Aaron Swartz
Biography
Born in London, Aaron Swartz is a British actor who also directs for theater and film. He trained at Drama Centre London and made his first screen appearance in The Lords of Discipline, a 1983 adaptation of a Pat Conroy novel. He appeared in Claudia (1985), The Last Days of Patton (1986), Entrapment (1999) and The 51st State (2001), and has acted in more than 20 features. For the cyberpunk game Burn:Cycle (1994), he took the central part of Cutter. On television he was in 25 episodes of I Shouldn't Be Alive from 2010 to 2012, and on stage he has performed at the Royal National Theatre and Oxford Playhouse. His directing credits include The World's Greatest Fan and When Will I Be Famous?, two films sold to the BBC, and he teaches theater arts at English drama schools.
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 16 years1985 to 2001
Every film, newest first
- 2001Formula 51IMDb rating 6.3
- 1999EntrapmentIMDb rating 6.3
- 1986The Last Days of PattonIMDb rating 6.3
- 1985ClaudiaIMDb rating 5.9
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Early training
Swartz trained at Drama Centre London and went on to teach Acting for Camera there, at the Central School of Speech and Drama, and at Brighton's Academy for Creative Training.
Behind the camera
For a "pioneering" project by Columbia University's Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, Swartz directed actors who played witnesses and victims in a staged terror attack on London, meant to train journalists in trauma awareness.
First role
Swartz made his first appearance in a film in The Lords of Discipline, the 1983 adaptation of Pat Conroy's novel, where he was a senior at an American military academy.
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Worked with
Aaron Swartz made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Sean Connery's page
Ed Lauter's page
Will Patton's page
Maury Chaykin's page
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Delbert MannDirector, 1 film, 1986
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