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JoBlo Movie Emporium - Found Mar. 10, 2010
Also starring Tom Bower, Matthew Maher, Liam Aiken, Jay R. Ferguson, Blake Brigham, Noah Crawford, Michael Gibbons, Zach Josse, and Rosa...

Posted on March 10, 2010, 6:17 am

Quint has seen Michael Winterbottom's adaptation of Jim Thompson's ...

Ain't It Cool News - Found Jan. 28, 2010
... just seems to drop away in the last third), Ned Beatty (so glad to see that dude again), young Liam Aiken as probably the sole innocent in the...

Posted on January 28, 2010, 7:17 am

Celebrity birthdays, Jan. 7, 2010

Keene Sentinel - Found Jan. 7, 2010
Doug E. Doug is 40. Country singer John Rich (Big and Rich) is 36. Actor Dustin Diamond is 33. Actor Liam Aiken (?Lemony Snicket?) is 20.

Posted on January 7, 2010, 10:58 am

Today's celebrity birthdays: Thu., Jan. 7

North Jersey.com - Found Jan. 7, 2010
Actor-rapper Doug E. Doug, 40 Country singer John Rich of Big and Rich, 36 Actor Dustin Diamond, 33 Actor Liam Aiken ("Lemony Snicket"), 20

Posted on January 7, 2010, 8:57 am

Short takes/Celeb birthdays: Thursday, January 7, 2010

NewsOK.com - Found Jan. 6, 2010
?Actor-rapper Doug E. Doug, 40. ?Country singer John Rich (Big and Rich), 36. ?Actor Dustin Diamond, 33. ?Actor Liam Aiken ("Lemony

Posted on January 6, 2010, 11:23 am

Birthdays for Jan. 7

Deseret Morning News - Found Jan. 6, 2010
Doug E. Doug is 40. Country singer John Rich of Big and Rich is 36. Actor Dustin Diamond is 33. Actor Liam Aiken ('Lemony Snicket') is 20.

Posted on January 6, 2010, 10:34 am

Today in History-Jan. 7

New York Times - Found Jan. 6, 2010
... singer-musician John Rich is 36. Actor Dustin Diamond is 33. Actor Robert Ri'chard is 27. Actor Liam Aiken is 20. Actress Camryn Grimes is 20...
Today in History - Jan. 7 - MyMotherLode.com
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Posted on January 6, 2010, 12:39 pm

Holidays on Earth Today: January 7, 2010

Associated Content - Found Jan. 11, 2010
Christmas *Old Rock Day*Panama Canal Day*Bear Mt. Ski Festival*Camryn Grimes Birthday: 1990*Liam Aiken Birthday: 1990*Haley Bennett Birthday...
AC Milan chief Galliani explains Hoeness meeting and Dzeko rumours - Tribal Football
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Posted on January 11, 2010, 9:58 am

Celebrity birthdays

Vineland Daily Journal - Found Jan. 6, 2010
... is 40. Country singer John Rich of Big and Rich is 36. Actor Dustin Diamond is 33. Actor Liam Aiken ('Lemony Snicket') is 20. Friday: Actor...
Louisville skydiver to make air delivery at Rose Bowl - Louisville Courier-Journal
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Posted on January 6, 2010, 8:20 am

Celeb birthdays for the week of Jan. 3-9

Cleveland Live - Found Dec. 28, 2009
E. Doug is 40. Country singer John Rich of Big and Rich is 36. Actor Dustin Diamond is 33. Actor Liam Aiken ('Lemony Snicket') is 20. Jan. 8...
Celebrity birthdays on Dec. 28 - Miami Herald
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Posted on December 28, 2009, 4:41 am

Liam Aiken Biography

Liam Aiken
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Liam Aiken

Aiken at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival
Born Liam Padraic Aiken
January 7, 1990 (1990-01-07) (age 20)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1997—present

Liam Padraic Aiken (born January 7, 1990) is an American actor who has starred in a number of films, such as Stepmom and Good Boy!. He more recently starred as Klaus Baudelaire in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, based on the series of books.

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Early life

Liam Aiken was born in New York City, the only child of Bill Aiken, an MTV producer, and a Scottish immigrant mother, Moya Aiken. He attended Dwight Englewood School. He made his professional acting debut in a Ford Motor Company Windstar commercial. Aiken made his stage debut in the Broadway play A Doll's House at the age of seven and his film debut playing Parker Posey's son in Henry Fool in the same year. His mother encouraged him to begin acting because of his need for a college fund after his father's death in 1992 from cancer. When Aiken found that he enjoyed acting, he decided to continue.

Career

Aiken's first major film role was playing Susan Sarandon's young son in Stepmom in 1998, which also starred Julia Roberts and Jena Malone. He appeared as Tom Hanks' younger son in the 2002 film Road to Perdition. He starred in the family film about dogs from space, Good Boy! playing the lead, Owen Baker, in 2003. He turned down the role of Cole Sear in The Sixth Sense (1999) because his mother felt he was too young for the death-fixated role; the role went instead to Haley Joel Osment. Aiken was also considered for the role of Harry Potter, as he had previously worked with director Chris Columbus on Stepmom.1 However, as he was not British,2 Daniel Radcliffe took the part. Aiken then went on to play the intelligent, 12-year-old orphan, Klaus Baudelaire in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events in 2004. In March 2009, Aiken was cast as Johnnie Pappas, in Michael Winterbottom's remake of The Killer Inside Me, starring Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba and Kate Hudson.

In the fall of 2008, Aiken entered New York University as an undergraduate studying film and television.3

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes Director
1997
Henry Fool Ned Grim Hal Hartley
1998
Montana Kid Jennifer Leitzes
The Object of My Affection Nathan Nicholas Hytner
Stepmom Ben Harrison Chris Columbus
2000
I Dreamed of Africa 7-Year-Old Emanuel Hugh Hudson
2001
Sweet November Abner Pat O’Connor
The Rising Place Emmett Wilder Tom Rice
2002
Road to Perdition Peter Sullivan Sam Mendes
2003
Good Boy! Owen Baker John Hoffman
2004
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Klaus Baudelaire Brad Silberling
2006
Fay Grim Ned Grim Hal Hartley
2010
The Killer Inside Me Johnnie Pappas Michael Winterbottom
Guest Appearances
Year Title Role Episode
1998
Law & Order Jack Ericson Disappeared
2002
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Robbie Bishop Bright Boy
2007
Law & Order Tory Quinlann Captive
2009
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Jason Salome in Manhattan
Theatre
Year Title Role Theatre Note
1997
A Doll's House Bobby Helmer Belasco Theatre Broadway

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Result Work
Young Artist Award 1999 Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actor Age Ten or Younger Won Stepmom
2003 Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor Nominated Road to Perdition
2004 Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor Nominated Good Boy!
2005 Nominated Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Critics Choice Award 2005 Best Young Actor Nominated

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