Aaron Staton

Aaron Staton is, to me, a textbook case of range earning respect over flash. Carnegie Mellon training, a memorable run as Ken Cosgrove on Mad Men with back-to-back ensemble awards, and then a lead turn in L.A. Noire that drew a BAFTA nomination, proving he can carry a story in pixels as well as in front of a camera. Actors who move fluently between stage, screen, and games are rarer than people assume. I am drawn to performers who win loyalty through sheer technique rather than spectacle, and Staton feels like one of those steady, undervalued talents.

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Name (English)

Aaron Staton

Name (Japanese)

アーロン・スタトン

Reading

あーろん・すたとん

Born

August 10, 1980 (age 46)

Origin

Huntington, West Virginia, United States

Occupation

stage actor / film actor / television actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Monkey

University

Carnegie Mellon University

Awards & achievements

• 2009 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
• 2010 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron%20Staton
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q302794

Tags

• West Virginia
• stage actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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