Aaron Himelstein
American actor (born 1985)
title: "Aaron Himelstein" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1985-births", "living-people", "21st-century-american-male-actors", "american-male-film-actors", "american-male-television-actors", "american-male-voice-actors", "male-actors-from-lake-county,-illinois", "people-from-buffalo-grove,-illinois"] description: "American actor (born 1985)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Himelstein" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary American actor (born 1985) ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox person"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Aaron Himelstein |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Buffalo Grove, Illinois, U.S. |
| occupation | Actor |
| years_active | 1999–present |
| :: |
| name = Aaron Himelstein | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Buffalo Grove, Illinois, U.S. | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1999–present | spouse = | website =
Aaron Himelstein (born October 10, 1985) is an American actor. Following his film debut in High Fidelity (2000), he played the younger version of Austin Powers in the spy comedy film Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002). He subsequently appeared in several films such as All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, Fast Food Nation (both 2006), Remember the Daze (2007), and The Informers (2008). Himelstein joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, playing the role of Cameron Klein in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).
On television, he had a recurring role as Friedman on the CBS fantasy family drama series Joan of Arcadia (2003–05), and provided the voice of Desna on the Nickelodeon animated action fantasy series The Legend of Korra (2013–14).
Early life
Himelstein was born on October 10, 1985, in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, the son of Susan (Maloney) and Robert "Bob" Himelstein.
Personal life
He is a close friend of Joan of Arcadia stars Michael Welch and Chris Marquette. He and Welch had known each other for several years but they did not become good friends until the series began in 2003.
He dated Remember the Daze co-star Leighton Meester, after meeting in 2007.In November 2011, Meester and Himelstein briefly rekindled their relationship, before breaking up in 2012.
Filmography
Film
::data[format=table]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | High Fidelity | Boy in park | |
| 2002 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | Young Austin Powers | |
| 2006 | Fast Food Nation | Andrew | |
| 2006 | Down the P.C.H. | T-Boy | |
| 2006 | All the Boys Love Mandy Lane | Red | |
| 2007 | Remember the Daze | Riley | |
| 2008 | Assassination of a High School President | Tad Goltz | |
| 2008 | The Informers | Raymond | |
| 2009 | The Assistants | Ben Goodrich | |
| 2011 | Losers Take All | Dave | |
| 2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Cameron Klein | Credited is "Launch Tech #1" |
| 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | ||
| 2016 | Time Toys | McGinson | |
| 2024 | Blink Twice | Asshole manager | |
| :: |
Television
::data[format=table]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Cupid | Andy Tucker | Episode: "The Children's Hour" |
| 2001 | What About Joan? | Doug | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Do Over | Andrew Wages | Episode: "Short-Cuts" |
| 2003 | Boston Public | William Guilbert | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Titletown | Television film | |
| 2003–2005 | Joan of Arcadia | Friedman | 33 episodes |
| 2004 | North Shore | Charlie | Episode: "Tessa" |
| 2004 | Significant Others | Justin | Episode: "A Date, Fate and Jail Bait" |
| 2004 | House | Luke Palmeiro | Episode: "The Socratic Method" |
| 2006 | Las Vegas | Leo Pedowitz | Episode: "Meatball Montecito" |
| 2007 | Journeyman | Partygoer / Raver | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Community | Jeremy Simmons | Episode: "Debate 109" |
| 2013 | Doll & Em | Mike | 4 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | The Legend of Korra | Desna (voice) | 10 episodes |
| 2017 | Rosewood | Pete Harmon | Episode: "Benzodiazepine & the Benjamins" |
| 2017 | The Chosen | Simon the shepherd | Episode: "The Shepherd" |
| 2018 | Unphiltered | Larry | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Love, Death & Robots | Rookie (voice) | Episode: "Blind Spot" |
| :: |
References
References
- Mike Thomas. (June 4, 2002). "Yeah--baby Austin swings". Chicago Sun-Times.
- (August 8, 2002). "Sun-Times Media".
- (February 26, 2001). "Helen Maloney Hicksville, Ohio - 1924-2001". The News-Sentinel.
- [http://www.girlything.com/michaelwelch.html Michael Welch: A Kid with a Cause]
- Johnson, Zach. (April 15, 2012). "Leighton Meester Visits Brazil With Boyfriend Aaron Himelstein". Us Weekly.
- "Leighton Meester’s Embarrassing Bikini Malfunction With New Boyfriend".
- (June 6, 2012). "Meester: I don't want a big wedding".
- (February 6, 2013). "‘Gossip Girl’s’ Leighton Meester, ‘OC’s’ Adam Brody dating, xoxo!".
::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::