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| caption = Staton with his wife, Connie Fletcher, in October 2008
| caption = Staton with his wife, Connie Fletcher, in October 2008
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| birth_place = [[West Virginia, United States]]
| occupation = Actor
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| years_active = 2004–present
| years_active = 2004–present

Revision as of 18:43, 9 April 2022

Aaron Staton
Staton with his wife, Connie Fletcher, in October 2008
Born1980 or 1981 (age 43–44)
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present
Known forMad Men
L.A. Noire
SpouseConnie Fletcher

Aaron Staton (born 1980 or 1981)[1] is an American actor. He played Ken Cosgrove on the AMC drama series Mad Men (2007–2015)[2][3] and voiced Cole Phelps in the video game L.A. Noire (2011),[4] for which he was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Performer.

Life

Staton was born in West Virginia and grew up in Jacksonville, Florida. He met his future wife, the actor Connie Fletcher, during their high school years while performing in community theater.[1]

Career

Along with the rest of the Mad Men cast, Staton won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2008 and 2009. He has made appearances in TV series such as Law & Order: SVU, 7th Heaven and Without a Trace. He performed extensive voice and facial acting for the video game L.A. Noire, in which he plays the protagonist, Cole Phelps.[5]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Descent Jared's Friend
2007 I Believe in America Rodney
2007 The Nanny Diaries John
2007 One Night Leroy
2007 August Rush Nick
2010 Boy Meets Girl Boy Short film
2011 Lost Revolution Rodney
2014 Preservation Mike Neary
2016 The List Michael

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Andy Wall Episode: "Hooked"
2006 7th Heaven Daniel 3 episodes
2007–2015 Mad Men Ken Cosgrove 71 episodes
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2009, 2010)
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2008, 2011, 2013, 2016)
2008 Imaginary Bitches Bruce Episode: "A New Leper in the Colony"
2011 The Good Wife Todd Roda 2 episodes
2013 Newsreaders Ethan Lexworth Episode: "Auto Erotic"
2013 Person of Interest Hayden Price Episode: "The Perfect Mark"
2015–2016 Ray Donovan Greg Donellen 9 episodes
2016–2017 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce JD 12 episodes
2016 My Mother and Other Strangers Captain Ronald Dreyfuss 5 episodes
2018 For the People Todd Hardart Episode: "The Liberty Fountain"
2018–2019 Castle Rock Pastor 7 episodes
2018 Narcos: Mexico Butch Sears 10 episodes
2018 God Friended Me Alfie Episode: "Matthew 621"
2019 Unbelievable Curtis McCarthy 2 episodes
2020 The Right Stuff Wally Schirra 8 episodes[6]
2019 Alive Victor Frankenstein Unaired pilot

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2011 L.A. Noire Cole Phelps Voice and motion capture
Nominated – British Academy Games Award for Performer

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominated work Result
2008 Gold Derby Awards Ensemble of the Year Mad Men Nominated
2008 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Mad Men Nominated
2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Mad Men Won
2010 Gold Derby Awards Ensemble of the Year Mad Men Nominated
2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Mad Men Won
2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Mad Men Nominated
2011 BAFTA Award Performer L.A. Noire Nominated
2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Mad Men Nominated
2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Mad Men Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b Randall, Reese (2010-01-26). "Mad About Pittsburgh: Aaron Staton". Pittsburgh Magazine.
  2. ^ Scenes From a Hit Archived 2014-03-28 at the Wayback Machine. New York Times (2008-06-22). Retrieved on 2011-06-30.
  3. ^ Exclusive: Mad Men's Aaron Staton to Guest on The Good Wife Archived 2011-07-09 at the Wayback Machine. TV Guide (2011-03-17). Retrieved on 2011-06-30.
  4. ^ L.A. Noire plays in the shadows Archived 2011-05-03 at the Wayback Machine. Los Angeles Times (2011-04-24). Retrieved on 2011-06-30.
  5. ^ McInnis, Shaun (2011-05-13). "An Interview With Aaron Staton of L.A. Noire". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
  6. ^ ‘The Right Stuff’: Nat Geo’s Mercury 7 Drama Series Gets Fall Premiere Date On Disney+ – Update