Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Aaron Perry Taylor-Johnson (né Johnson; born 13 June 1990) is an English actor. He is best known for his portrayal of the title character in Kick-Ass (2010) and its 2013 sequel, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) character Pietro Maximoff in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). Taylor-Johnson began performing at age six and has appeared in such films as Shanghai Knights (2003), The Illusionist (2006), The Thief Lord (2006), and Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008). He had his breakthrough performance in the John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy (2009). Taylor-Johnson went on to portray Ben in the Oliver Stone-directed crime thriller Savages (2012), Russian aristocrat Count Vronsky in Joe Wright's adaptation of Anna Karenina (2012), and Lt. Brody in Gareth Edwards' monster movie Godzilla (2014). For his performance as psychopathic drifter Ray Marcus in Tom Ford's thriller Nocturnal Animals (2016), he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Taylor-Johnson later starred as military commander Ives in Christopher Nolan's spy action epic Tenet (2020), and assassin Tangerine in David Leitch's thriller Bullet Train (2022). As part of Sony's Spider-Man Universe he will star as another Marvel character, Kraven the Hunter, in a 2023 self-titled film.

Cast

The Illusionist

(Young Eisenheim)

Shanghai Knights

(Charlie Chaplin)

Kick-Ass

(Dave Lizewski / Kick-Ass)

The Greatest

(Bennett Brewer)

Nowhere Boy

(John Lennon)

The Thief Lord

(Prosper)

Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging

(Robbie Jennings)

Chatroom

(William)

Tom & Thomas

(Tom / Thomas)

Savages

(Ben)

Albert Nobbs

(Joe Mackins)

The Apocalypse

(Johanan)

Kick-Ass 2

(Dave Lizewski / Kick-Ass)

Anna Karenina

(Vronsky)

Avengers: Age of Ultron

(Pietro Maximoff / Quicksilver)

Godzilla

(Ford Brody)

Dummy

(Danny)

The Magic Door

(Flip)

The Fall Guy

(Tom Ryder)

Fuze

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

(Pietro Maximoff / Quicksilver (uncredited))

Nocturnal Animals

(Ray Marcus)

Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars

(Finch)

28 Years Later

The Wall

(Isaac)

Dead Cool

(George)

The Best Man

(Michael Sheldrake (age 15))

Nosferatu

(Friedrich Harding)

Outlaw King

(James Douglas, Lord of Douglas)

A Million Little Pieces

(James Frey)

The King's Man

(Archie Reid)

Tenet

(Ives)

Godzilla: Force of Nature

(Himself)

Bullet Train

(Tangerine)

Rothko

Kraven the Hunter

(Sergei Kravinoff / Kraven the Hunter)

Blood on Snow

(Olav)

The Bill

(Zac Clough)

Talk to Me

(Aaron)

Calls

(Mark (voice))

Marvel Studios Assembled

(Self - Pietro Maximoff / Quicksilver (archive footage))

Nearly Famous

(Owen Stephens)

Feather Boy

(Niker)

Justin Lee Collins: Good Times

(Self)

Family Guy

(Jaidan (voice))

Marvel Studios Legends

(Pietro Maximoff / Quicksilver (archive footage) (uncredited))

MTV Movie & TV Awards

(Self / Presenter)

I Shouldn't Be Alive

(Mark)

Coming Up

(Eoin)

Casualty

(Joey Byrne)

Honest Trailers

(Dave Lizewski / Kick-Ass (archive footage))

Sock or Hat?

(Self)