Aaron Stanford (born December 27, 1976) is an American actor best
known for his roles as Pyro in X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand, and Doug
in the 2006 remake of The Hills Have Eyes. From 2010 to 2013, he
starred as Birkhoff in Nikita. He has also starred as James Cole on
the television series 12 Monkeys, based on the 1995 film of the same
name.Stanford was born in Westford, Massachusetts, the son of Judith
(née Dupras), an English professor, and Don Stanford, who works in
publishing. His brother David is a musician. Stanford attended
Westford Academy in Westford Massachusetts for high school and met his
first acting teacher there. He initially attended SUNY Purchase, but
transferred to Rutgers University Mason Gross School of Arts. He
graduated in 2000, magna cum laude.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. 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
Weekly's "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.Director Bryan
Singer was impressed with Stanford's performance in Tadpole, and cast
him as Pyro in the 2003 blockbuster X2, a sequel to X-Men. He
continued the role in the third installment, X-Men: The Last Stand,
released in May 2006. Both movies are based on the Marvel Comics
series X-Men. Stanford also starred in ABC's midseason replacement
Traveler, a drama about two friends who believe they are set up by
their good friend (Stanford) in order to make them look like the
conspirators of a terrorist attack.
known for his roles as Pyro in X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand, and Doug
in the 2006 remake of The Hills Have Eyes. From 2010 to 2013, he
starred as Birkhoff in Nikita. He has also starred as James Cole on
the television series 12 Monkeys, based on the 1995 film of the same
name.Stanford was born in Westford, Massachusetts, the son of Judith
(née Dupras), an English professor, and Don Stanford, who works in
publishing. His brother David is a musician. Stanford attended
Westford Academy in Westford Massachusetts for high school and met his
first acting teacher there. He initially attended SUNY Purchase, but
transferred to Rutgers University Mason Gross School of Arts. He
graduated in 2000, magna cum laude.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. 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
Weekly's "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.Director Bryan
Singer was impressed with Stanford's performance in Tadpole, and cast
him as Pyro in the 2003 blockbuster X2, a sequel to X-Men. He
continued the role in the third installment, X-Men: The Last Stand,
released in May 2006. Both movies are based on the Marvel Comics
series X-Men. Stanford also starred in ABC's midseason replacement
Traveler, a drama about two friends who believe they are set up by
their good friend (Stanford) in order to make them look like the
conspirators of a terrorist attack.
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