Aaron Johnson |
Career
Aaron 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, Aaron in Danny Brocklehurst's ITV1 serial Talk to Me, and Owen Stephens in Nearly Famous. In 2003, Aaron Johnson appeared as a young Charlie Chaplin in Shanghai Knights. In 2006, Aaron 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, Aaron 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. Aaron 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.
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In December 2010, Aaron Johnson joined the cast of Albert Nobbs as a replacement for Orlando Bloom, who dropped out of the production due to his wife's pregnancy. Aaron Johnson starred in R.E.M.'s 2011 music video Überlin which was also directed by his fiance.
Personal life
Aaron Johnson is in a relationship with his Nowhere Boy director, Sam Taylor-Wood, 23 years his senior. As of 31 October 2009, the couple were engaged to be married. On July 7, 2010 Taylor-Wood gave birth to their daughter, Wylda Rae. On July 29 2011, it was announced that the couple were expecting their second child, due in early 2012.
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2002 Tom & Thomas
2003 Shanghai Knights
2004 Dead Cool
2006 The Thief Lord
2006 The Illusionist
2006 Fast Learners
2007 The Magic Door
2008 Dummy
2008 Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
2009 The Greatest
2009 Nowhere Boy
2010 Kick-Ass
2010 Chatroom
2011 Albert Nobbs
2012 Savages