Aaron Staton

Aaron Staton
Staton in 2008
Born (1980-08-10) August 10, 1980 (age 44)
Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.
EducationCarnegie Mellon University (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present
Known forMad Men
L.A. Noire
SpouseConnie Fletcher

Aaron Staton (born August 10, 1980)[1] is an American actor. He played Ken Cosgrove on the AMC series Mad Men (2007–15)[2][3] and Cole Phelps in the video game L.A. Noire (2011),[4] for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Performer.

Early life

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Staton was born in Huntington, West Virginia.[5] He moved to Jacksonville, Florida, at the age of 9. He met actress Connie Fletcher during their high school years while performing in community theater. They played husband and wife of each other's characters in L.A. Noire.[6]

Career

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Staton won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2008 and 2009 with the cast of Mad Men. He has made appearances on shows such as 7th Heaven, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Without a Trace. He performed extensive facial capture and voice acting for the video game L.A. Noire, in which he plays protagonist Cole Phelps.[7]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2007 Descent Jared's Friend
2007 I Believe in America Rodney
2007 The Nanny Diaries John
2007 One Night Leroy
2007 August Rush Nick
2010 Boy Meets Girl Boy Short film
2011 Lost Revolution Rodney
2014 Preservation Mike Neary
2016 The List Michael

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Andy Wall Episode: "Hooked"
2006 7th Heaven Daniel 3 episodes
2007–15 Mad Men Ken Cosgrove 71 episodes
2008 Imaginary Bitches Bruce Episode: "A New Leper in the Colony"
2011 The Good Wife Todd Roda 2 episodes
2013 Newsreaders Ethan Lexworth Episode: "Auto Erotic"
2013 Person of Interest Hayden Price Episode: "The Perfect Mark"
2015–16 Ray Donovan Greg Donellen 9 episodes
2016–17 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce JD 12 episodes
2016 My Mother and Other Strangers Captain Ronald Dreyfuss 5 episodes
2018 For the People Todd Hardart Episode: "The Liberty Fountain"
2018–19 Castle Rock Reverend Appleton 7 episodes
2018 Narcos: Mexico Butch Sears 10 episodes
2018 God Friended Me Alfie Episode: "Matthew 621"
2019 Unbelievable Curtis McCarthy 2 episodes
2020 The Right Stuff Wally Schirra 8 episodes[8]
2022 Big Sky Scott Episode: "Carrion Comfort"
2023 Based on a True Story Simon Guest Role
2023 911 Daniel Buckley Episode: "In another life"

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2011 L.A. Noire Cole Phelps Also motion capture
Nominated – British Academy Video Games Award for Performer

Awards and nominations

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Year Association Category Nominated work Result
2008 Gold Derby Awards Ensemble of the Year Mad Men Nominated
2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Mad Men Nominated
2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Mad Men Won
2010 Gold Derby Awards Ensemble of the Year Mad Men Nominated
2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Mad Men Won
2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Mad Men Nominated
2011 BAFTA Award Performer L.A. Noire Nominated
2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Mad Men Nominated
2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Mad Men Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Birthdays". The Modesto Bee. The Associated Press. August 10, 2022. p. 2A. Actor Aaron Staton is 42.
  2. ^ Scenes From a Hit Archived March 28, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. New York Times (June 22, 2008). Retrieved on 2011-06-30.
  3. ^ Exclusive: Mad Men's Aaron Staton to Guest on The Good Wife Archived July 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. TV Guide (March 17, 2011). Retrieved on 2011-06-30.
  4. ^ L.A. Noire plays in the shadows . Los Angeles Times (April 24, 2011). Retrieved on 2011-06-30.
  5. ^ "Aaron Staton". Allmovie. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  6. ^ Randall, Reese (January 26, 2010). "Mad About Pittsburgh: Aaron Staton". Pittsburgh Magazine.
  7. ^ McInnis, Shaun (May 13, 2011). "An Interview With Aaron Staton of L.A. Noire". GameSpot. Archived from the original on July 24, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  8. ^ ‘The Right Stuff’: Nat Geo’s Mercury 7 Drama Series Gets Fall Premiere Date On Disney+ – Update
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