Early life

Johnson was born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, the son of a housewife mother and civil engineer father. He has a sister, Gemma, who appeared in his film Tom & Thomas (2002) in a small role. Johnson is Jewish. He was educated at Holmer Green Senior School and attended the Jackie Palmer Stage School in High Wycombe between 1996 and 2008, where he was tutored in drama, tap, jazz, acrobatics, and singing.

Career

Johnson began acting at the age of six. On stage, he played the son of Macduff alongside Rufus Sewell, who played Macbeth, in 1999; and 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. 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, and to do this, Johnson had to learn how to perform the ball trick displayed by his character. He learned how to perform the balancing of the egg on the stick, although that was effected mechanically. Also in 2006, he starred in the film The Thief Lord, as Prosper.

Johnson appeared as John Lennon in the 2009 biopic film Nowhere Boy, directed by Sam Taylor-Wood. In 2010, Johnson appeared as David "Dave" Lizewski/Kick-Ass, the lead character Kick-Ass, based on the superhero comic book of the same name by Mark Millar, and has appeared as the central character, William, in Hideo Nakata's Chatroom. 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. Johnson starred in R.E.M.'s 2011 music video "Überlin", which was also directed by his then-fiancée.

In 2012, 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 the film", and noted the evolution in maturity of Johnson since Kick-Ass. Johnson starred in the Godzilla reboot, released in May 2014. Johnson played Quicksilver in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), the sequel to The Avengers. Johnson first appeared as the character in a post-credits scene of the film Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The role reunited him with Elizabeth Olsen, who played his wife in Godzilla.

Personal life

Aaron Johnson began a relationship with Nowhere Boy director Sam Taylor-Wood, after meeting on the 2009 set of the film when he was 19 and she was 42. They announced their engagement in October 2009 and married at Babington House, Somerset on 21 June 2012. The two changed their surnames to "Taylor-Johnson" and use the surname professionally. The couple has two daughters, Wylda Rae (b. 2010) and Romy Hero (b. 2012). He is also stepfather to two daughters from his wife's previous marriage.

He was named one of GQ's 50 best dressed British men in 2015.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2002	Tom & Thomas	Tom Sheppard / Thomas	Esmé Lammers
2002	The Apocalypse	Johanan	Raffaele Mertes
2003	Behind Closed Doors	Sam Goodwin	Louis Caulfield
2003	Shanghai Knights	Charlie Chaplin	David Dobkin
2004	Dead Cool	George	David Cohen
2006	Thief Lord, TheThe Thief Lord	Prosper	Richard Claus
2006	Illusionist, TheThe Illusionist	Young Eisenheim	Neil Burger
2006	Fast Learners	Neil
2006	Best Man, TheThe Best Man	Michael (Aged 15)	Stefan Schwartz
2007	The Magic Door	Flip
2007	Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars	Finch	Julian Kemp	Television film
2008	Dummy	Danny
2008	Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging	Robbie Jennings	Gurinder Chadha
2009	Greatest, TheThe Greatest	Bennett Brewer	Shana Feste
2009	Nowhere Boy	John Lennon	Sam Taylor-Johnson	Empire Award for Best Newcomer Nominated — British Independent Film Award for Best Actor
2010	Kick-Ass	David "Dave" Lizewski / Kick-Ass	Matthew Vaughn	Nominated — Empire Award for Best Actor Nominated — BAFTA Rising Star Award Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Breakout Male
2010	Chatroom	William	Hideo Nakata
2011	Albert Nobbs	Joe	Rodrigo García
2012	Savages	Ben	Oliver Stone
2012	Anna Karenina	Count Vronsky	Joe Wright	Final time credited as Aaron Johnson
2013	Kick-Ass 2	David "Dave" Lizewski / Kick-Ass	Jeff Wadlow	First time credited as Aaron Taylor-Johnson
2014	Captain America: The Winter Soldier	Pietro Maximoff / Quicksilver	Anthony and Joe Russo	Cameo
2014	Godzilla	Lt. Ford Brody	Gareth Edwards
2015	Avengers: Age of Ultron	Pietro Maximoff / Quicksilver	Joss Whedon
2016	Nocturnal Animals	TBA	Tom Ford	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Armadillo	Young Lorimer Black
2003	Bill, TheThe Bill	Zac Clough	Episode: "162"
2004	Family Business	Paul Sullivan	1 episode
2004	Feather Boy	Niker	3 episodes
2006	I Shouldn't Be Alive	Mark	4 episodes
2006	Casualty	Joey Byrne	Episode: "Silent Ties"
2007	Talk to Me	Aaron	4 episodes
2007	Coming Up	Eoin	Episode: "99,100"
2007	Nearly Famous	Owen Stephens	6 episodes
2014	Family Guy	Jaidan (voice)	Episode: Chap Stewie

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result
2009	British Independent Film Awards	Best Actor	Nowhere Boy	Nominated
2010	Empire Award	Best Newcomer		Won
	Glamour Awards	Man of the Year	Himself	Won
	Scream Awards	Best Fantasy Actor	Kick-Ass	Nominated
		Best Superhero		Nominated
		Best Breakout Performance - Male		Nominated
	Teen Choice Awards	Breakout Male		Nominated
2011	Empire Award	Best Actor		Nominated
	BAFTA Award	Rising Star Award		Nominated
2012	Alliance of Women Film Journalists	Best Depiction of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction	Anna Karenina	Nominated

[ Source: Wikipedia ]