Aaron Stanford

An actor who consistently brings intensity and intelligence to his work, 'Aaron Stanford' (qv) is poised to become one of the foremost talents of his generation.Aaron received critical acclaim for his feature film debut in _Tadpole_ opposite 'Sigourney Weaver' (qv) and 'Bebe Neuwirth' (qv). Since that breakout performance, he has continued to tackle a variety of roles including: "Gabe Winter" in _Winter Solstice (2004)_ (qv) (for which he received the "Rising Star of Tomorrow" Award at The 2004 Hamptons Film Festival) opposite 'Anthony LaPaglia' (qv); and supporting roles in 'David Mamet' (qv)'s _Spartan (2004)_ (qv), 'Woody Allen' (qv)'s _Hollywood Ending (2002)_ (qv) and 'Spike Lee' (qv)'s _25th Hour (2002)_ (qv).He can be seen reprising his role as "Pyro" from _X2: X-Men United (2003)_ (qv) in Fox's _X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)_ (qv), the conclusion to the blockbuster trilogy. The film opens around the world on May 26th. He was recently seen in 'Alexandre Aja' (qv)'s remake of 'Wes Craven' (qv)'s thriller, _The Hills Have Eyes (2006)_ (qv).He was in production on _The Cake Eaters (2007)_ (qv), 'Mary Stuart Masterson' (qv)'s feature directorial debut. Aaron stars opposite 'Jayce Bartok' (qv) and 'Kristen Stewart' (qv). Aaron plays Beagle, an oddball character who falls for the gravely ill Georgia (Stewart).He also starred in three independent films: _Runaway (2005)_ (qv), opposite 'Robin Tunney' (qv), which he also produced, and which was an official selection at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival; _Flakes (2007)_ (qv) opposite 'Zooey Deschanel' (qv) for Indigent Pictures and director 'Michael Lehmann' (qv); and, _Live Free or Die (2006)_ (qv) (which premiered at the South By Southwest Film Festival) opposite 'Paul Schneider' (qv).Aaron wrapped production on ABC and Warner Bros. Television's pilot _Traveler_, where he plays the title role of Will Traveler. The show just got mid-season pick-up and began shooting in July.Aaron began his career with an intense focus in stage performance, beginning with local theater in his Massachusetts hometown and continuing with work at the London Academy of Theatre. He returned to the stage in 2004 to star in the Vineyard Theatre's off-Broadway production of "Where Do We Live?", for which once again, he received rave reviews.A graduate of Rutgers University, Aaron resides in Los Angeles when not on location.::IDPR