Aaron Poole
{{Short description|Canadian actor (b. 1977)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|3|17}}
| birth_place = Canada
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| occupation = Actor, writer, director, producer
| years_active = 1995-present
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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.[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. He is of Italian descent.{{cite web |title=my nonno |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BUzrSTQhOKG/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/aaronsghost/1527755072237527686 |archive-date=2021-12-25 |url-access=registration|website=www.instagram.com |access-date=15 November 2020}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web |title=beautiful nonna |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BU69NzGBPVW/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/aaronsghost/1529804252497900886 |archive-date=2021-12-25 |url-access=registration|website=www.instagram.com |access-date=25 November 2020}}{{cbignore}}
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,"Movie review: The Conspiracy". criticizethis.ca (Isabel Cupryn). July 16, 2013. 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."Interview: Christopher MacBride and Aaron Poole talk 'The Conspiracy'". criticizethis.ca (Isabel Cupryn). July 16, 2013.
Dada, his feature film debut as a director, premiered at the 2024 Future of Film Showcase.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, May 27, 2024.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1998
| Beagle - Flat Critter | |
| 2001
| data-sort-value="Safety of Objects, The" | The Safety of Objects | Z-100 Judge | |
| 2002
| data-sort-value="Circle, The" | The Circle | Smitty Jacobson | |
| 2006
| data-sort-value="House, The" | The House | Duncan | |
| 2007
| Ryan Bladder | |
| 2007
| Johnny | |
| 2008
| Daniel | |
| 2010
| Gangster Exchange | Big Dave | |
| 2010
| Jim | |
| 2012
| data-sort-value="Samaritan, The" | The Samaritan | Jake | |
| 2012
| data-sort-value="Conspiracy, The" | The Conspiracy | Aaron | |
| 2012
| Margo Lily | Rob | Short film |
| 2012
| data-sort-value="Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh, The" | The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh | Leon Leigh / Surveillance Expert | |
| 2013
| data-sort-value="Animal Project, The" | The Animal Project | Leo | |
| 2013
| Cas & Dylan | Steve | |
| 2014
| data-sort-value="Captive, The" | The Captive | Mike | |
| 2014
| Relative Happiness | Joss | |
| 2015
| Jamie Whyte | |
| 2015
| Forsaken | Frank Tillman | |
| 2016
| data-sort-value="Void, The" | The Void | Daniel Carter | {{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-void-review/5114839.article|work=Screen Daily|title='The Void': Review|date=February 13, 2017|accessdate=April 3, 2017|last=Newman|first=Kim|authorlink=Kim Newman}} |
| 2017
| data-sort-value="Definites, The" | The Definites | Abe | |
| 2017
| data-sort-value="Scent of Rain and Lightning, The" | The Scent of Rain and Lightning | Meryl Tapper | |
| 2017
| Pete | |
| 2019
| Spiral | Liam | |
| 2019
| Disappearance at Clifton Hill | The One-Eyed Man | |
| 2020
| Tainted | Malick | |
| 2020
| Pierced Man | |
| 2020
| Stardust | Mick Ronson | |
| 2020
| data-sort-value="Empty Man, The" | The Empty Man | Paul | |
| 2022
| data-sort-value="Young Arsonists, The" | The Young Arsonists | Dale | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1998
| White Kid #1 | TV movie |
| 2003-2004
| Strange Days at Blake Holsey High | Grant Wheeler | 3 episodes |
| 2010-2011
| Toby | 9 episodes |
| 2011
| King | Jason Collier | 8 episodes |
| 2011-2014
| Chad King | 2 episodes |
| 2011
| Davis Lagosto | 1 episode |
| 2012-2013
| Copper | Robert Cobb Kennedy | 9 episodes |
| 2013
| data-sort-value="Listener, The" | The Listener | Jay Levinson | 1 episode |
| 2014-2015
| Captain John Slotter | 13 episodes |
| 2018
| Frank Lloyd Wright | 1 episode |
| 2019
| Constable Crowley | 1 episode: S3:E2 |
| 2021
| data-sort-value="Communist's Daughter, The" | The Communist's Daughter | Ian McDougald | 8 episodes |
| 2021
| Jack | TV movie |
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0690803}}
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Category:20th-century Canadian male actors
Category:21st-century Canadian male actors
Category:Canadian male film actors
Category:Canadian male television actors
Category:George Brown College alumni
Category:Male actors from Ontario