Aaron Michael Metchik


Aaron Michael Metchik, also credited as Aaron Metchik, is an American former actor, writer, and director, known for his role as Steven Floyd Torkelson on The Torkelsons and as Jeremy in Trading Mom.

Biography

Metchik's acting debut was as Steven Floyd Torkelson from 1991 to 1992 on the Oklahoma-set series The Torkelsons. When the show was spun off into Almost Home the next year, two of the five children were inexplicably written off the show, including Metchik's character. Since then, Metchik has had several guest-starring roles on television, as well as various film roles, his largest role being that of Alan Gray in the 1995 film The Baby-Sitters Club, the adaptation of the popular novel series. He has also had various voice roles, including a recurring role of Jack Pumpkinhead Jr. in several straight-to-video The Oz Kids films, and that of Ithicles in the 1997 Disney film Hercules. In 1999, Metchik made his directorial debut with the short film Jenny, which won the 2000 Reel Frontier Award for Best Long Short Take. He wrote, produced, directed, and starred in Ten Years Later, a film which released in 2010.
After his last film, More Than Stars, released in 2012, Metchick became a full time acting coach, running his acting program Actor's Edge out of Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo.
Metchick attended Shell Beach Elementary School and Judkins Middle School in Pismo Beach and Arroyo Grande High School in Arroyo Grande, California. His brother is actor Asher Metchik. His mother, Robyn Metchik, connected Zac Efron with a talent agent, effectively launching Efron's career.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991Big DealsBrianTV movie
1991–1992The TorkelsonsSteven Floyd TorkelsonMain role
1992The Magic PaintbrushNibVoice
1993Wild PalmsPeterMiniseries
1993When Love Kills: The Seduction of John HearnSkyTV movie
1994Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanNickEpisode: "Orphan Train"
1994DuckmanVoice, episode: "Ride the High School"
1994Trading MomJeremy Martin
1994Aaahh!!! Real MonstersKid #3Voice, episode: "The Switching Hour"
1995VR.5Stuart FischerEpisode: "Dr. Strangechild"
1995The Baby-Sitters ClubAlan Gray
1995Life with LouieThe Lanza TripletsVoice, episode: "Lake Winnibigoshish"
1996ABC Afterschool SpecialsToddEpisode: "Me and My Hormones"
1996Boy Meets WorldJakeEpisode: "Life Lessons"
1996Party of FiveOthelloEpisode: "Spring Breaks: Part 2"
1996Feeling MinnesotaYoung Sam Clayton
1996The Oz Kids Christmas in OzJack Pumpkinhead Jr.Voice, direct to video
1996The Oz Kids Return of MombiJack Pumpkinhead Jr.Voice, direct to video
1996The Oz Kids The Nome Prince and the Magic BeltJack Pumpkinhead Jr.Voice, direct to video
1996The Oz Kids Toto Lost in New YorkJack Pumpkinhead Jr.Voice, direct to video
1996The Oz Kids Virtual OzJack Pumpkinhead Jr.Voice, direct to video
1996The Oz Kids Underground AdventureJack Pumpkinhead Jr.Voice, direct to video
1997The Oz Kids Journey Beneath the SeaJack Pumpkinhead Jr.Voice, direct to video
1997HerculesIthiclesVoice
1997You WishMitchEpisode: "Genie Without a Cause"
1999Pumpkin HillAlex
1999The PracticeBrent JonesEpisode: "Lawyers, Reporters and Cockroaches"
2009Dorm LifeTerryEpisode: "Marshall's New Plan"
201010 Years LaterAdam Huffman
2012More Than StarsQuinn