Aaron Taylor-Johnson (born Aaron Perry Johnson; 13 June 1990) is an English actor. He began performing at age six, and appeared in films such as Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging and The Illusionist before graduating to starring roles in the films Nowhere Boy, in which he played John Lennon, Kick-Ass in which he played David "Dave" Lizewski / Kick-Ass. Initially credited as "Aaron Johnson", he will be billed as "Aaron Taylor-Johnson" in Anna Karenina (scheduled for 2012); he took the new legal name after marrying director Sam Taylor-Wood.
