Aaron Staton

Aaron Staton
Staton in 2008
Born (1980-08-10) August 10, 1980
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

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

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

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Descent Jared's Friend
I Believe in America Rodney
The Nanny Diaries John
One Night Leroy
August Rush Nick
2010 Boy Meets Girl Boy Short
2011 Lost Revolution Rodney
2014 Preservation Mike Neary
2017 Alex & The List Michael
2025 Anesthesia Michael Short

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Andy Wall Episode: "Hooked"
2006 7th Heaven Daniel Recurring Cast: Season 11
2007 Without a Trace Hugh Dolan Episode: "Crash and Burn"
2007–15 Mad Men Ken Cosgrove Main Cast
2008 Imaginary Bitches Bruce Episode: "A New Leper in the Colony"
2011 The Good Wife Todd Roda Guest Cast: Season 2-3
2013 Newsreaders Ethan Lexworth Episode: "Auto Erotic"
Person of Interest Hayden Price Episode: "The Perfect Mark"
2015–16 Ray Donovan Greg Donellen Recurring Cast: Season 3, Guest: Season 4
2016 My Mother and Other Strangers Captain Ronald Dreyfuss Main Cast
2016–17 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce JD Recurring Cast: Season 2-3, Guest: Season 4
2018 For the People Todd Hardart Episode: "The Liberty Fountain"
Narcos: Mexico Butch Sears Main Cast: Season 1
God Friended Me Alfie Episode: "Matthew 621"
2018–19 Castle Rock Reverend Appleton Recurring Cast: Season 1-2
2019 Unbelievable Curtis McCarthy Recurring Cast
2020 The Right Stuff Wally Schirra Main Cast [8]
2022 Partisan Robert Main Cast: Season 2
Big Sky Scott Episode: "Carrion Comfort"
2023 911 Daniel Buckley Episode: "In another life"
Everyone Is Doing Great Coach Episode: "For Worse Or For Better"
2023–24 Based on a True Story Simon Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 2

Video games

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

Awards and nominations

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

  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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