Aaron Poole
Portrait of Aaron Poole
Born (1977-03-17) March 17, 1977
Canada
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Actor, writer, director, producer
Years active1995-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

Television

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
2008ACTRA AwardsBest ActorThis Beautiful CityWon[7]
Genie AwardsPerformance by an Actor in a Leading RoleNominated[8]
2015Maverick Movie AwardsBest Actor: ShortThe OrchardNominated[9]
2016Canadian Screen AwardsBest Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic RoleStrange EmpireNominated[10]

References

  1. "The Genies give a big hand to a tiny film". The Globe and Mail, April 4, 2009.
  2. "my nonno". www.instagram.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  3. "beautiful nonna". www.instagram.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. "Movie review: The Conspiracy". criticizethis.ca (Isabel Cupryn). July 16, 2013.
  5. "Interview: Christopher MacBride and Aaron Poole talk 'The Conspiracy'". criticizethis.ca (Isabel Cupryn). July 16, 2013.
  6. Newman, Kim (February 13, 2017). "'The Void': Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  7. "The ACTRA Awards in Toronto | ACTRA Toronto". www.actratoronto.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  8. "awards database". academy.ca. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  9. "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.
  10. "awards database". academy.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-11-16. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
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