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Eva: Come on! Come on, get personal. Who is it? Who does Jim hate?
Jim: Me.
Mo: Really Jim?
Eva: You hate yourself... So what?
Emily: D'you have an okay family life?
Jim: [Nods] Yeah. Yeah. I don't have a father. But my mum is really nice.
Eva: So you hate yourself, because?
Jim: I've been on anti-depressants for two years.
Emily: And... Do they help? Do you know if they're helping?
Jim: I don't know... Maybe...
William: Come off the medication. If you want to feel like a person again... Come off them.
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[last lines]
William: Now!
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Aaron Johnson (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), born on June 13, 1990 in London, England, is a British film and television actor.
In 1999, Aaron Johnson began to appear on the theater stage and starred in the play "Macbeth". In 2001, he participated in his first film "Armadillo". In 2004, starring in the TV series ""
[1]
. In 2008, he starred in the campus comedy film " Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging "
[2]
. In 2009, he won the Best Newcomer Award at the 15th British Empire Film Awards for his biographical film " Nowhere Boy ". In 2010, he starred in the action film " Kick Ass "
[3]
, with which he was nominated for the 64th British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards for Best Newcomer Award
[4]
. In 2013, the movie " Kick Ass2 " starring him was released
[5]
. In 2015, the sci-fi action movie " Avengers: Age of Ultron " starred by him was released
[6]
. In 2017, with the thriller film " Nocturnal Animals ", he won the 74th American Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in Film
[7]
. In 2018, he starred in the drama " A Million Little Pieces "
[8]
. In 2019, he starred in the action thriller film " Tenet "
[9]
.
Performing Experience
In 1999, Aaron Johnson began to appear on the theater stage and played Mactorf's son in the Rufus Seville version of the play "Macbeth". In 2001, he participated in his first movie "Armadillo". In 2002, he participated in the family movie " Tom & Thomas " directed by Esme Ramos
. In 2003, he played a naughty boy in the action-adventure film " Royal veyron " led by Jackie Chan
.
In 2004, co-starring with Thomas Brody-Sangster in the TV series adapted from the children’s book ""
. In 2006, starring in the adventure film "" ;
In the same year, and Edward Harrison Norton and other co-starred love suspense film" at The Illusionist ", he played adolescent age Essen Heim in the film
.
In 2007, the TV series "Tell Me" in which he participated was premiered; in the same year, the youth drama "Fame is on the horizon" starring him was broadcast. In 2008, he co-starred with Georgia Groome in the campus comedy film " Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging ", in which he played Robbie
, a handsome and sunny boy ; in the same year , he co-starred with Emma Catherwood in the drama film "Dummy", and he was nominated for the film. The 30th London Film Critics Association Awards Annual British Young Actor Award.
In December 2009, the biographical film " Nowhere Boy " co-starring with Kristin Scott Thomas was released. He played the unscrupulous rock musician John Lennon
in the film. With this film, he was shortlisted for the best of the 12th British Independent Film Awards. Actor Award
, won the Best Newcomer Award at the 15th British Empire Film Awards.
In 2010, he co-starred in the action movie " Kick Ass " with Nicolas Kim Coppola and Chloë Grace Moretz . In the film
, he played an ordinary New York high school student living in a single-parent family. With this film, he was shortlisted for the Best Breakthrough Actor in the 12th Youth Choice Awards Award, the 64th British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards Best Newcomer Award
; in April, the love movie " The Greatest " starred by him was released, in which he played Pierce Brosnan's early dead son.
In 2011, starred in the comedy film " Albert Nobbs " directed by Rodrigo Garcia
. On September 28, 2012, the action crime movie " Savages, Le belve " co-starring with Taylor Kitsch was released. He played the handsome, peaceful, tolerant and caring Ben in the film
; November 9, with Keira Christina Knightley and Jude Law co-starring in the drama " Anna Karenina " was released, in which he played the romantic and suave Volensky
.
In 2013, the movie " Kick Ass2 " starring him was released
. On April 4, 2014, the sci-fi action film " Captain America: The Winter Soldier " starred by him was released
; on May 16, the sci-fi action film " Godzilla " co-starring Bryan Cranston and Elizabeth Olsen was released. He was in the film In the role of soldier Ford Brody who has a happy life
.
On May 1, 2015, the sci-fi action movie " Avengers: Age of Ultron " starred by him was released, in which he played the red witch's brother, Kuaiyin
. In 2017, he co-starred in the thriller film " Nocturnal Animals " with Amy Adams and Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal . His character in the film was a bit abnormal and he liked to use violent methods to solve problems
. With this film, he was nominated for the 70th British Film and TV Art Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
, won the 74th American Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in Film
; In May, the war movie " The Wall " co-starring with John Cena and Les Nakri was released; In June, Aaron Johnson became a member of the "Oscar"
.
In 2018, co-starring with Charles Matthew Hunnam and Billy Bob Thornton in the feature film " A Million Little Pieces "
; in November, the historical film " Outlaw King " co-starring with Chris Pine was released, in which he played the loyal role of Robert Bruce Cavaliers James Douglas
. In 2019, co-starring with John David Washington and Robert Pattinson in the action thriller film " Tenet " directed by Christopher Nolan
. On December 22, 2021, the special agent film " The King's Man " directed by Matthew Vaughn was released in the United States and played Lee Unwin in the film
.
Personal Life
In 2009, during the film "Nowhere Boy", Aaron Johnson met the director of the film, Sam Taylor-Johnson and publicly interacted; in October, at the premiere of the film, Sam Taylor-Johnson announced that he had been with Aaron, who was 23 years younger than her. Johnson is engaged. In July 2010, 20-year-old Aaron Johnson and 43-year-old Sam Taylor-Johnson welcomed their first daughter, Wilda Johnson
. In January 2012, the second daughter Romy Hero Johnson was born; on June 21, the two married in Somerset, southwestern England
. After that, the two changed their surnames to "Taylor Johnson"
.
Character Evaluation
Aaron Johnson is a unique actor
with a sunny appearance, tall body, unruly personality, and blue eyes
. He always speaks with dirty words, and his attitude towards doing things is as mature as his dealing with relationships
. Moreover, when he was a teenager, he attracted great attention for his handsome appearance, and his whole body was swaying with British style. At the same time, he has a temperament that is both rebellious and law-abiding. In the movie "Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging", Aaron's performance is free and lifelike
. In the movie "Nowhere Boy", he also interprets the musical genius John Lennon quite difficultly
. In a group of masculine portraits in the magazine "Mr. Porter", Aaron has deep eyes, cool fashion and a slightly melancholic expression , Beijing News , Sam Taylor-Johnson, "Variety" ).
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