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Aaron Stanford (born December 27, 1976 in Westford, Massachusetts) is an American actor.

Biography

He attended the State University of New York in Purchase, NY, but soon transferred to Rutgers University Mason Gross School of Arts. He graduated in 2000 magna cum laude.

Stanford's first major film role was in the low-budget indie film Tadpole (2002), in which he portrays Oscar Grubman, a precocious 15-year-old with a crush on his stepmother, played by Sigourney Weaver. At the time of filming, (2000) he was 23 years old. For this performance he earned a nomination for the Golden Satellite Award.

In 2001 and 2002 he appeared multiple times on the television series Third Watch as Russian teen Sergei. In the same year he was named as one of Daily Variety's "Top Ten Actors to Watch" and included on Entertainment Weekly's "It List". In 2004 he appeared in Christopher Shinn's play "Where Do We Live" at the Vineyard Theatre.

Director Bryan Singer was impressed with Stanford's performance in Tadpole, and cast him as Pyro in the 2003 blockbuster X2, a sequel to X-Men. He continued the role in the third installment, X-Men 3, released in May 2006. Both movies are based on the Marvel Comics series X-Men.

Stanford will also star in ABC's midseason replacement Traveler next year, a drama about two friends who believe they are set up by their good friend (Stanford) in order to make them look like the conspirers of a terrorist attack.

Stanford also starred in the 2006 remake of Wes Craven's, The Hills Have Eyes.

Filmography

• The Cake Eaters (2007) .. Beagle (Post Production)
• Traveler (2006) .. Will Traveler

• Live Free or Die (2006) .. Rugged
• X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) ... John Allerdyce/Pyro
• The Hills Have Eyes (2006) ... Doug Bukowski
• Runaway (2005) ... Michael Adler
• Standing Still (2004) ... Rich
• Spartan (2004) ... Michael Blake
• Winter Solstice (2004) ? Gabe Winters
• Rick (2003) ... Duke
• X2 (2003) ... John Allerdyce/Pyro
• 25th Hour (2002) ... Marcuse
• Hollywood Ending (2002) ... Actor
• Tadpole (2002) ... Oscar Grubman

External links

• The Brothers Stanford - Stanford's official website
• Aaron-Stanford.net - Unofficial Website
• stanfordWANK

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