Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Acting

Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Born June 13, 1990High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK57 credits

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

Filmography

Fuze
2026Fuze
as Will TranterMovie
28 Years Later
202528 Years Later
as JamieMovie
Nosferatu
2024Nosferatu
as Friedrich HardingMovie
Kraven the Hunter
2024Kraven the Hunter
as Sergei Kravinoff / Kraven the HunterMovie
The Fall Guy
2024The Fall Guy
as Tom RyderMovie
Bullet Train
2022Bullet Train
as TangerineMovie
The King's Man
2021The King's Man
as Archie ReidMovie
Calls
2021Calls
as Mark (voice)TV
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021Marvel Studios Assembled
as Self - Pietro Maximoff / Quicksilver (archive footage)TV
Marvel Studios Legends
2021Marvel Studios Legends
as Pietro Maximoff / Quicksilver (archive footage) (uncredited)TV
Tenet
2020Tenet
as IvesMovie
A Million Little Pieces
2019A Million Little Pieces
as James FreyMovie
Outlaw King
2018Outlaw King
as James Douglas, Lord of DouglasMovie
The Wall
2017The Wall
as IsaacMovie
Nocturnal Animals
2016Nocturnal Animals
as Ray MarcusMovie
Quotidien
2016Quotidien
as Self - GuestTV
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015Avengers: Age of Ultron
as Pietro Maximoff / QuicksilverMovie
Godzilla
2014Godzilla
as Ford BrodyMovie
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014Captain America: The Winter Soldier
as Pietro Maximoff / Quicksilver (uncredited)Movie
Kick-Ass 2
2013Kick-Ass 2
as Dave Lizewski / Kick-AssMovie
Anna Karenina
2012Anna Karenina
as VronskyMovie
Savages
2012Savages
as BenMovie
Albert Nobbs
2011Albert Nobbs
as Joe MackinsMovie
Chatroom
2010Chatroom
as WilliamMovie
Kick-Ass
2010Kick-Ass
as Dave Lizewski / Kick-AssMovie
Nowhere Boy
2009Nowhere Boy
as John LennonMovie
Dummy
2009Dummy
as DannyMovie
The Greatest
2009The Greatest
as Bennett BrewerMovie
N
2007Nearly Famous
as Owen StephensTV
Talk to Me
2007Talk to Me
as AaronTV
The Magic Door
2007The Magic Door
as FlipMovie
El hormiguero
2006El hormiguero
as Self - GuestTV
The Illusionist
2006The Illusionist
as Young EisenheimMovie
The Best Man
2006The Best Man
as Michael Sheldrake (age 15)Movie
The Thief Lord
2006The Thief Lord
as ProsperMovie
Dead Cool
2005Dead Cool
as GeorgeMovie
The Apocalypse
2004The Apocalypse
as JohananMovie
Feather Boy
2004Feather Boy
as NikerTV
Coming Up
2003Coming Up
as EoinTV
Shanghai Knights
2003Shanghai Knights
as Charlie ChaplinMovie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - GuestTV
Tom & Thomas
2002Tom & Thomas
as Tom / ThomasMovie
Family Guy
1999Family Guy
as Jaidan (voice)TV
MTV Europe Music Awards
1994MTV Europe Music Awards
as Self - PresenterTV
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self / PresenterTV
Casualty
1986Casualty
as Joey ByrneTV
The Bill
1984The Bill
as Zac CloughTV
B
Blood on Snow
as OlavMovie