Aaron Taylor-Johnson

'Aaron Taylor-Johnson' (qv) 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' (qv), who had a small role in his movie _Tom & Thomas (2002)_ (qv). Aaron is of English-Russian Jewish descent.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 _The Apocalypse (2000)_ (qv), _Behind Closed Doors (2003)_ (qv), _The Best Man (2006)_ (qv), and _Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars (2007)_ (qv), and series _The Bill (1984)_ (qv), _Family Business (2003)_ (qv), _Feather Boy (2004)_ (qv), _Casualty (1986)_ (qv), _Talk to Me (2007)_ (qv), and _Nearly Famous (2007)_ (qv). He made his feature debut in the British film _Tom & Thomas (2002)_ (qv), where he played the dual title roles. His first American film was the sequel _Shanghai Knights (2003)_ (qv), playing a child version of 'Charles Chaplin' (qv), and his early film credits also include _Dead Cool (2004)_ (qv), _The Thief Lord (2006)_ (qv), and _The Illusionist (2006)_ (qv), where he played a young version of 'Edward Norton' (qv)'s character Eisenheim.Aaron became known in England after playing a leading role in the film _Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008)_ (qv), opposite 'Georgia Groome' (qv). He then co-starred with 'Carey Mulligan' (qv) in the American drama _The Greatest (2009)_ (qv), played 'John Lennon' (qv) in the biography _Nowhere Boy (2009)_ (qv), and had the lead role of a teenage would-be superhero, Dave Lizewski, in the action superhero riff _Kick-Ass (2010)_ (qv), which introduced him to a wide American audience.After appearing in the thriller _Chatroom (2010)_ (qv), Aaron had a large part in the Irish-set drama _Albert Nobbs (2011)_ (qv), and co-starred with 'Taylor Kitsch' (qv) and 'Blake Lively' (qv) in 'Oliver Stone' (qv)'s California-based action-thriller _Savages (2012)_ (qv). Also in 2012, he played 'Keira Knightley' (qv)'s character's forbidden love interest, Count Vronsky, in the adaptation _Anna Karenina (2012)_ (qv), set in Russia.After reprising his role in the sequel _Kick-Ass 2 (2013)_ (qv), Aaron had starring roles in his two biggest films to date, the blockbusters _Godzilla (2014)_ (qv), as soldier Ford Brody, and _Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)_ (qv), as Pietro Maximoff (known as Quicksilver in the Marvel comic books). He first played Pietro in a mid-credits scene in _Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)_ (qv). Next, he won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the shady Ray in the drama [linktt=4550098], and co-starred with John Cena in the war thriller _The Wall (2017)_ (qv).While filming _Nowhere Boy (2009)_ (qv), 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' (qv), while Sam became known as 'Sam Taylor-Johnson' (qv). The couple has two children together, and Aaron is also stepfather to Sam's two daughters from her previous marriage.::Anonymous