Aaron Taylor-Johnson Age, Wife, Net Worth & Biography

Aaron Taylor-Johnson is 36 years old. The English actor, born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, on June 13, 1990, is married to filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson and is best known for playing John Lennon in Nowhere Boy, Kick-Ass in Kick-Ass, Quicksilver in Avengers: Age of Ultron and Kraven the Hunter in Kraven the Hunter (2024). A child actor who won a Golden Globe for Nocturnal Animals (2016), he has spent three decades moving between blockbusters, period dramas and independent film — and he remains one of Britain’s most versatile leading men.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson Quick Facts

Full Name	Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Date of Birth	June 13, 1990
Age	36 years old
Birthplace	High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
Wife	Sam Taylor-Johnson
Children	2
Occupation	Actor
Net Worth	Approx. $20 million (Celebrity Net Worth, 2026)
Known For	Kick-Ass; Nocturnal Animals; Kraven the Hunter; 28 Years Later

Who Is Aaron Taylor-Johnson?

Aaron Taylor-Johnson is an English actor whose career began in childhood and has spanned stage, television and film. He first won attention as John Lennon in Nowhere Boy (2009), the film that also introduced him to his future wife, director Sam Taylor-Wood. He became a global star as the teenage superhero Dave Lizewski in Kick-Ass (2010), and he has since played Quicksilver in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the menacing Ray Marcus in Nocturnal Animals (2016) — a performance that won him a Golden Globe — and the title character in Kraven the Hunter (2024).

Taylor-Johnson has been nominated for two BAFTA Film Awards and a British Independent Film Award, and he won an Empire Award for Best Newcomer for Nowhere Boy. His range is unusually wide: he has played a Marvel superhero, a Tudor-era knight in Outlaw King (2018), a soldier in Christopher Nolan’s Tenet (2020) and a survivor in Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later (2025). Like his Cry to Heaven co-star Nicholas Hoult, he is a former child actor who built his adult career on a mix of franchise work and prestige drama — and, like his fellow Superman (2025) co-star David Corenswet, he has made the jump from British television to Hollywood leading man.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s Early Life & Background

Aaron Perry Johnson was born on June 13, 1990, in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, to Sarah Johnson, who stayed at home and worked odd jobs, and Robert Johnson, a civil engineer. He has a younger sister, Gemma, who had a small role in the film Tom & Thomas (2002). He is Jewish. He attended Holmer Green Senior School and the Jackie Palmer Stage School in High Wycombe, where he studied drama, tap, jazz, acrobatics and singing, and he left school at fifteen to pursue acting full-time.

Taylor-Johnson began acting at the age of six, appearing on stage as the son of Macduff in Macbeth in 1999, opposite Rufus Sewell, and in Arthur Miller’s All My Sons in 2000. His first screen roles came as a child: he played a young Charlie Chaplin in Shanghai Knights (2003), appeared in the television film The Apocalypse (2000) and the children’s series Feather Boy (2004), and played the young Edward Norton character in The Illusionist (2006). The stage training he received as a boy gave him a grounding in performance that he has carried into his film career — and, in 2009, it helped him win the role that changed his life.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s Career

Taylor-Johnson’s breakthrough came in 2009, when he was cast as a young John Lennon in Nowhere Boy, directed by Sam Taylor-Wood. The film follows Lennon’s teenage years in Liverpool, and Taylor-Johnson’s performance won him the Empire Award for Best Newcomer and a nomination for Young British Performer of the Year from the London Film Critics’ Circle. The following year he played the title role in Kick-Ass (2010), the superhero comedy based on the Mark Millar comic, earning a BAFTA Rising Star nomination. He returned for the sequel, Kick-Ass 2 (2013), and in between he played Count Vronsky in Joe Wright’s Anna Karenina (2012) and Ben in Oliver Stone’s Savages (2012).

His biggest commercial role came in 2015, when he played Pietro Maximoff, also known as Quicksilver, in Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron. The following year he gave one of his most acclaimed performances as the vicious Texan Ray Marcus in Tom Ford’s psychological thriller Nocturnal Animals (2016). He won a surprise Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for the role — the first winner in that category since Richard Benjamin who did not go on to receive an Oscar nomination — and he was also nominated for a BAFTA. He followed it with the war thriller The Wall (2017), the Scottish knight Sir James Douglas in Outlaw King (2018) and a supporting role in Christopher Nolan’s Tenet (2020).

In 2022, Taylor-Johnson played the assassin Tangerine in David Leitch’s Bullet Train, opposite Brad Pitt, and in 2024 he had a busy year: he appeared in The Fall Guy, played the title character in Sony’s Marvel film Kraven the Hunter and appeared in Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu. In 2025 he starred as Jamie in Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later and in the crime thriller Fuze. His upcoming films include the horror film Werwulf (2026), the crime drama Blood on Snow (2027) and Tom Ford’s Cry to Heaven, in which he stars alongside Nicholas Hoult. He has also been widely discussed as a candidate to play James Bond, though no casting has been confirmed.

Facts About Aaron Taylor-Johnson

• He began acting at the age of six, appearing on stage as the son of Macduff in Macbeth in 1999.
• He won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for Nocturnal Animals in January 2017.
• He met his wife, Sam Taylor-Wood, when he auditioned for her film Nowhere Boy in 2008; they married in 2012 and both changed their surnames to Taylor-Johnson.
• He was named one of GQ’s 50 best dressed British men in 2015.
• He lives with his wife and two daughters on a farm near Bruton, Somerset, where he spends time vegetable farming.

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Aaron Taylor-Johnson?

Aaron Taylor-Johnson is 36 years old. He was born on June 13, 1990, in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England.

Who is Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s wife?

Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s wife is Sam Taylor-Johnson, a filmmaker. They married on June 21, 2012.

What is Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s net worth?

Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s net worth is approximately $20 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth (2026). That figure is a combined net worth with his wife, Sam Taylor-Johnson.

What is Aaron Taylor-Johnson best known for?

Aaron Taylor-Johnson is best known for playing John Lennon in Nowhere Boy, Kick-Ass in Kick-Ass, Quicksilver in Avengers: Age of Ultron and Kraven the Hunter in Kraven the Hunter (2024). He won a Golden Globe for Nocturnal Animals.

How many children does Aaron Taylor-Johnson have?

Aaron Taylor-Johnson has two daughters with Sam Taylor-Johnson, born in 2010 and 2012. He is also stepfather to Sam’s two daughters from a previous relationship.

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