Biography - Aaron Stanford

Who is Aaron Stanford?

Aaron Stanford is an actor by profession and American by nationality. He is well known for starring in X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand as Pyro, in The Hills Have Eyes as Doug, in Nikita as Birkhoff, and in 12 Monkeys (both series and film) as James Cole.

Aaron Stanford – Age, Parents, Siblings

Aaron Stanford’s birth took place on December 27, 1976, in Westford, Massachusetts, USA. He was born Aaron A. Stanford to his mother Judith Dupras, an English professor, and his father Don Stanford, who works in publishing. He is not the only child of his parents and has a sibling, an older brother named David Stanford who is a composer.

Education, Ethnicity

For education Aaron Stanford attended Westford Academy, graduating from the same. He went on to study at SUNY Purchase but soon transferred to Rutgers University Mason Gross School of Arts. He graduated magna cum laude from the same in 2000. He was also trained at the London Academy of Theatre.

His ethnicity includes French, Canadian, English, German, Irish, and Welsh.

Aaron Stanford – Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Divorce

Aaron Stanford is in a relationship with his mystery girlfriend. The couple has been dating since 2012. However, he has shared pictures of his longtime partner a couple of times. He had also been romantically linked to Kristen Stewart before she started dating Robert Pattinson in 2008.

Currently, he seems to be unmarried, sans wife, and children. As he is yet to marry, divorce is out of context.

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Aaron Stanford – Career

Early Days

Stanford began his career as an actor in the year 2001. His major role was in the 2002 film Tadpole in which he portrays the character, Oscar Grubman. It earned him a nomination for the Golden Satellite Award. This was followed by minor roles in the 2002 films Hollywood Ending, 25th Hour, and in 5 episodes of the series Third Watch (2001-2002).

Finally, Aaron Stanford was cast as John Allerdyce / Pyro in X2 (2003), the film based on the X-Men superhero team.

Films, TV Series

Over the years he has had guest appearances in the TV series Traveler (2007), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2009), Mad Men (2009), Nikita (2010-2013), 12 Monkeys (2012) as James Cole, Fear the Walking Dead (2018), etc. 

Moreover, Aaron Stanford has also starred in the films Spartan (2004), The Hills Have Eyes (2006), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), How I Got Lost (2008), and Horse Girl (2017), among others.

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Co-stars

On the set of Horse Girl, Aaron Stanford has starred alongside Alison Brie, Dylan Gelula, Jay Duplass, and Meredith Hagner.

Aaron Stanford – Awards, Nominations

Aaron Stanford had earned nominations for the Satellite Award - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical (2002), and Fangoria Chainsaw Award - Bloodiest Beatdown (2006).

Aaron Stanford – Net Worth, Salary

The net worth of Stanford is estimated at around ‎$500k while the figure on his annual salary is unknown.

Aaron Stanford – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media sites Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, Aaron Stanford is followed by thousands of followers but is absent from Facebook. He is much more active on Twitter than on Instagram.

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