Aaron Poole
Aaron Poole | |
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| Portrait of Aaron Poole | |
| Born | (1977年03月17日) March 17, 1977 (age 47) Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer, director, producer |
| Years active | 1995-present |
Aaron Poole (born March 17, 1977) is a Canadian actor.
Early life
[edit ]Poole grew up in Barrie, Ontario and attended Barrie Central Collegiate. He is a graduate of the Etobicoke School of the Arts and George Brown College.[1] He is of Italian descent.[2] [3]
Career
[edit ]Poole's credits include the films Killing Zelda Sparks , Adoration and This Beautiful City , and the television series Strange Days at Blake Holsey High and ZOS: Zone of Separation . He was nominated for Best Actor at the 29th Genie Awards for his performance in This Beautiful City. Poole starred in Ed Gass-Donnelly's second feature film Small Town Murder Songs in 2010. He also appeared in the movie Fury .
Poole is an executive producer and one of the lead actors in The Conspiracy,[4] a mockumentary thriller which opened at one location in Toronto on July 19, 2013, and is expected to hit other major cities in Canada a few weeks later, followed by some U.S. cities. Thereafter, he worked on a film called Forsaken with Donald and Kiefer Sutherland.[5]
Dada , his feature film debut as a director, premiered at the 2024 Future of Film Showcase.[6]
Filmography
[edit ]Film
[edit ]- Blind Faith (1998) as White Kid #1
- All I Wanna Do (1998) as Beagle - Flat Critter
- The Safety of Objects (2001) as Z-100 Judge
- The Circle (2002) as Smitty Jacobson
- The House (2006) as Duncan
- Killing Zelda Sparks (2007) as Ryan Bladder
- This Beautiful City (2007) as Johnny
- Adoration (2008) as Daniel
- Gangster Exchange (2010) as Big Dave
- Small Town Murder Songs (2010) as Jim
- The Samaritan (2012) as Jake
- The Conspiracy (2012) as Aaron
- Margo Lily (2012, Short) as Rob
- The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh (2012) as Leon Leigh / Surveillance Expert
- The Animal Project (2013) as Leo
- Cas & Dylan (2013) as Steve
- The Captive (2014) as Mike
- Relative Happiness (2014) as Joss
- No Stranger Than Love (2015) as Jamie Whyte
- Forsaken (2015) as Frank Tillman
- The Void (2016)[7] as Daniel Carter
- The Definites (2017) as Abe
- The Scent of Rain and Lightning (2017) as Meryl Tapper
- Mary Goes Round (2017) as Pete
- Spiral (2019) as Liam
- Disappearance at Clifton Hill (2019)
- Tainted (2020) as Malick
- Flashback (2020) as Pierced Man
- Stardust (2020) as Mick Ronson
- The Empty Man (2020) as Paul
- The Young Arsonists (2022) as Dale
Television
[edit ]- Living in Your Car (2010-2011) as Toby
- King (2011) as Jason Collier
- Republic of Doyle (2011-2014) as Chad King
- Flashpoint (2011) as Davis Lagosto
- Copper (2012-2013) as Robert Cobb Kennedy
- The Listener (2013) as Jay Levinson
- Strange Empire (2014-2015) as Captain John Slotter
- Murdoch Mysteries (2018) as Frank Lloyd Wright
- Frankie Drake (2019) S3:E2 as Constable Crowley
- The Communist's Daughter (2021)
- Faith Heist (2021) as Jack
Awards and nominations
[edit ]| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | ACTRA Awards | Best Actor | This Beautiful City | Won | [8] |
| Genie Awards | Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated | [9] | ||
| 2015 | Maverick Movie Awards | Best Actor: Short | The Orchard | Nominated | [10] |
| 2016 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role | Strange Empire | Nominated | [11] |
References
[edit ]- ^ "The Genies give a big hand to a tiny film". The Globe and Mail , April 4, 2009.
- ^ "my nonno". www.instagram.com. Archived from the original on 2021年12月25日. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "beautiful nonna". www.instagram.com. Archived from the original on 2021年12月25日. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Movie review: The Conspiracy". criticizethis.ca (Isabel Cupryn). July 16, 2013.
- ^ "Interview: Christopher MacBride and Aaron Poole talk 'The Conspiracy'". criticizethis.ca (Isabel Cupryn). July 16, 2013.
- ^ Taimur Sikander Mirza, "Aaron Poole’s Dada to premiere at Future of Film Showcase". Playback , May 27, 2024.
- ^ Newman, Kim (February 13, 2017). "'The Void': Review". Screen Daily . Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "The ACTRA Awards in Toronto | ACTRA Toronto". www.actratoronto.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "awards database". academy.ca. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "2015". MAVERICK MOVIE AWARDS: Where moviemakers honor moviemakers from all over the world!. Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "awards database". academy.ca. Archived from the original on 2016年11月16日. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
External links
[edit ]- Aaron Poole at IMDb