Aaron Perry Johnson (born 13 June 1990) is an English actor. He began performing at age six, and appeared in films such as Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging and The Illusionist before graduating to starring roles in the films Nowhere Boy, in which he played John Lennon, the superhero movie Kick-Ass in which he played the title character, and Albert Nobbs.

Early life

Johnson was born 13 June 1990 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England,^[1] the son of a housewife mother and a civil engineer father.^[2][3] Johnson has cited actor Daniel Day-Lewis as one of his idols.^[4]

Career

Johnson began acting at the age of 6, performing as the son of Macduff alongside Rufus Sewell s Macbeth in 1999, and in Arthur Miller s All My Sons in 2000. His TV roles have included his turn as Niker in the BBC's 2004 adaptation of the novel Feather Boy, Aaron in Danny Brocklehurst's ITV1 serial Talk to Me, and Owen Stephens in Nearly Famous.^[5] In 2003, Johnson appeared as a young Charlie Chaplin in Shanghai Knights. In 2006, Johnson appeared in The Illusionist, appearing in the flashback scenes in the beginning of the film as Edward Norton's character as a teenager, Eduard Abramovicz. The scenes show the young Eduard as he first learns magic, and to do this, Johnson himself learned how to perform the ball trick displayed by his character. He also learned how to perform the balancing of the egg on the stick, although that was effected mechanically.^[6] Johnson subsequently appeared as the heartthrob, Robbie, in the 2008 teen comedy Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, Lorimer Black in Armadillo, and Prosper in The Thief Lord.

Johnson appeared as John Lennon in the 2009 biopic Nowhere Boy, directed by Sam Taylor-Wood. In 2010, Johnson appeared as Dave Lizewski, the lead character in Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman's film Kick-Ass, based on the superhero comic book of the same name by Mark Millar,^[7][8] and has appeared as the central character "William" in Hideo Nakata's Chatroom.^[5]

In December 2010, Johnson joined the cast of Albert Nobbs as a replacement for Orlando Bloom, who dropped out of the production due to his wife's pregnancy.^[9][10] Johnson starred in R.E.M.'s 2011 music video berlin which was also directed by his fiance.^[11]

Personal life

Johnson has been in a relationship with his Nowhere Boy director Sam Taylor-Wood, who is 23 years his senior, since they met on the 2009 set of the film.^[12] The couple announced their engagement at the film's premiere in October 2009.^[13] The couple have two daughters: Wylda Rae (born 7 July 2010)^[14] and Romy Hero (born 18 January 2012).^[15][16] Johnson has also said he considers himself "already a stepdad" to Taylor-Wood's older daughters, Angelica and Jessie.^[12]

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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