Aidan Gould
{{short description|American actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Aidan Gould
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|2|26}}
| birth_place = Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
| occupation = Film and television actor
| relations = Nolan Gould (brother)
| years_active = 2001–2013}}
Aidan Gould (born February 26, 1997) is an American actor. He is the older brother of Modern Family star Nolan Gould.
Family and education
Gould was born in Columbus, Georgia.{{cite web| url= http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/nolan-gould/bio/293440 |title= Nolan Gould| website= tvguide.com| date= | first= | last= | publisher= | accessdate= September 20, 2014}} The family moved to Phenix City, Alabama, when he was very young because his father, an army captain, was stationed at Fort Benning. The family moved to California in 2003.{{cite web| url= http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2012/01/modern_family_star_nolan_gould.html| title= Modern Family Star Nolan Gould| website= al.com| publisher= | date= 22 January 2012| first= | last= | access-date= }}
Career
Like his brother Nolan, Aidan was a child actor. His career began in 2001; at age four he was considered for We Were Soldiers, but instead made his first appearance in a television commercial.{{cite news |title= In the loop|page=B1|work=Columbus Ledger-Enquirer| date=February 17, 2001|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CL&s_site=ledgerenquirer&p_multi=CL&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EBA2833FA2AD0A0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|access-date=March 18, 2009}}
In 2008, he starred in the movie Julia{{cite web| last= O'Neill |first= Phelim |title= First Sight: Aidan Gould |work= The Guardian |date=August 29, 2008| url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/aug/29/3?gusrc=rss&feed=global|access-date=March 18, 2009}} opposite Tilda Swinton.{{cite web|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/film-23370265-details/Julia/filmReview.do |title=Tilda goes on a bender in Julia |last=O'Sullivan |first=Charlotte |date=April 12, 2008 |work=Evening Standard |access-date=March 18, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081208081657/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/film-23370265-details/Julia/filmReview.do |archive-date=December 8, 2008 }}{{cite web |last= Schwickert |first= Martin |title= 'Filmemachen ist ein Spiel': Tilda Swanton über Sucht, Mutterinstinkte und die Wahl ihrer Rollen |work=Hamburger Abendblatt| language= de| trans-title= 'Filmmaking is a game': Tilda Swanton on addiction, maternal instincts and choosing her roles |date=June 19, 2008 |url= http://www.abendblatt.de/daten/2008/06/19/896069.html|access-date=March 18, 2009}} The movie was entered in the 2008 Berlinale; one German critic called Gould's performance "impressive",{{cite web|last=Glasmacher|first=Anke|title=Berlinale 2008 – weiter geht's im Wettbewerb |work= Kobinet Nachrichten| language= de| quote= beeindruckend| trans-title= Berlinale 2008 — the competition continues| date=February 10, 2008 |url= http://www.kobinet-nachrichten.org/cipp/kobinet/custom/pub/content,lang,1/oid,17317/ticket,g_a_s_t|access-date=September 18, 2014}} and another said Gould's performance was "uncannily capable".{{cite web |last= Thiemann |first= Andreas |title= Skandale und Glanznummern| work= Der Westen |language= de | trans-title= Scandals and shiny numbers| quote= unheimlich gekonnt| url= http://www.derwesten.de/nachrichten/kultur/film/2008/2/12/news-23035595/detail.html|date=February 12, 2008|access-date= September 17, 2014}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}} Matthew Turner of View London called Aidan's performance a "remarkable job",{{cite web|url=http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/films/julia-film-review-26367.html|title=The ViewLondon Review – Julia |last= Turner |first= Matthew |date=2008-04-12| work= View London| via= viewlondon.co.uk |access-date=March 20, 2009}} and Amber Wilkinson of Eye for Film remarked, "Gould invests Tom with sufficient reticence."{{cite web |url= http://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/reviews.php?id=7583| title= Julia| last= Wilkinson| first= Amber |website= eyeforfilm.co.uk| publisher= Eye for Film |access-date=March 20, 2009}}
Filmography
- Friday Night Slimetime "Halloween Special" (2005) TV
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) : Telethon Kid
- The Red Balloon (2006) Short film : Jimmy
- The Secret Life of Leonardo Da Vinci (2006) : Leo as a boy
- The McPassion (2006) : Whip and Hammer Boy
- National Health Test with Bryant Gumbel (2006) : Christmas Kid (uncredited)
- Christmas Spirit (2007) Short film : Danny
- Passions (2007) TV : Good Witch Student #1
- A New Tomorrow (2007) : Joseph
- Gilmore Girls (2007) TV : Kid Sinclair
- The Revengers (2007) : Child Tadzio
- The Rainbow Tribe (2008) : Josh
- Julia (2008) : Tom
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2010) TV : Will Sutter
- iCarly (2012) TV : Lars
- Dynamite Swine (2013) : Young Evan
- Workaholics (2013) TV : Chargonius
- Modern Family (2013) TV : Drummer
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1952379}}
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Category:American male film actors
Category:American male child actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:Male actors from Columbus, Georgia
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