Aaron Stanford (born
December 27,
1976) is an
American actor, best known for his role as
Pyro in the
X-Men film series and
Doug Bukowski in the 2006
The Hills Have Eyes remake.
Biography
Early life
Stanford was born in
Westford, Massachusetts, the son of Judith, an English professor, and Don Stanford, who works in
publishing.
[Shawn-Ashmore.com // The Ashmore Archives][Search Results] He attended the
State University of New York in
Purchase, NY, but soon transferred to
Rutgers University Mason Gross School of Arts. He graduated in
2000 magna cum laude.
Career
Stanford's first major film role was in the low-budget indie film
Tadpole (2002), in which he portrays Oscar Grubman, a precocious 15-year-old with a crush on his stepmother, played by
Sigourney Weaver. At the time of filming, (2000) he was 23 years old. For this performance he earned a nomination for the
Golden Satellite Award. In
2001 and
2002 he appeared multiple times on the
television series Third Watch as Russian teen Sergei. In the same year he was named as one of
Daily Variety's "Top Ten Actors to Watch" and included on
Entertainment Weeklys "It List". In 2004 he appeared in Christopher Shinn's play "Where Do We Live" at the Vineyard Theatre. Stanford also starred as Anthony LaPaglia's son in the 2004 film Winter Solstice.
