Aaron Perry Johnson (born 13 June 1990) is an English actor whose professional work includes performances on stage, television, and in feature films. He began performing at age six, and appeared in films such as Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging and The Illusionist before graduating to starring roles in films such as Nowhere Boy, in which he played John Lennon, and the superhero movie Kick-Ass.
Johnson was born 13 June 1990 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, the son of a homemaker mother and a civil engineer father. Johnson has cited Daniel Day-Lewis as one of his idols.
