Aaron Poole

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Aaron Poole
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Portrait of Aaron Poole
Born (1977-03-17) March 17, 1977 (age 46)
Canada
Nationality Canadian
Occupation(s)Actor, writer, director, producer
Years active1995-present

Aaron Poole (born March 17, 1977) is a Canadian actor.

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Early life

Poole grew up in Barrie, Ontario and attended Barrie Central Collegiate. He is a graduate of the Etobicoke School of the Arts and George Brown College. [1] He is of Italian descent. [2] [3]

Career

Poole's credits include the films Killing Zelda Sparks , Adoration and This Beautiful City , and the television series Strange Days at Blake Holsey High and ZOS: Zone of Separation . He was nominated for Best Actor at the 29th Genie Awards for his performance in This Beautiful City. Poole starred in Ed Gass-Donnelly's second feature film Small Town Murder Songs in 2010. He also appeared in the movie Fury .

Poole is an executive producer and one of the lead actors in The Conspiracy, [4] a mockumentary thriller which opened at one location in Toronto on July 19, 2013, and is expected to hit other major cities in Canada a few weeks later, followed by some U.S. cities.

The latest project he worked on was a film called Forsaken with Donald and Kiefer Sutherland. [5]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
2008 ACTRA Awards Best Actor This Beautiful City Won [7]
Genie Awards Performance by an Actor in a Leading RoleNominated [8]
2015 Maverick Movie Awards Best Actor: ShortThe OrchardNominated [9]
2016 Canadian Screen Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Strange Empire Nominated [10]

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