Aaron Taylor-Johnson
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Aaron Taylor-Johnson is an English stage, television, and film actor.
He was born Aaron Perry Johnson in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, to Sarah and Robert Johnson, a civil engineer. He has a sister, Gemma Johnson, who had a small role in his movie Tom & Thomas (2002). Aaron is of English-Russian Jewish descent.
He began performing at age six, appearing in plays like Macbeth and All My Sons. He worked frequently on television as a young actor, having roles in the TV films San Giovanni: L'Apocalisse (2002), Behind Closed Doors (2003), The Best Man (2006), and Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars (2007), and series The Bill (1984), Family Business (2003), Feather Boy (2004), Casualty (1986), Talk to Me (2007), and Nearly Famous (2007). He made his feature debut in the British film Tom & Thomas (2002), where he played the dual title roles. His first American film was the sequel Hiệp Sĩ Thượng Hải (2003), playing a child version of Charles Chaplin, and his early film credits also include Dead Cool (2004), The Thief Lord (2006), and Ảo Thuật Gia (2006), where he played a young version of Edward Norton's character Eisenheim.
Aaron became known in England after playing a leading role in the film Yêu Tuổi Xì Tin (2008), opposite Georgia Groome. He then co-starred with Carey Mulligan in the American drama The Greatest (2009), played John Lennon in the biography Tuổi Trẻ Của John Lennon (2009), and had the lead role of a teenage would-be superhero, Dave Lizewski, in the action superhero riff Người Hùng Củ Chuối (2010), which introduced him to a wide American audience.
After appearing in the thriller Phòng Chat Tử Thần (2010), Aaron had a large part in the Irish-set drama Albert Nobbs (2011), and co-starred with Taylor Kitsch and Blake Lively in Oliver Stone's California-based action-thriller Những Kẻ Man Rợ (2012). Also in 2012, he played Keira Knightley's character's forbidden love interest, Count Vronsky, in the adaptation Chuyện Tình Anna (2012), set in Russia.
After reprising his role in the sequel Người Hùng Củ Chuối 2 (2013), Aaron had starring roles in his two biggest films to date, the blockbusters Quái Vật Godzilla (2014), as soldier Ford Brody, and Avengers: Đế Chế Ultron (2015), as Pietro Maximoff (known as Quicksilver in the Marvel comic books). He first played Pietro in a mid-credits scene in Captain America: Chiến Binh Mùa Đông (2014). Next, he won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the shady Ray in the drama Kẻ Săn Đêm (2016), and co-starred with John Cena in the war thriller The Wall (2017).
While filming Tuổi Trẻ Của John Lennon (2009), Aaron began a relationship with the film's director, artist Sam Taylor-Wood. The two married in 2012, and blended their surnames together. Aaron began being credited as Aaron Taylor-Johnson, while Sam became known as Sam Taylor-Johnson. The couple has two children together, and Aaron is also stepfather to Sam's two daughters from her previous marriage.
He was born Aaron Perry Johnson in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, to Sarah and Robert Johnson, a civil engineer. He has a sister, Gemma Johnson, who had a small role in his movie Tom & Thomas (2002). Aaron is of English-Russian Jewish descent.
He began performing at age six, appearing in plays like Macbeth and All My Sons. He worked frequently on television as a young actor, having roles in the TV films San Giovanni: L'Apocalisse (2002), Behind Closed Doors (2003), The Best Man (2006), and Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars (2007), and series The Bill (1984), Family Business (2003), Feather Boy (2004), Casualty (1986), Talk to Me (2007), and Nearly Famous (2007). He made his feature debut in the British film Tom & Thomas (2002), where he played the dual title roles. His first American film was the sequel Hiệp Sĩ Thượng Hải (2003), playing a child version of Charles Chaplin, and his early film credits also include Dead Cool (2004), The Thief Lord (2006), and Ảo Thuật Gia (2006), where he played a young version of Edward Norton's character Eisenheim.
Aaron became known in England after playing a leading role in the film Yêu Tuổi Xì Tin (2008), opposite Georgia Groome. He then co-starred with Carey Mulligan in the American drama The Greatest (2009), played John Lennon in the biography Tuổi Trẻ Của John Lennon (2009), and had the lead role of a teenage would-be superhero, Dave Lizewski, in the action superhero riff Người Hùng Củ Chuối (2010), which introduced him to a wide American audience.
After appearing in the thriller Phòng Chat Tử Thần (2010), Aaron had a large part in the Irish-set drama Albert Nobbs (2011), and co-starred with Taylor Kitsch and Blake Lively in Oliver Stone's California-based action-thriller Những Kẻ Man Rợ (2012). Also in 2012, he played Keira Knightley's character's forbidden love interest, Count Vronsky, in the adaptation Chuyện Tình Anna (2012), set in Russia.
After reprising his role in the sequel Người Hùng Củ Chuối 2 (2013), Aaron had starring roles in his two biggest films to date, the blockbusters Quái Vật Godzilla (2014), as soldier Ford Brody, and Avengers: Đế Chế Ultron (2015), as Pietro Maximoff (known as Quicksilver in the Marvel comic books). He first played Pietro in a mid-credits scene in Captain America: Chiến Binh Mùa Đông (2014). Next, he won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the shady Ray in the drama Kẻ Săn Đêm (2016), and co-starred with John Cena in the war thriller The Wall (2017).
While filming Tuổi Trẻ Của John Lennon (2009), Aaron began a relationship with the film's director, artist Sam Taylor-Wood. The two married in 2012, and blended their surnames together. Aaron began being credited as Aaron Taylor-Johnson, while Sam became known as Sam Taylor-Johnson. The couple has two children together, and Aaron is also stepfather to Sam's two daughters from her previous marriage.
