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Liam Aiken

リアム・エイケン / りあむ・えいけん

American actor

January 7, 1990 (age 36) ・ New York City, New York, United States

  • From New York
  • Actor
  • Stage actor
  • Television actor

My Take

Liam Aiken is one of those child actors whose work quietly held up. His Klaus in A Series of Unfortunate Events nailed the bookish older-sibling gravity the role needed, and going back to Stepmom, he had a naturalism that a lot of kid performers never find. What I appreciate is that he never chased the spotlight; he kept choosing interesting projects rather than franchise paydays, which makes his filmography feel curated rather than padded. He's the kind of actor you spot in a film and think, 'Oh, good, he's still at it,' and that low-key consistency is genuinely underrated.

Overview

Liam Aiken (born January 7, 1990, in New York City) is an American actor who began performing as a child. He is best known for playing Klaus Baudelaire in the 2004 film Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, and for early roles in films such as Stepmom and Road to Perdition. Aiken has worked across film, television, and the stage.

1. Profile

Name (English)
Liam Aiken
Name (Japanese)
リアム・エイケン
Reading
りあむ・えいけん
Born
January 7, 1990 (age 36)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
Capricorn / Horse
Origin
New York City, New York, United States
Blood type
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Height
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Agency
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Occupation
Actor / Stage actor / Television actor / Film actor

2. Background

Elementary school
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Junior high
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High school
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University
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3. Relationships

Spouse
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Children
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Parents
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Siblings
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4. Personality

Motto

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7. About this entry

Tags

  • From New York
  • Actor
  • Stage actor
  • Television actor
Last updated
2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.