and noted the evolution in maturity of Johnson since Kick-Ass.[18] Johnson starred in the Godzilla reboot, released in May 2014.[19][20] Johnson played Quicksilver in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), the sequel to The Avengers.[21] Johnson first appeared as the character in a post-credits scene of the film Captain America: The Winter Soldier.[22] The role reunited him with Elizabeth Olsen, who played his wife in Godzilla.[21][20]
In 2016, he played Ray, a menacing Texan, in Tom Ford's thriller Nocturnal Animals. For the role, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. Johnson also became first Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor winner since Richard Benjamin who did not receive an Academy Award nomination. For the role he also received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. In 2017, he played an American soldier (alongside John Cena) in Doug Liman's thriller The Wall,[23] and in 2018, he appeared in Outlaw King, a British-American historical action drama about Robert the Bruce and the Wars of Scottish Independence. In May 2019, Taylor-Johnson was cast in Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, set for release in July 2020.[24]
Personal life
Aaron Johnson began a relationship with Nowhere Boy director Sam Taylor-Wood, after meeting on the 2009 set of the film when he was 18 and she was 42.[25] They announced their engagement in October 2009 and married at Babington House, Somerset, England on 21 June 2012. The two changed their surnames to "Taylor-Johnson" and use the surname professionally.[5][25][26][27] The couple have two daughters, Wylda Rae (b. 2010) and Romy Hero (b. 2012). He is also stepfather to two daughters from his wife's previous marriage.[28]
Taylor-Johnson was named one of GQ's 50 best dressed British men in 2015.[29]
Filmography
Film
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Armadillo | Young Lorimer Black | |
| 2003 | The Bill | Zac Clough | Episode: "162" |
| 2004 | Family Business | Paul Sullivan | 1 episode |
| Feather Boy | Niker | 3 episodes | |
| 2006 | I Shouldn't Be Alive | Mark | 4 episodes |
| Casualty | Joey Byrne | Episode: "Silent Ties" | |
| 2007 | Talk to Me | Aaron | 4 episodes |
| Coming Up | Eoin | Episode: "99,100" | |
| Nearly Famous | Owen Stephens | 6 episodes | |
| Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars | Finch | Television film |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kick-Ass: The Game | Kick-Ass (voice) |
References
- ^ "Aaron Taylor-Johnson reveals the 'crazy s***' he used to get up to". 16 April 2014.
- ^ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916-2005.; at ancestry.com
- ^ a b c Gray, Sadie. "The Times: Entertainment". London: Entertainment.timesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Aaron Johnson profile". Uk-tv-guide.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Buchanan, Kyle. "Aaron Johnson, Sam Taylor-Wood Marry". Vulture. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ "Aaron Johnson biography". NYTimes.com Movies & TV. The New York Times (All Movie Guide and Baseline). Retrieved 29 October 2011.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Maher, Kevin (3 October 2009). "Aaron Johnson: Beatle mania". Times Online. London. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ^ Myeveryzine.com
- ^ Gilbey, Ryan (23 April 2015). "Aaron Taylor-Johnson: 'Changing my name felt beautiful'". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
He liked it recently when someone said he resembled a fashionable Hasidic Jew. "That was nice because I have really curly hair and also I'm Jewish," he explains.
- ^ Hgss.co.uk Archived 4 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cain, Rebecca (3 January 2010). "Another successful year for the Jackie Palmer Stage School and agency". Bucks Free Press. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ "Sewell to Return to Stage in Macbeth". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Writer/director Neil Burger explains this on the film's DVD commentary.
- ^ "Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news". Aintitcool.com. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ Gholson, John (2 May 2011). "'Kick-Ass' Kicks Ass at BNAT - The Moviefone Blog". Scifisquad.com. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ Sneider, Jeff (6 December 2010). "Aaron Johnson Joins Mia Wasikowska in 'Albert Nobbs'". Thewrap.com. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "Watch REM's Uberlin, starring Aaron Johnson - video". Guardian. London. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ McWeeny, Drew (30 June 2012). "Review: Oliver Stone turns Aaron Johnson, Taylor Kitsch, and Blake Lively into 'Savages'". HitFix. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (6 February 2013). "Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston circling 'Godzilla'". Variety. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Gettell, Oliver (25 February 2014). "'Godzilla' trailer: Bryan Cranston panics, destruction rains down". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Official: Elizabeth Olsen & Aaron Taylor-Johnson Join 'Avengers: Age of Ultron'". Marvel. 25 November 2013. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Milly, Jenna (14 March 2014). "'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' premiere: Crossover is the word". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Kroll, Justin (9 May 2016). "Aaron Taylor-Johnson Eyed for Lead in Doug Liman's 'The Wall' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (22 May 2019). "Christopher Nolan's New Movie Gets A Title, Final Cast As Shooting Begins". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ a b "She's Having His Baby!". People. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ "50 Shades of Grey film to be directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson". Shepton Mallet Journal. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Aaron Johnson, fiancé of artist Sam Taylor-Wood, considers himself 'a very lucky man'". The Telegraph. London. 27 November 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ "Sam Taylor Wood husband Aaron Taylor-Johnson appearance overhaul in Joe Wright's Anna Karenina - Daily Mail Online". Mail Online. 3 September 2012.
- ^ "50 Best Dressed Men in Britain 2015". GQ. 5 January 2015. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015.
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External links
- 1990 births
- Living people
- 21st-century English male actors
- Best Newcomer Empire Award winners
- English male child actors
- English male film actors
- English male television actors
- People from High Wycombe
- English expatriates in the United States
- Jewish English male actors
- Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe (film) winners