Aaron Staton


Aaron Staton is an American actor. He played List of [Mad Men characters#Ken Cosgrove|Ken Cosgrove] on the AMC series Mad Men and Cole Phelps in the video game L.A. Noire, for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Performer.

Early life

Staton was born in Huntington, West Virginia. 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.

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.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResult
2008Gold Derby AwardsEnsemble of the YearMad MenNomitated
2008Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesMad MenNomitated
2009Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesMad MenWon
2010Gold Derby AwardsEnsemble of the YearMad MenNomitated
2010Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesMad MenWon
2011Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesMad MenNomitated
2011BAFTA AwardPerformerL.A. NoireNomitated
2013Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesMad MenNomitated
2016Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesMad MenNomitated