21-401: Taylor-Johnson is a surname and may refer to: Aaron Taylor-Johnson (born 1990), British actor Sam Taylor-Johnson (née Taylor-Woods; born 1967), British filmmaker, photographer and visual artist Other [ edit ] Taylor–Johnson Temperament Analysis , a personality test [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
42-419: A 2019 interview with GQ Australia , he defined his style as elegant and "timeless." Taylor-Johnson lives with his wife and their four daughters on a farm near Bruton, Somerset , and he is an avid vegetable farmer. Tom %26 Thomas Tom & Thomas (UK title: The Christmas Twins ) is a 2002 Dutch-British family film directed by Esmé Lammers and starring Aaron Johnson and Sean Bean . The film
63-770: A Supporting Role . In 2017, he played an American soldier (alongside John Cena ) in Doug Liman 's thriller The Wall , and in 2018, he appeared in Outlaw King , a British-American historical action drama about Robert the Bruce and the Wars of Scottish Independence. In 2020, Taylor-Johnson had a supporting role in Christopher Nolan 's film Tenet . In 2022, he appeared in David Leitch 's Bullet Train , an action-thriller film based on
84-567: A brief conflict between the Dawes twins and Lammers, which resulted in the pair gaining UK rights to the title "Tom & Thomas", the matter was settled with an undisclosed settlement. The Dawes twins have not been involved in any acting since, and now both hold positions at the University of Oxford . Tom & Thomas was filmed in the following locations: The film was released on DVD and VHS on 20 November 2002 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment though
105-518: A member of a London gang of street hooligans. That year, he also guest starred in a special live episode of ITV drama The Bill . In 2006, he appeared in The Illusionist , appearing in the early flashback scenes as Edward Norton 's character, Eduard Abramovicz, as a teenager. The scenes show the young Eduard as he first learns magic. To do this, Johnson had to learn how to perform the ball trick that his character performs. He learned how to balance
126-562: A menacing Texan, in Tom Ford 's thriller Nocturnal Animals . For the role, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture . Taylor-Johnson also became first Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor winner since Richard Benjamin who did not receive an Academy Award nomination. For the role, he also received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in
147-552: A sister named Gemma, who later had a small role in his film Tom & Thomas (2002). Johnson is Jewish . He went to Holmer Green Senior School and attended the Jackie Palmer Stage School in High Wycombe, studying drama, tap, jazz, acrobatics, and singing. He left school at 15. Johnson began acting at the age of six. On stage, he appeared in a London production of William Shakespeare 's Macbeth , playing
168-773: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Aaron Taylor-Johnson Aaron Perry Taylor-Johnson (né Johnson ; born 13 June 1990) is an English actor. He is known for his portrayal of the title character in Kick-Ass (2010) and its 2013 sequel , as well as the Marvel Cinematic Universe character Pietro Maximoff in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). As a child actor, he 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
189-464: Is kidnapped by the child smugglers. They keep him bound with belts in a warehouse and use drugs to keep him asleep. The smugglers plan to transport Thomas to another country in a plane by smuggling him off as an animal in a box where he is kept bound and gagged (with belts and tape). Tom learns of this however and comes to Thomas' rescue. Tom & Thomas gained initial media interest through its illusive casting auditions. The auditions took place across
210-538: The Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture and earned a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role . He has since appeared in the action films Tenet (2020), Bullet Train (2022) and The Fall Guy (2024). Aaron Perry Johnson was born in High Wycombe on 13 June 1990. His father, Robert, was a civil engineer and his mother, Sarah, "stayed at home [and] worked odd jobs here and there so [they] could get by." He has
231-659: The London Film Critics' Circle . In 2010, Johnson appeared as David "Dave" Lizewski/Kick-Ass , the lead character in Kick-Ass , based on the superhero comic book of the same name by Scottish writer Mark Millar . His performance in Kick-Ass saw him nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award . He has also appeared as the central character, William, in Hideo Nakata 's Chatroom . In December 2010, Johnson joined
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273-673: The UK and the Netherlands, and resulted in a final casting session held in London, UK. The eventual winners were Tom and Alex Dawes, twins from the Midlands who are more generally known for their guest appearance in Nickelodeon 's TV adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson 's Double Act . However, after being accepted for the roles, the pair were rejected in favour of Johnson as loss of funding cut the cast in half. After
294-408: The biopic Nowhere Boy (2009), directed by Sam Taylor-Wood , whom he married in 2012 and adopted the same surname (Taylor-Johnson) with. He followed this with roles in the crime thriller Savages (2012), period drama Anna Karenina (2012), and monster film Godzilla (2014). For his performance as a psychopathic drifter in the thriller film Nocturnal Animals (2016), Taylor-Johnson won
315-591: The cast of Albert Nobbs as a replacement for Orlando Bloom . Johnson starred in R.E.M. 's 2011 music video " Überlin ", which was also directed by his then-fiancée. In 2012, Taylor-Johnson played Count Vronsky in Anna Karenina . Later that year, he starred as Ben in Oliver Stone 's Savages . HitFix film critic Drew McWeeny was positive of the bond between Johnson and co-star Taylor Kitsch , which "seems not only credible but lived in and authentic throughout
336-502: The egg on the stick, although that was mechanically effected. Also in 2006, he starred in the film The Thief Lord as Prosper. Johnson appeared as John Lennon in the 2009 biographical film Nowhere Boy , directed by Sam Taylor-Wood , whom he later married. His performance won him the Empire Award for Best Newcomer , and he was also nominated for Young British Performer of the Year by
357-766: The film," and noted the evolution in maturity of Johnson since Kick-Ass . Taylor-Johnson starred in the Godzilla reboot, released in May 2014. Taylor-Johnson played Quicksilver in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), the sequel to 2012's The Avengers , as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe . Taylor-Johnson first appeared as the character in a post-credits scene of the film Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014). The role reunited him with Elizabeth Olsen , who played his wife in Godzilla . In 2016, he played Ray,
378-653: The novel Mariabītoru by Kōtarō Isaka . He reunited with Leitch in the 2024 action film The Fall Guy , Taylor-Johnson will next play another Marvel character in Kraven the Hunter , set to be released in 2024 as part of Sony's Spider-Man Universe . He will also star in Robert Eggers ' horror film Nosferatu , and in 28 Years Later , a sequel to the 2002 film 28 Days Later which will be directed by Danny Boyle . After Johnson met filmmaker Sam Taylor-Wood in 2009 on
399-413: The set of their film Nowhere Boy , when he was 18 and she was 42, the two began dating and were married in the chapel at Babington House on 21 June 2012. They subsequently changed both their surnames to Taylor-Johnson. They have two daughters, and he is a stepfather to her two daughters from a previous marriage. Taylor-Johnson was named one of GQ ' s 50 best dressed British men in 2015. In
420-712: The son of Macduff alongside Rufus Sewell , who played Macbeth , in 1999. He appeared in Arthur Miller 's All My Sons in 2000. His television roles have included Niker in the 2004 BBC adaptation of the novel Feather Boy , Aaron in Danny Brocklehurst 's ITV1 serial Talk to Me , and Owen Stephens in Nearly Famous . In 2003, Johnson appeared as a young Charlie Chaplin in Shanghai Knights alongside Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson , with Chaplin depicted as
441-412: Was released on 24 January 2002 in the Netherlands . Sean Bean stars as the caring single adoptive father of one of a set of identical twins — played by Aaron Johnson — separated years earlier. The film follows the two boys as they meet, and having come to the attention of a corrupt orphanage manager are instrumental in smashing a child smuggling ring. After the two boys meet they have fun until Thomas
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