Aidan Gould

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Aidan Gould
Born (1997-02-26) February 26, 1997 (age 27)
Occupation(s)Film and television actor
Years active2001–2013
Relatives Nolan Gould (brother)

Aidan Gould (born February 26, 1997) is an American actor. He is the older brother of Modern Family star Nolan Gould.

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Family and education

Gould was born in Columbus, Georgia. [1] The family moved to Phenix City, Alabama, when he was very young because his father, an army captain, was stationed at Fort Benning. The family moved to California in 2003. [2]

Career

Like his brother Nolan, Aidan was a child actor. His career began in 2001; at age four he was considered for We Were Soldiers , but instead made his first appearance in a television commercial. [3]

In 2008, he starred in the movie Julia [4] opposite Tilda Swinton. [5] [6] The movie was entered in the 2008 Berlinale; one German critic called Gould's performance "impressive", [7] and another said Gould's performance was "uncannily capable". [8] Matthew Turner of View London called Aidan's performance a "remarkable job", [9] and Amber Wilkinson of Eye for Film remarked, "Gould invests Tom with sufficient reticence." [10]

Filmography

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