Aaron Taylor-Johnson made his screen debut in the 2001 television film ‘Armadillo’ where he portrayed a ‘Young Lorimer Black.’ The following year, he appeared in the biblical telefilm ‘The Apocalypse’ directed by Raffaele Mertes. The film received a mixed response from critics. Taylor-Johnson made his first big-screen appearance in the 2002 British family film ‘Tom & Thomas’ directed by Esmé Lammers. In 2003, he portrayed ‘Charlie Chaplin’ in the American martial arts action comedy film ‘Shanghai Knights’ directed by David Dobkin. Even though the film received mixed reviews from critics, it managed to gross over $88.3 million on a budget of $50 million. He next appeared in films like ‘Dead Cool’ (2004), ‘The Thief Lord’ (2006), ‘The Illusionist’ (2006), ‘The Magic Door’ (2007), ‘Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging’ (2008), ‘The Greatest’ (2009), and ‘Nowhere Boy’ (2009). He played the role of ‘Dave Lizewski / Kick-Ass’ in the 2010 superhero film ‘Kick-Ass’ directed by Matthew Vaughn. The film received mostly positive reviews and grossed over $96.2 million on a $30 million budget. That same year, he also starred as ‘William Collins’ in the Hideo Nakata-directed British thriller drama film ‘Chatroom.’ The film was panned by critics and received a 9% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes.
He was next seen in films like ‘Albert Nobbs’ (2011), ‘Savages’ (2012), ‘Anna Karenina’ (2012), ‘Kick-Ass 2’ (2013), ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ (2014), ‘Godzilla’ (2014), ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ (2015), ‘Nocturnal Animals’ (2016), ‘The Wall’ (2017), ‘Outlaw King’ (2018), ‘A Million Little Pieces’ (2018), and ‘Tenet’ (2020). He was last seen in the 2021 spy action film ‘The King's Man’ directed by Matthew Vaughn. The film received a mixed response from critics and grossed over $125.9 million on a budget of $100 million. He is all set to appear in the upcoming American action comedy film ‘Bullet Train.’