He first played Pietro in a mid-credits scene in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014). ![]() 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). 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 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). 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. Aaron became known in England after playing a leading role in the film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008), opposite Georgia Groome. ![]() 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. He made his feature debut in the British film Tom & Thomas (2002), where he played the dual title roles. 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 began performing at age six, appearing in plays like Macbeth and All My Sons. Aaron is of English-Russian Jewish descent. He has a sister, Gemma Johnson, who had a small role in his movie Tom & Thomas (2002). He was born Aaron Perry Johnson in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, to Sarah and Robert Johnson, a civil engineer. Talks about working with director Doug Liman on The Wall and playing an American sharpshooter trapped in a standoff with an Iraqi sniper.Aaron Taylor-Johnson is an English stage, television, and film actor.What was it like on set between takes with Jake Gyllenhaal?.What is it like working for a director that controls even the smallest detail?.Talks about what Ford told him to do to get ready for the role like growing his fingernails, hair and dropping about 20 pounds. ![]() How he was hesitant at first to play this part.When you’re in a Tom Ford movie how much time do you spend picking out what you’re going to wear?.Nocturnal Animals is now playing in limited release and expands into more theaters this week and goes wide December 9 th. Check out what he had to say in the video above and below is a list of what we talked about and some images from the film. He talked about working with Tom Ford and why he’s a great collaborator, how he was first hesitant to play the role, what he did to get ready for the part (including dropping 20 pounds), what it was like between takes when you’re playing such intense scenes, working with director Doug Liman on The Wall, and more. At the Los Angeles press day I landed an exclusive video interview with Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
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