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Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Aaron Perry Taylor-Johnson (né Johnson; born 13 June 1990) is an English actor. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two British Academy Film Awards and a British Independent Film Award.

As a child actor, Taylor-Johnson performed in films including ''Shanghai Knights'' (2003), ''The Illusionist'' (2006), and ''Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging'' (2008). He had his breakthrough performance as John Lennon in the biopic ''Nowhere Boy'' (2009), directed by Sam Taylor-Wood whom he married in 2012, adding her surname. He gained recognition for his portrayal of the title character in ''Kick-Ass'' (2010) and its sequel ''Kick-Ass 2'' (2013), as well as performances in the crime thriller ''Savages'' (2012), period drama ''Anna Karenina'' (2012), and monster film ''Godzilla'' (2014).

Taylor-Johnson next portrayed the Marvel Cinematic Universe character Pietro Maximoff in ''Avengers: Age of Ultron'' (2015). For playing a psychopathic drifter in the thriller film ''Nocturnal Animals'' (2016), he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has since appeared in the action films ''Tenet'' (2020), ''Bullet Train'' (2022) and ''The Fall Guy'' (2024), as well as starring roles in the horror films ''Nosferatu'' (2024) and ''28 Years Later'' (2025). Provided by Wikipedia