Aaron Poole

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Canadian actor (b. 1977)

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::summary Canadian actor (b. 1977) ::

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nameAaron Poole
imageAaron Poole.jpg
captionPortrait of Aaron Poole
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birth_placeCanada
death_date
occupationActor, writer, director, producer
years_active1995-present
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| name = Aaron Poole | image = Aaron Poole.jpg | alt = | caption = Portrait of Aaron Poole | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Canada | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Actor, writer, director, producer | years_active = 1995-present | known_for = | notable_works = Aaron Poole (born March 17, 1977) is a Canadian actor. Aaron married fellow Canadian actress Lily Gao on November 17, 2018.

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. He is of Italian descent.

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, 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. Thereafter, he worked on a film called *Forsaken * with Donald and Kiefer Sutherland.

Dada, his feature film debut as a director, premiered at the 2024 Future of Film Showcase.

Filmography

Film

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YearTitleRoleNotes
1998All I Wanna DoBeagle - Flat Critter
2001The Safety of ObjectsZ-100 Judge
2002The CircleSmitty Jacobson
2006The HouseDuncan
2007Killing Zelda SparksRyan Bladder
This Beautiful CityJohnny
2008AdorationDaniel
2010Gangster ExchangeBig Dave
Small Town Murder SongsJim
2012The SamaritanJake
The ConspiracyAaron
Margo LilyRobShort film
The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind LeighLeon Leigh / Surveillance Expert
2013The Animal ProjectLeo
Cas & DylanSteve
2014The CaptiveMike
Relative HappinessJoss
2015No Stranger Than LoveJamie Whyte
ForsakenFrank Tillman
2016The VoidDaniel Carterurl=http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-void-review/5114839.article
2017The DefinitesAbe
The Scent of Rain and LightningMeryl Tapper
Mary Goes RoundPete
2019SpiralLiam
Disappearance at Clifton HillThe One-Eyed Man
2020TaintedMalick
FlashbackPierced Man
StardustMick Ronson
The Empty ManPaul
2022The Young ArsonistsDale
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Television

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YearTitleRoleNotes
1998Blind FaithWhite Kid #1TV movie
2003-2004Strange Days at Blake Holsey HighGrant Wheeler3 episodes
2010-2011Living in Your CarToby9 episodes
2011KingJason Collier8 episodes
FlashpointDavis Lagosto1 episode
2011-2014Republic of DoyleChad King2 episodes
2012-2013CopperRobert Cobb Kennedy9 episodes
2013The ListenerJay Levinson1 episode
2014-2015Strange EmpireCaptain John Slotter13 episodes
2018Murdoch MysteriesFrank Lloyd Wright1 episode
2019Frankie DrakeConstable Crowley1 episode: S3:E2
2021The Communist's DaughterIan McDougald8 episodes
Faith HeistJackTV movie
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Awards and nominations

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YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2008ACTRA AwardsBest ActorThis Beautiful City
Genie AwardsPerformance by an Actor in a Leading Role
2015Maverick Movie AwardsBest Actor: ShortThe Orchard
2016Canadian Screen AwardsBest Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic RoleStrange Empire
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References

References

  1. [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090403.wgenie0404/BNStory/Entertainment/home "The Genies give a big hand to a tiny film"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', April 4, 2009.
  2. "my nonno".
  3. "beautiful nonna".
  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. Taimur Sikander Mirza, [https://playbackonline.ca/2024/05/27/aaron-pooles-dada-to-premiere-at-future-of-film-showcase/ "Aaron Poole’s Dada to premiere at Future of Film Showcase"]. ''[[Playback (magazine). Playback]]'', May 27, 2024.
  7. Newman, Kim. (February 13, 2017). "'The Void': Review". [[Screen Daily]].
  8. "The ACTRA Awards in Toronto {{!}} ACTRA Toronto".
  9. "awards database".
  10. "2015".
  11. "awards database".

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