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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
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- Actor / Stage actor / Television actor / Film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- 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.