Aaron Johnson (actor)

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Aaron Johnson
Aaron Johnson in March 2010
Born	Aaron Perry Johnson[1] 13 June 1990 (1990-06-13) (age 20)[2][3] Holmer Green, Buckinghamshire, England[2]
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present

Aaron Perry Johnson (born 13 June 1990) is an English actor whose professional work includes performances on stage, television, and in feature films. He began performing at age six, and appeared in films such as Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging and The Illusionist before graduating to starring roles in films such as Nowhere Boy, in which he played John Lennon, and the superhero movie Kick-Ass.

Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Television 5 References 6 External links

Early life

Johnson was born 13 June 1990 in Holmer Green, Buckinghamshire, England, the son of a homemaker mother and a civil engineer father.^[3][4] Johnson has cited Daniel Day-Lewis as one of his idols.^[5]

Career

Johnson began acting at the age of 6, performing as the son of Macduff alongside Rufus Sewell’s Macbeth in 1999, and in Arthur Miller’s All My Sons in 2000. His TV roles have included his turn as Niker in the BBC's 2004 adaptation of the novel Feather Boy and Owen in the E4 series, Aaron in Danny Brocklehurst's ITV1 serial Talk to Me, and Owen Stephens in Nearly Famous.^[2] In 2003, Johnson appeared as a young Charlie Chaplin in Shanghai Knights. In 2006, Johnson appeared in The Illusionist, appearing in the flashback scenes in the beginning of the film as Edward Norton's character as a teenager, Eduard Abramovicz. The scenes show the young Eduard as he first learns magic, and to do this, Johnson himself learned how to perform the ball trick displayed by his character. He also learned how to perform the balancing of the egg on the stick, although that was effected mechanically.^[6] Johnson subsequently appeared as the heartthrob, Robbie, in the 2008 teen comedy Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, Lorimer Black in Armadillo, and Prosper in The Thief Lord.
Johnson appeared as John Lennon in the 2009 biopic Nowhere Boy, directed by Sam Taylor-Wood. In 2010, Johnson appeared as Dave Lizewski, the lead character in Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman's film Kick-Ass, based on the superhero comic book of the same name by Mark Millar,^[7][8] and will appear as the central character in Chatroom, directed by Hideo Nakata.^[2] It was announced on August 31, 2010 that he would be playing the lead role in the Kick-Ass sequel Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall.^[9]

Personal life

Johnson is in a relationship with his Nowhere Boy director, Sam Taylor-Wood. As of 31 October 2009, the couple are engaged to be married. On July 7, 2010 Taylor-Wood gave birth to their daughter, Wylda Rae.^[10]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2002	Tom & Thomas	Tom / Thomas
2003	Shanghai Knights	Charlie Chaplin
2004	Dead Cool	George
2006	The Thief Lord	Prosper
	The Illusionist	Young Eisenheim
	Fast Learners	Neil
2007	The Magic Door	Flip
2008	Dummy	Danny
	Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging	Robbie
2009	The Greatest	Bennett
	Nowhere Boy	John Lennon
2010	Kick-Ass	Dave Lizewski/Kick-Ass	Nominated - Teen Choice Award: Breakout Male (lost to Liam Hemsworth)
	Chatroom[11]	William	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Armadillo	Young Lorimer Black
2002	San Giovanni - L'apocalisse	Johanan
2003	Behind Closed Doors	Sam Goodwin	Television film, supporting role
	The Bill	Zac Clough	1 episode
2004	Family Business	Paul Sullivan	1 episode
	Feather Boy	Niker	3 episodes
2006	I Shouldn't Be Alive	Mark	1 episode
	The Best Man	Michael - aged 15	Television film
	Casualty	Joey Byrne	1 episode
2007	Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars	Finch	Television film
	Talk to Me	Aaron	4 episodes, written by Danny Brocklehurst.
	Coming Up	Eoin	1 episode
2007–2008	Nearly Famous	Owen	6 episodes