Aaron Poole  | |
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| Born | March 17, 1977 Canada  | 
| Nationality | Canadian | 
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer, director, producer | 
| Years active | 1995-present | 
Aaron Poole (born March 17, 1977) is a Canadian actor.
Early life
Poole grew up in Barrie, Ontario and attended Barrie Central Collegiate. He is a graduate of the Etobicoke School of the Arts and George Brown College.[1] He is of Italian descent.[2][3]
Career
Poole's credits include the films Killing Zelda Sparks, Adoration and This Beautiful City, and the television series Strange Days at Blake Holsey High and ZOS: Zone of Separation. He was nominated for Best Actor at the 29th Genie Awards for his performance in This Beautiful City. Poole starred in Ed Gass-Donnelly's second feature film Small Town Murder Songs in 2010. He also appeared in the movie Fury.
Poole is an executive producer and one of the lead actors in The Conspiracy,[4] a mockumentary thriller which opened at one location in Toronto on July 19, 2013, and is expected to hit other major cities in Canada a few weeks later, followed by some U.S. cities.
The latest project he worked on was a film called Forsaken with Donald and Kiefer Sutherland.[5]
Filmography
Film
- Blind Faith (1998) as White Kid #1
 - All I Wanna Do (1998) as Beagle - Flat Critter
 - The Safety of Objects (2001) as Z-100 Judge
 - The Circle (2002) as Smitty Jacobson
 - The House (2006) as Duncan
 - Killing Zelda Sparks (2007) as Ryan Bladder
 - This Beautiful City (2007) as Johnny
 - Adoration (2008) as Daniel
 - Gangster Exchange (2010) as Big Dave
 - Small Town Murder Songs (2010) as Jim
 - The Samaritan (2012) as Jake
 - The Conspiracy (2012) as Aaron
 - Margo Lily (2012, Short) as Rob
 - The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh (2012) as Leon Leigh / Surveillance Expert
 - The Animal Project (2013) as Leo
 - Cas & Dylan (2013) as Steve
 - The Captive (2014) as Mike
 - Relative Happiness (2014) as Joss
 - No Stranger Than Love (2015) as Jamie Whyte
 - Forsaken (2015) as Frank Tillman
 - The Void (2016)[6] as Daniel Carter
 - The Definites (2017) as Abe
 - The Scent of Rain and Lightning (2017) as Meryl Tapper
 - Mary Goes Round (2017) as Pete
 - Spiral (2019) as Liam
 - Disappearance at Clifton Hill (2019)
 - Tainted (2020) as Malick
 - Flashback (2020) as Pierced Man
 - Stardust (2020) as Mick Ronson
 - The Empty Man (2020) as Paul
 - The Young Arsonists (2022) as Dale
 
Television
- Living in Your Car (2010-2011) as Toby
 - King (2011) as Jason Collier
 - Republic of Doyle (2011-2014) as Chad King
 - Flashpoint (2011) as Davis Lagosto
 - Copper (2012-2013) as Robert Cobb Kennedy
 - The Listener (2013) as Jay Levinson
 - Strange Empire (2014-2015) as Captain John Slotter
 - Murdoch Mysteries (2018) as Frank Lloyd Wright
 - Frankie Drake (2019) S3:E2 as Constable Crowley
 - The Communist's Daughter (2021)
 - Faith Heist (2021) as Jack
 
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | ACTRA Awards | Best Actor | This Beautiful City | Won | [7] | 
| Genie Awards | Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated | [8] | ||
| 2015 | Maverick Movie Awards | Best Actor: Short | The Orchard | Nominated | [9] | 
| 2016 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role | Strange Empire | Nominated | [10] | 
References
- ↑ "The Genies give a big hand to a tiny film". The Globe and Mail, April 4, 2009.
 - ↑ "my nonno". www.instagram.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
 - ↑ "beautiful nonna". www.instagram.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
 - ↑ "Movie review: The Conspiracy". criticizethis.ca (Isabel Cupryn). July 16, 2013.
 - ↑ "Interview: Christopher MacBride and Aaron Poole talk 'The Conspiracy'". criticizethis.ca (Isabel Cupryn). July 16, 2013.
 - ↑ Newman, Kim (February 13, 2017). "'The Void': Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
 - ↑ "The ACTRA Awards in Toronto | ACTRA Toronto". www.actratoronto.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
 - ↑ "awards database". academy.ca. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
 - ↑ "2015". MAVERICK MOVIE AWARDS: Where moviemakers honor moviemakers from all over the world!. Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
 - ↑ "awards database". academy.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-11-16. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
 
External links
- Aaron Poole at IMDb
 
