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 background.
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 La Biblia: Apocalipsis (2000), Behind Closed Doors (2003), The Best Man (2006), and Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars (2007), and series Policía de barrio (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 Los rebeldes de Shangai (2003), playing a child version of Charles Chaplin, and his early film credits also include Dead Cool (2004), El príncipe de los ladrones (2006), and El ilusionista(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 Mi gato Angus, el primer morreo y el plasta de mi padre (2008), opposite Georgia Groome. He then co-starred with Carey Mulligan in the American drama El mejor (2009), played John Lennonin the biography Nowhere Boy (2009), and had the lead role of a teenage would-be superhero, Dave Lizewski, in the action superhero riff Kick-Ass - Listo para machacar(2010), which introduced him to a wide American audience.
After appearing in the thriller Chatroom (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 Salvajes (2012). Also in 2012, he played Keira Knightley's character's forbidden love interest, Count Vronsky, in the adaptation Anna Karenina (2012), set in Russia.
After reprising his role in the sequel Kick Ass 2 - Con un par (2013), Aaron had starring roles in his two biggest films to date, the blockbusters Godzilla (2014), as soldier Ford Brody, and Vengadores: La era de Ultrón (2015), as Pietro Maximoff (known as Quicksilver in the Marvel comic books). He first played Pietro in a mid-credits scene in Capitán América: El Soldado de Invierno (2014).
While filming Nowhere Boy (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. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
Trivia
Attended the Jackie Palmer Stage School in High Wycombe between 1996 and 2008, where he was tutored in drama, tap, jazz, acrobatics and singing.
His elder sister Gemma Johnson appeared as an extra in Tom & Thomas (2002).
Announced his engagement to Sam Taylor-Johnson, having been in a relationship with her since May 2009 after meeting on the set of Nowhere Boy (2009) (31 October 2009).
Confirmed that fiancée Sam Taylor-Johnson is pregnant with their first child together (7 January 2010).
His father is a civil engineer and his mother is a housewife.
Was in consideration for the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in The Amazing Spider-Man(2012), but Andrew Garfield was cast instead.
His favourite actor is Daniel Day-Lewis.
Was in consideration for the role of Jack in Jack el caza gigantes (2013), but Nicholas Hoult was cast instead.
Became a father for the 1st time at age 20 when his fiancée [now wife] Sam Taylor-Johnson gave birth to their daughter Wylda Rae Johnson on 7 July 2010.
He named his five favorite films as Pulp Fiction (1994), El club de la lucha (1999), Apocalypse Now (1979), Boogie Nights (1997) and El gran Lebowski (1998).
Became a father for the 2nd time at age 21 when his fiancée [now wife] Sam Taylor-Johnson gave birth to their daughter Romy Hero Johnson on 18 January 2012.
Good friends with Imogen Poots.
Second husband of Sam Taylor-Johnson.
Brother-in-law of Kristian Taylor-Wood.
Stepfather of Angelica Jopling and Jessie Jopling.
He is of English-Russian Jewish descent.
Worked with Elizabeth Olsen on three different films in two years - Capitán América: El Soldado de Invierno (2014), Godzilla (2014), and Vengadores: La era de Ultrón (2015).
Shares the role of Quicksilver with his Kick-Ass - Listo para machacar (2010) co-star Evan Peters.
Was offered the role of Gary "Eggsy" Unwin in the Matthew Vaughn-directed movie Kingsman: Servicio secreto (2014), but turned it down. Taron Egerton was cast in the role instead, in his first ever feature film.
Has portrayed two different superhero characters, the title character in Kick-Ass - Listo para machacar (2010) and Kick Ass 2 - Con un par (2013) and the Marvel comic book hero Pietro Maximoff (Quicksilver) in Capitán América: El Soldado de Invierno (2014) and Vengadores: La era de Ultrón (2015).
Personal Quotes
I get on fine with my mum and dad, but if they want to see the grandchildren, they come to me.
I was always told at school that you had to have a back-up plan, but all I ever wanted to do was act. There was no plan B for me.
I don't marry myself into any genre. I ride on the back of the filmmaker and the character. I have to feel that character. I have to believe that character.
[on his costume for the Avengers] Because it's so early on [in the character development], I'm more of a civilian, more like Eastern European traveler picking up clothes as we go along. The way that we've designed picking out the costumes is with that thought in mind. Some of the things I wear is a lot more sporty, long-sleeve, a cycle top, compression T-shirts and things like that, to show that kind of physique and get a sense and idea of it.
[on the impressive physicality of co-star Chris Hemsworth] You look around the room and the only one who has an essentially otherworldly superhero physique is Chris Hemsworth. The size of his arms is like the size of my thighs. Just to be an actor and transform your physique and body to that level, essentially he's a God, and he's 6 foot 4, but he's such a great guy. Everyone is charming and brilliant, and a lot of fun, but you look around the room and you go 'well that guy is definitely the superhero'.
[on his facial hair being compared to that of a Hasidic Jew] That was nice because I have really curly hair and also I'm Jewish.
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