2009
Nowhere Boy
He played a young John Lennon.
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TAYLOR-JOHNSON
แอรอน เทย์เลอร์-จอห์นสัน
From a young Lennon to screen action
From Nowhere Boy and Kick-Ass to Quicksilver.
High Wycombe, England
A career moving between genres
Aaron Taylor-Johnson was born in High Wycombe, England, in 1990 and attended the Jackie Palmer Stage School. He played a young John Lennon in Nowhere Boy before taking the lead in Kick-Ass.
In Kick-Ass he played Dave Lizewski, a teenager who decides to become a superhero. The film and its sequel placed him in action roles with a comic edge, while his other work included the period drama Anna Karenina.
In Avengers: Age of Ultron he played Pietro Maximoff, also known as Quicksilver. The film is listed among his work on FLM.RED.
His performance as Ray Marcus in Tom Ford’s Nocturnal Animals won a Golden Globe for supporting actor. Later credits include the action film Bullet Train and the gothic drama Nosferatu.
Roles that changed the pace
2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron
He played Pietro Maximoff, or Quicksilver.
2016
Nocturnal Animals
His supporting performance won a Golden Globe.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.