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Aaron Taylor-Johnson

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  • Producer
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Aaron Taylor-Johnson
The hunt is on! Aaron Taylor-Johnson dons the fur as Spider-Man villain Kraven the Hunter, the first R-rated release from Sony's Spider-Man Universe that brought you 'Venom' and 'Morbius.' Sony plans to pull no punches with a gritty, gory story that, at one point, cited 'Kill Bill' as inspiration. Taylor-Johnson plays the classic Kraven, a Russian big game hunter, who uses his bare hands to bring down his prey. In the comics, Kraven is obsessed with hunting the most dangerous game ... Spider-Man. But the Web-Head always wriggles free from his best-laid traps, including when Kraven buries Spidey alive, then impersonates him by donning his spider-suit and going on a vigilante rampage around New York. Since Tom Holland's Peter Parker will most likely not appear in Kraven, Taylor-Johnson will instead contend with family affairs. Russell Crowe plays his father, while Fred Hechinger plays Kraven's half-brother, the master of disguise known as Chameleon. Ariana DeBose plays love interest and mystical priestess, Calypso, Christopher Abbott is reportedly taking on the Foreigner, the martial arts master and mercenary, and Alessandro Nivola is Rhino, a character who briefly appeared in 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2,' but you can never have enough of the rampaging Rhino! J.C. Chandor ('Triple Frontier,' 'A Most Violent Year') directs the bloody affair that promises a throat-ripping good time. 'Kraven the Hunter' hits theaters in October 2023.
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Aaron Taylor-Johnson 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, who had a small role in his movie Tom & Thomas (2002). 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 (2002), Behind Closed Doors (2003), The Best Man (2006), and Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars (2007), and series The Bill (1984), Family Business (2003), Feather Boy (2004), Casualty (1986), Talk to Me (2007), and Nearly Famous (2007). He made his feature debut in the British film Tom & Thomas (2002), where he played the dual title roles. His first American film was the sequel Shanghai Knights (2003), playing a child version of Charles Chaplin, and his early film credits also include Dead Cool (2004), The Thief Lord (2006), and The Illusionist (2006), where he played a young version of Edward Norton's character Eisenheim.

Aaron became known in England after playing a leading role in the film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008), opposite Georgia Groome. He then co-starred with Carey Mulligan in the American drama The Greatest (2009), played John Lennon in the biography Nowhere Boy (2009), and had the lead role of a teenage would-be superhero, Dave Lizewski, in the action superhero riff Kick-Ass (2010), which introduced him to a wide American audience.

After appearing in the thriller Chatroom (2010), Aaron had a large part in the Irish-set drama Albert Nobbs (2011), and co-starred with Taylor Kitsch and Blake Lively in Oliver Stone's California-based action-thriller Savages (2012). Also in 2012, he played Keira Knightley's character's forbidden love interest, Count Vronsky, in the adaptation Anna Karenina (2012), set in Russia.

After reprising his role in the sequel Kick-Ass 2 (2013), Aaron had starring roles in his two biggest films to date, the blockbusters Godzilla (2014), as soldier Ford Brody, and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), 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). Next, he won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the shady Ray in the drama Nocturnal Animals (2016), and co-starred with John Cena in the war thriller The Wall (2017).

While filming Nowhere Boy (2009), 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, while Sam became known as Sam Taylor-Johnson. The couple has two children together, and Aaron is also stepfather to Sam's two daughters from her previous marriage.
BornJune 13, 1990
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BornJune 13, 1990
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  • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
    • 7 wins & 25 nominations total

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Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Brian Tyree Henry in Bullet Train (2022)
Brad Pitt and Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Bullet Train (2022)
Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Outlaw King (2018)
Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Outlaw King (2018)
Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Outlaw King (2018)
Tony Curran, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Chris Pine in Outlaw King (2018)
Sam Spruell, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Billy Howle in Outlaw King (2018)
Sam Spruell, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Billy Howle in Outlaw King (2018)
Tony Curran, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Chris Pine in Outlaw King (2018)
Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Outlaw King (2018)
Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Chris Pine in Outlaw King (2018)
Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Chris Pine in Outlaw King (2018)

Known for

Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal in Nocturnal Animals (2016)
Nocturnal Animals
7.5
  • Ray Marcus
  • 2016
Nicolas Cage, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Kick-Ass (2010)
Kick-Ass
7.6
  • Dave Lizewski
  • Kick-Ass(as Aaron Johnson)
  • 2010
Kristin Scott Thomas, Anne-Marie Duff, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Nowhere Boy (2009)
Nowhere Boy
7.1
  • John(as Aaron Johnson)
  • 2009
Jim Carrey, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Kick-Ass 2 (2013)
Kick-Ass 2
6.5
  • Dave Lizewski
  • Kick-Ass
  • 2013

Credits

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Actor

  • Kraven the Hunter
    • Sergei Kravinoff, Kraven
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • The Fall Guy
    • Post-production
    • 2024
  • Rothko
    • Pre-production
    • 2024
  • Nosferatu
    • Friedrich Harding
    • In Production
  • Brad Pitt, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Joey King, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji, Zazie Beetz, and Bad Bunny in Bullet Train (2022)
    Bullet Train
    • Tangerine
    • 2022
  • Ralph Fiennes, Djimon Hounsou, Rhys Ifans, Gemma Arterton, and Harris Dickinson in The King's Man (2021)
    The King's Man
    • Archie Reid
    • 2021
  • Calls (2021)
    Calls
    • Mark (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Rhye: Black Rain (2020)
    Rhye: Black Rain
    • Music Video
    • 2020
  • Dimple Kapadia, John David Washington, and Robert Pattinson in Tenet (2020)
    Tenet
    • Ives
    • 2020
  • The Last Meal (2018)
    The Last Meal
    • The Condemned (voice)
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Aaron Taylor-Johnson in A Million Little Pieces (2018)
    A Million Little Pieces
    • James Frey
    • 2018
  • Tony Curran, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chris Pine, and Florence Pugh in Outlaw King (2018)
    Outlaw King
    • James Douglas, Lord of Douglas
    • 2018
  • John Cena and Aaron Taylor-Johnson in The Wall (2017)
    The Wall
    • Isaac
    • 2017
  • Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal in Nocturnal Animals (2016)
    Nocturnal Animals
    • Ray Marcus
    • 2016
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., James Spader, Paul Bettany, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Olsen, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Chris Hemsworth in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
    Avengers: Age of Ultron
    • Pietro Maximoff
    • Quicksilver
    • 2015
  • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
    Family Guy
    • Jaidan (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Godzilla (2014)
    Godzilla
    • Ford Brody
    • 2014
  • Chris Evans in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
    Captain America: The Winter Soldier
    • Pietro Maximoff (uncredited)
    • 2014
  • Jim Carrey, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Kick-Ass 2 (2013)
    Kick-Ass 2
    • Dave Lizewski
    • Kick-Ass
    • 2013

Producer

  • Rothko
    • producer
    • Pre-production
    • 2024
  • Aaron Taylor-Johnson in A Million Little Pieces (2018)
    A Million Little Pieces
    • producer (p.g.a.)
    • 2018

Writer

  • Aaron Taylor-Johnson in A Million Little Pieces (2018)
    A Million Little Pieces
    • screenplay by
    • 2018

Videos67

All About Kraven the Hunter
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All About Kraven the Hunter
Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Brian Tyree Henry Answer Burning Questions
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Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Brian Tyree Henry Answer Burning Questions
Aaron Taylor-Johnson | Career Retrospective
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Aaron Taylor-Johnson | Career Retrospective
What We Know About 'Tenet' ... So Far
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What We Know About 'Tenet' ... So Far
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“In Spite of All the Danger”
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“In Spite of All the Danger”
"Big Daddy Warehouse" from Kick-Ass
Clip 1:00
"Big Daddy Warehouse" from Kick-Ass
"I Am Kick-Ass" from Kick-Ass
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"I Am Kick-Ass" from Kick-Ass
"They Kick-Ass" from Kick-Ass
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"They Kick-Ass" from Kick-Ass
Kick-Ass: "Mist Mobile"
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Kick-Ass: "Mist Mobile"
Kick-Ass: "Suit Up"
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Kick-Ass: "Suit Up"
Sam Taylor-Johnson Discusses the Practical Effects in 'A Million Little Pieces'
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Sam Taylor-Johnson Discusses the Practical Effects in 'A Million Little Pieces'

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Aaron Johnson
  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • June 13, 1990
    • High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Sam Taylor-JohnsonJune 21, 2012 - present (2 children)
  • Children
      Jessie Phoenix Jopling
  • Parents
      Sarah Johnson
  • Relatives
    • Gemma Johnson(Sibling)
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Persil.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 5 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 3 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Was in consideration for the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), but Andrew Garfield was cast instead.
  • Quotes
    I get on fine with my mum and dad, but if they want to see the grandchildren, they come to me.

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