Aaron Taylor-Johnson
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.
Known For
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Family Guy
1999
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
El hormiguero
2006
Quotidien
2016
Casualty
1986
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
The Bill
1984
28 Years Later
2025
Filmography
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest · 2015
Family Guy
as Jaidan (voice) · 1999
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self · 2019
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
El hormiguero
as Self - Guest · 2006
Quotidien
as Self - Guest · 2016
Casualty
as Joey Byrne · 1986
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self / Presenter · 1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1992
Avengers: Age of Ultron
as Pietro Maximoff / Quicksilver · 2015
The Bill
as Zac Clough · 1984
28 Years Later
as Jamie · 2025
Last Meals
as Self · 2021
Bullet Train
as Tangerine · 2022
Kraven the Hunter
as Sergei Kravinoff / Kraven the Hunter · 2024
The Fall Guy
as Tom Ryder · 2024
Marvel Studios Legends
as Pietro Maximoff / Quicksilver (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2021
Nosferatu
as Friedrich Harding · 2024
Tenet
as Ives · 2020
The King's Man
as Archie Reid · 2021
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
as Pietro Maximoff / Quicksilver (uncredited) · 2014
Marvel Studios Assembled
as Self - Pietro Maximoff / Quicksilver (archive footage) · 2021
MTV Europe Music Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1994
Calls
as Mark (voice) · 2021
Godzilla
as Ford Brody · 2014
Nocturnal Animals
as Ray Marcus · 2016
Kick-Ass
as Dave Lizewski / Kick-Ass · 2010
Shanghai Knights
as Charlie Chaplin · 2003
Fuze
as Will · 2026
The Illusionist
as Young Eisenheim · 2006
Kick-Ass 2
as Dave Lizewski / Kick-Ass · 2013
Outlaw King
as James Douglas, Lord of Douglas · 2018
Anna Karenina
as Vronsky · 2012
I Shouldn't Be Alive
as Mark · 2005
Werwulf
as Man · 2026
Savages
as Ben · 2012
Albert Nobbs
as Joe Mackins · 2011
The Wall
as Isaac · 2017
Nowhere Boy
as John Lennon · 2009
Coming Up
as Eoin · 2003
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
as Robbie Jennings · 2008
Enigma Variations
as Paul
Sock or Hat?
as Self · 2014
Feather Boy
as Niker · 2004
The Greatest
as Bennett Brewer · 2009
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
as Self · 2010
The Apocalypse
as Johanan · 2004
A Million Little Pieces
as James Frey · 2019
Chatroom
as William · 2010
Talk to Me
as Aaron · 2007
The Thief Lord
as Prosper · 2006
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars
as Finch · 2007
Nearly Famous
as Owen Stephens · 2007
Cry to Heaven
as Guido Maffeo
The Magic Door
as Flip · 2007
Nosferatu: An Inside Look
as Self · 2024
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars
as Finch · 2007
Tom & Thomas
as Tom / Thomas · 2002
Dummy
as Danny · 2009
Blood on Snow
as Olav
Dead Cool
as George · 2005
The Best Man
as Michael Sheldrake (age 15) · 2006