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Aaron Taylor-Johnson

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Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Born June 13, 1990 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK37 films

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.

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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).

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Captain America: The Winter Soldier posterFirst watchCaptain America: The Winter Soldier20147.7as Pietro Maximoff / Quicksilver (uncredited)After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America is living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world.View film

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Avengers: Age of Ultron poster7.3Avengers: Age of Ultron2015Kick-Ass poster7.1Kick-Ass2010Tenet poster7.2Tenet2020Nocturnal Animals poster7.4Nocturnal Animals2016Bullet Train poster7.4Bullet Train2022The Illusionist poster7.3The Illusionist2006Godzilla poster6.4Godzilla2014The Fall Guy poster7.0The Fall Guy2024

Filmography

37 films as actor
  1. TBABlood on SnowOlav
  2. TBACry to HeavenGuido Maffeo
  3. 2026Werwulf
  4. 2026FuzeWill
  5. 202528 Years LaterJamie
  6. 2024NosferatuFriedrich Harding
  7. 2024Kraven the HunterSergei Kravinoff / Kraven the Hunter
  8. 2024The Fall GuyTom Ryder
  9. 2022Bullet TrainTangerine
  10. 2021The King's ManArchie Reid
  11. 2020TenetIves
  12. 2019A Million Little PiecesJames Frey
  13. 2018Outlaw KingJames Douglas, Lord of Douglas
  14. 2017The WallIsaac
  15. 2016Nocturnal AnimalsRay Marcus
  16. 2015Avengers: Age of UltronPietro Maximoff / Quicksilver
  17. 2014GodzillaFord Brody
  18. 2014Captain America: The Winter SoldierPietro Maximoff / Quicksilver (uncredited)
  19. 2013Kick-Ass 2Dave Lizewski / Kick-Ass
  20. 2012Anna KareninaVronsky
  21. 2012SavagesBen
  22. 2011Albert NobbsJoe Mackins
  23. 2010ChatroomWilliam
  24. 2010Kick-AssDave Lizewski / Kick-Ass
  25. 2009Nowhere BoyJohn Lennon
  26. 2009DummyDanny
  27. 2009The GreatestBennett Brewer
  28. 2008Angus, Thongs and Perfect SnoggingRobbie Jennings
  29. 2007Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street IrregularsFinch
  30. 2007The Magic DoorFlip
  31. 2006The IllusionistYoung Eisenheim
  32. 2006The Best ManMichael Sheldrake (age 15)
  33. 2006The Thief LordProsper
  34. 2005Dead CoolGeorge
  35. 2004The ApocalypseJohanan
  36. 2003Shanghai KnightsCharlie Chaplin
  37. 2002Tom & ThomasTom / Thomas