Liam Pádraic Aiken (born January 7, 1990) is an American actor. He
has starred in films such as Stepmom (1998), Road to Perdition (2002),
and Good Boy! (2003), and played Klaus Baudelaire in Lemony Snicket's
A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), based on the series of
books.Aiken was born in New York City, the only child of Moya Aiken,
an Irish-born artist; and Bill Aiken, an MTV producer. Bill died of
esophageal cancer in September 1992, at age 34, when Liam was two
years old. Aiken grew up in New Jersey and attended Dwight-Englewood
School, graduating in 2008. He then went on to major in film at New
York University. As of 2017[update], Aiken resides in Los
Angeles.Aiken made his professional acting debut in a Ford Motor
Company commercial. He made his stage debut in the Broadway play A
Doll's House at the age of seven, and his film debut in Henry Fool
(1997). His first major film role came when he starred in Stepmom
(1998). He appeared in Road to Perdition (2002) and the family film
Good Boy! (2003). He turned down the role of Cole Sear in The Sixth
Sense (1999) because his mother felt he was too young for the
death-fixated role. He was also considered for the role of Harry
Potter due to his Irish ancestry and his previous work with director
Chris Columbus on Stepmom. However, Daniel Radcliffe took the part.
has starred in films such as Stepmom (1998), Road to Perdition (2002),
and Good Boy! (2003), and played Klaus Baudelaire in Lemony Snicket's
A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), based on the series of
books.Aiken was born in New York City, the only child of Moya Aiken,
an Irish-born artist; and Bill Aiken, an MTV producer. Bill died of
esophageal cancer in September 1992, at age 34, when Liam was two
years old. Aiken grew up in New Jersey and attended Dwight-Englewood
School, graduating in 2008. He then went on to major in film at New
York University. As of 2017[update], Aiken resides in Los
Angeles.Aiken made his professional acting debut in a Ford Motor
Company commercial. He made his stage debut in the Broadway play A
Doll's House at the age of seven, and his film debut in Henry Fool
(1997). His first major film role came when he starred in Stepmom
(1998). He appeared in Road to Perdition (2002) and the family film
Good Boy! (2003). He turned down the role of Cole Sear in The Sixth
Sense (1999) because his mother felt he was too young for the
death-fixated role. He was also considered for the role of Harry
Potter due to his Irish ancestry and his previous work with director
Chris Columbus on Stepmom. However, Daniel Radcliffe took the part.
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