Aiden Flowers

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Aiden Flowers
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Flowers in 2016
Born
Aiden James Flowers

(2004-12-13) December 13, 2004 (age 19)
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present
Agent(s)Angie Moncrief, Action Talent Agency
Known forYoung Klaus Mikaelson on The Originals , 10-year-old Jacob Portman in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Parents
  • Anthony Ryburn Flowers (father)
  • Amanda (Mandye) Self Flowers (mother)
RelativesTwin Sisters, Camden and Carsen Flowers

Aiden James Flowers (born December 13, 2004) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying a young Klaus Mikaelson in the CW network series The Originals. He also appeared in the films The Big Short, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children , and Nate Parker's The Birth of a Nation .

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Early life

Flowers was born on December 13, 2004, in Gulfport, Mississippi, the son of Anthony Flowers, a software migration specialist, and Mandye Self Flowers, a hospital administrator. He has younger twin sisters, Camden and Carsen Flowers, born May 26, 2006. When Flowers was asked what he wanted to be, without hesitation, he always responded, "I want to be an actor." Flowers moved with his parents and twin sisters from Gulfport to Brandon in 2006. In 2011, he and his sisters were discovered by a New Orleans talent agent at a talent showcase in Jackson.

Career

In August 2012, Flowers officially began acting when he was cast in the supporting role of Peter Pinkerton in the musical adaptation of Victoria Kann's, Pinkalicious , a role for which he would later win, "Best Supporting Youth Actor," for the 2012 Actor's Playhouse season.[ citation needed ] Flowers played the son of a lead character in Home Sweet Hell (2015). [1] Flowers was featured in John Schneider's, Smothered, where he played a supporting role as the brother of Abigail Breslin, (real life sister) Carsen Flowers, and the son of Arnold Schwarzenegger. [2]

In 2014, Flowers was chosen for the recurring role of Young Klaus Mikaelson, in the CW network television drama, The Originals, a spin-off series of the show, The Vampire Diaries s. [3] Klaus Mikaelson, the lead character, first appeared in Season 2 of The Vampire Diaries and quickly became a fan-favorite. Flowers first appeared in episode 1.16, Farewell to Storeyville, where he helped define Klaus's back story. [4] His portrayal of Young Klaus has been heavily lauded by both cast and fans, alike, and he is regularly invited to fan events in Georgia and throughout the Southeast. Joseph Morgan, who portrays Klaus as an adult, said in interviews that it was a relief to be able to share some of the burden of defining the character of Klaus Mikaelson with such a skilled young performer. Flowers recurs as Young Klaus in flashbacks throughout the series. [5]

Next, Flowers filmed Race to Win, which he shared the lead alongside fellow Originals' actor, Danielle Campbell. In Race to Win, Flowers and Campbell are siblings forced to face a tough decision after a family tragedy. Flowers also made his national commercial debut in 2015 as the "ping pong kid" who beat Peyton Manning in a Nationwide Mutual Insurance commercial. Flowers filmed supporting roles in the Darren Lynn Bousman horror movie, Abattoir, and in the film, Mind Puppets, during this time. In April 2015, he was chosen to play 10-year-old Jacob Portman in Tim Burton's adaptation of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Aiden dyed his hair black and wore blue contacts to match Asa Butterfiled, who played the lead role of Jacob Portman in the film. [6] In between filming scenes for Miss Peregrine's, he was chosen to play the younger version of Christian Bale's character, Michael Burry, in The Big Short . Flowers also traveled to Savannah, GA to film a supporting role in Nate Parker's The Birth of a Nation during this time. In 2016, Flowers will star as Bobby Joe Potrillo in the film, Craftique, a comedy based on the world of DIY crafting fairs, and will share the lead with Kennedy Brice, in the film, Castle in the Woods. [7]

Personal life

In his down-time Flowers enjoys participating in the award-winning Brio show choir and his church youth group. He also enjoys hiking, singing, dancing, playing piano, writing songs, creating his own stop-motion Lego movies, and watching professional wrestling. His favorite color is blue and the actor he'd most like to work with is Sylvester Stallone. [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
20142 Bedroom 1 BathBilly
2014 Home Sweet Hell Andrew Champagne
2015MaggieBobby Vogel
2015A Gift HorseThomas
2015JuneBully
2015 The Big Short Young Michael Burry
2016 The Birth of a Nation Young John Clarke
2016 Smothered Kid
2016 Abottoir Charlie
2016Race to WinRudy Rhodes
2016 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 10-year-old Jacob Portman

Television

YearTitleRoleEpisodes
2014 The Originals Young Klaus MikaelsonS1.16 - Farewell to Storyville

S2.03 - Every Mother's Son

S2.07 - Chasing the Devil's Tale

S4.05 - I Hear You Knocking

2014 Salem Young HaleS1.11 - Cat and Mouse

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