Aaron Staton

Aaron Staton
Aaron Staton
	Staton in 2008
Born	August 10, 1980 (age 44); Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.
Education	Carnegie Mellon University (BFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2004–present
Known for	Mad Men; L.A. Noire
Spouse	Connie Fletcher

Aaron Staton (born August 10, 1980)^[1] is an American actor. He played Ken Cosgrove on the AMC series Mad Men (2007–15)^[2]^[3] and Cole Phelps in the video game L.A. Noire (2011),^[4] for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Performer.

Early life

Staton was born in Huntington, West Virginia.^[5] He moved to Jacksonville, Florida, at the age of 9. He met actress Connie Fletcher during their high school years while performing in community theater. They played husband and wife of each other's characters in L.A. Noire.^[6]

Career

Staton won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2008 and 2009 with the cast of Mad Men. He has made appearances on shows such as 7th Heaven, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Without a Trace. He performed extensive facial capture and voice acting for the video game L.A. Noire, in which he plays protagonist Cole Phelps.^[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Descent	Jared's Friend
2007	I Believe in America	Rodney
2007	The Nanny Diaries	John
2007	One Night	Leroy
2007	August Rush	Nick
2010	Boy Meets Girl	Boy	Short film
2011	Lost Revolution	Rodney
2014	Preservation	Mike Neary
2016	The List	Michael

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Andy Wall	Episode: "Hooked"
2006	7th Heaven	Daniel	3 episodes
2007–2015	Mad Men	Ken Cosgrove	71 episodes
2008	Imaginary Bitches	Bruce	Episode: "A New Leper in the Colony"
2011	The Good Wife	Todd Roda	2 episodes
2013	Newsreaders	Ethan Lexworth	Episode: "Auto Erotic"
2013	Person of Interest	Hayden Price	Episode: "The Perfect Mark"
2015–2016	Ray Donovan	Greg Donellen	9 episodes
2016–2017	Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce	JD	12 episodes
2016	My Mother and Other Strangers	Captain Ronald Dreyfuss	5 episodes
2018	For the People	Todd Hardart	Episode: "The Liberty Fountain"
2018–2019	Castle Rock	Reverend Appleton	7 episodes
2018	Narcos: Mexico	Butch Sears	10 episodes
2018	God Friended Me	Alfie	Episode: "Matthew 621"
2019	Unbelievable	Curtis McCarthy	2 episodes
2020	The Right Stuff	Wally Schirra	8 episodes^[8]
2022	Big Sky	Scott	Episode: "Carrion Comfort"
2023–2024	Based on a True Story	Simon	4 episodes
2023	911	Daniel Buckley	Episode: "In another life"

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	L.A. Noire	Cole Phelps	Also motion capture Nominated – British Academy Video Games Award for Performer

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result
2008	Gold Derby Awards	Ensemble of the Year	Mad Men	Nominated
2008	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Mad Men	Nominated
2009	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Mad Men	Won
2010	Gold Derby Awards	Ensemble of the Year	Mad Men	Nominated
2010	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Mad Men	Won
2011	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Mad Men	Nominated
2011	BAFTA Award	Performer	L.A. Noire	Nominated
2013	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Mad Men	Nominated
2016	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Mad Men	Nominated

References

^ "Birthdays". The Modesto Bee. The Associated Press. August 10, 2022. p. 2A. Actor Aaron Staton is 42.
^ Scenes From a Hit Archived March 28, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. New York Times (June 22, 2008). Retrieved on 2011-06-30.
^ Exclusive: Mad Men's Aaron Staton to Guest on The Good Wife Archived July 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. TV Guide (March 17, 2011). Retrieved on 2011-06-30.
^ L.A. Noire plays in the shadows . Los Angeles Times (April 24, 2011). Retrieved on 2011-06-30.
^ "Aaron Staton". Allmovie. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
^ Randall, Reese (January 26, 2010). "Mad About Pittsburgh: Aaron Staton". Pittsburgh Magazine.
^ McInnis, Shaun (May 13, 2011). "An Interview With Aaron Staton of L.A. Noire". GameSpot. Archived from the original on July 24, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
^ ‘The Right Stuff’: Nat Geo’s Mercury 7 Drama Series Gets Fall Premiere Date On Disney+ – Update

External links

Media related to Aaron Staton at Wikimedia Commons
Aaron Staton at IMDb

[1] "Birthdays". The Modesto Bee. The Associated Press. August 10, 2022. p. 2A. Actor Aaron Staton is 42.

[2] Scenes From a Hit Archived March 28, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. New York Times (June 22, 2008). Retrieved on 2011-06-30.

[3] Exclusive: Mad Men's Aaron Staton to Guest on The Good Wife Archived July 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. TV Guide (March 17, 2011). Retrieved on 2011-06-30.

[4] L.A. Noire plays in the shadows . Los Angeles Times (April 24, 2011). Retrieved on 2011-06-30.

[allmovie-5] "Aaron Staton". Allmovie. Retrieved November 5, 2023.

[pitt-6] Randall, Reese (January 26, 2010). "Mad About Pittsburgh: Aaron Staton". Pittsburgh Magazine.

[7] McInnis, Shaun (May 13, 2011). "An Interview With Aaron Staton of L.A. Noire". GameSpot. Archived from the original on July 24, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2015.

[8] ‘The Right Stuff’: Nat Geo’s Mercury 7 Drama Series Gets Fall Premiere Date On Disney+ – Update

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