Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Born: 1990-06-13 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
Aaron Perry Taylor-Johnson (né Johnson; born 13 June 1990) is a British actor. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two British Academy Film Awards and a British Independent Film Award. As a child actor, Taylor-Johnson performed in films including Shanghai Knights (2003), The Illusionist (2006), and Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008). He had his breakthrough performance as John Lennon in the biopic Nowhere Boy (2009), directed by Sam Taylor-Wood, whom he married in 2012, adding her surname. He gained recognition for his portrayal of the title character in Kick-Ass (2010) and its sequel, Kick-Ass 2 (2013), as well as for performances in the crime thriller Savages (2012), the period drama Anna Karenina (2012), and the monster film Godzilla (2014). Taylor-Johnson next portrayed the Marvel Cinematic Universe character Pietro Maximoff in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). For playing a psychopathic drifter in the thriller film Nocturnal Animals (2016), he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has since appeared in the action films Tenet (2020), Bullet Train (2022) and The Fall Guy (2024), as well as starring roles in the horror films Nosferatu (2024) and 28 Years Later (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article Aaron Taylor-Johnson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- 28 Years Later as Jamie
2024
- Kraven the Hunter as Sergei Kravinoff / Kraven the Hunter
- Nosferatu as Friedrich Harding
- The Fall Guy as Tom Ryder
- Nosferatu: An Inside Look as Self
2022
- Bullet Train as Tangerine
2021
- Marvel Studios Legends as Pietro Maximoff / Quicksilver (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The King's Man as Archie Reid
- Marvel Studios Assembled as Self - Pietro Maximoff / Quicksilver (archive footage)
- Calls as Mark (voice)
2020
- Tenet as Ives
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- A Million Little Pieces as James Frey
2018
- Outlaw King as James Douglas, Lord of Douglas
2017
- The Wall as Isaac
2016
- Quotidien as Self - Guest
- Nocturnal Animals as Ray Marcus
2015
- Avengers: Age of Ultron as Pietro Maximoff / Quicksilver
2014
- Godzilla as Ford Brody
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier as Pietro Maximoff / Quicksilver (uncredited)
- Sock or Hat? as Self
2013
- Kick-Ass 2 as Dave Lizewski / Kick-Ass
2012
- Anna Karenina as Vronsky
- Savages as Ben
2011
- Albert Nobbs as Joe Mackins
2010
- Kick-Ass as Dave Lizewski / Kick-Ass
- Chatroom as William
- Justin Lee Collins: Good Times as Self
2009
- The Greatest as Bennett Brewer
- Nowhere Boy as John Lennon
- Dummy as Danny
2008
- Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging as Robbie Jennings
2007
- Talk to Me as Aaron
- The Magic Door as Flip
- Nearly Famous as Owen Stephens
- Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars as Finch
2006
- El hormiguero as Self - Guest
- The Illusionist as Young Eisenheim
- The Thief Lord as Prosper
- The Best Man as Michael Sheldrake (age 15)
2005
- I Shouldn't Be Alive as Mark
- Dead Cool as George
2004
- Feather Boy as Niker
- The Apocalypse as Johanan
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- Shanghai Knights as Charlie Chaplin
- Coming Up as Eoin
2002
- Tom & Thomas as Tom / Thomas
1999
- Family Guy as Jaidan (voice)
1994
- MTV Europe Music Awards as Self - Presenter
1992
- MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self / Presenter
1986
- Casualty as Joey Byrne
1984
- The Bill as Zac Clough