Aaron Staton
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| Born | August 10, 1980 |
| Education | Carnegie Mellon University (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Known for | Mad Men L.A. Noire |
| Spouse | Connie Fletcher |
Aaron Staton (born August 10, 1980)[1] is an American actor. He played Ken Cosgrove on the AMC series Mad Men (2007–15)[2][3] and Cole Phelps in the video game L.A. Noire (2011),[4] for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Performer.
Early life
[edit]Staton was born in Huntington, West Virginia.[5] He moved to Jacksonville, Florida, at the age of 9. He met actress Connie Fletcher during their high school years while performing in community theater. They played husband and wife of each other's characters in L.A. Noire.[6]
Career
[edit]Staton won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2008 and 2009 with the cast of Mad Men. He has made appearances on shows such as 7th Heaven, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Without a Trace. He performed extensive facial capture and voice acting for the video game L.A. Noire, in which he plays protagonist Cole Phelps.[7]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Descent | Jared's Friend | |
| 2007 | I Believe in America | Rodney | |
| 2007 | The Nanny Diaries | John | |
| 2007 | One Night | Leroy | |
| 2007 | August Rush | Nick | |
| 2010 | Boy Meets Girl | Boy | Short film |
| 2011 | Lost Revolution | Rodney | |
| 2014 | Preservation | Mike Neary | |
| 2016 | The List | Michael |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Andy Wall | Episode: "Hooked" |
| 2006 | 7th Heaven | Daniel | 3 episodes |
| 2007–2015 | Mad Men | Ken Cosgrove | 71 episodes |
| 2008 | Imaginary Bitches | Bruce | Episode: "A New Leper in the Colony" |
| 2011 | The Good Wife | Todd Roda | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Newsreaders | Ethan Lexworth | Episode: "Auto Erotic" |
| 2013 | Person of Interest | Hayden Price | Episode: "The Perfect Mark" |
| 2015–2016 | Ray Donovan | Greg Donellen | 9 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | JD | 12 episodes |
| 2016 | My Mother and Other Strangers | Captain Ronald Dreyfuss | 5 episodes |
| 2018 | For the People | Todd Hardart | Episode: "The Liberty Fountain" |
| 2018–2019 | Castle Rock | Reverend Appleton | 7 episodes |
| 2018 | Narcos: Mexico | Butch Sears | 10 episodes |
| 2018 | God Friended Me | Alfie | Episode: "Matthew 621" |
| 2019 | Unbelievable | Curtis McCarthy | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | The Right Stuff | Wally Schirra | 8 episodes[8] |
| 2022 | Big Sky | Scott | Episode: "Carrion Comfort" |
| 2023–2024 | Based on a True Story | Simon | 4 episodes |
| 2023 | 911 | Daniel Buckley | Episode: "In another life" |
Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | L.A. Noire | Cole Phelps | Also motion capture Nominated – British Academy Video Games Award for Performer |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Gold Derby Awards | Ensemble of the Year | Mad Men | Nominated |
| 2008 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Mad Men | Nominated |
| 2009 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Mad Men | Won |
| 2010 | Gold Derby Awards | Ensemble of the Year | Mad Men | Nominated |
| 2010 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Mad Men | Won |
| 2011 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Mad Men | Nominated |
| 2011 | BAFTA Award | Performer | L.A. Noire | Nominated |
| 2013 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Mad Men | Nominated |
| 2016 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Mad Men | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ "Birthdays". The Modesto Bee. The Associated Press. August 10, 2022. p. 2A.
Actor Aaron Staton is 42.
- ^ Scenes From a Hit Archived March 28, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. New York Times (June 22, 2008). Retrieved on 2011-06-30.
- ^ Exclusive: Mad Men's Aaron Staton to Guest on The Good Wife Archived July 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. TV Guide (March 17, 2011). Retrieved on 2011-06-30.
- ^ L.A. Noire plays in the shadows . Los Angeles Times (April 24, 2011). Retrieved on 2011-06-30.
- ^ "Aaron Staton". Allmovie. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ Randall, Reese (January 26, 2010). "Mad About Pittsburgh: Aaron Staton". Pittsburgh Magazine.
- ^ McInnis, Shaun (May 13, 2011). "An Interview With Aaron Staton of L.A. Noire". GameSpot. Archived from the original on July 24, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
- ^ ‘The Right Stuff’: Nat Geo’s Mercury 7 Drama Series Gets Fall Premiere Date On Disney+ – Update
External links
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Media related to Aaron Staton at Wikimedia Commons- Aaron Staton at IMDb
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