Liam Aiken - the talented child of the world of cinema

Liam Padrick Aiken is a film actor of American descent. He was born on January 7, 1990 in New York. His father Bill Aiken was a TV host on MTV, which, in fact, influenced Liam's acting career. Aiken's father died of cancer, when the baby was only 2 years old, so the mother was educating her son - the Irishman Moya Aiken. Liam is the only child in the family.

The influence of Liam's mother on his acting career

His first screen time, Liam Aiken received while studying at the school named after Dweet Englewood. He took part in the shooting of a commercial for Ford Motor Company Windstar. On the stage, Liam was the first to appear at the age of 7, playing a role in the Broadway production of the Doll House.

The first role in the movie young Liam Aiken was in the same year, playing Neda in the feature film of American director Hal Hartley "Henry Full." This film was later nominated for the "Golden Palm Branch". Liam himself, speaking of his first role, mentions the invaluable influence of the mother, which contributed to the participation of his son in the movies. Moya Aiken, Liam's mother, recalls that the family was not going very well at that time, but she was trying to do everything necessary for her son to enter college in the future. Certainly, Liam's future acting career solved this problem.

The role that brought Aiken's glory

The role that brought the young man glory can be considered as such in the movie "Stepmother" - a drama directed by director Chris Columbus. In this film, young Liam played the son of the main character, the role of which was performed by Susan Sarandon. It is worth noting that in this movie was shot well-known actress Julia Roberts. Of course, this work was not wasted, because Liam managed to work with real stars of Hollywood. The film tells about the dramatic relationships between children, their mother and stepmother.

This work brought the boy a sudden popularity. Liam Aiken, whose photo flaunted on the covers of magazines, began his journey in the cinema. In 1999, at the insistence of his mother, who complained about the gloominess of the role and the film itself, Liam rejected the proposal for filming Shyamalan's film The Sixth Sense. The stunning success of the picture certainly made the young man regret his decision in the future.

Continuation of the career of a film actor

Liam Aiken, whose filmography was replenished in 2002 due to his role in the film directed by Sam Mendes "The Damned Way", was successful overnight. This film positions itself as a gangster drama, and the main role in this film was played by Tom Hanks. The boy also got the role of the son of Tom Hanks, Peter Sullivan. It should be noted that the famous American actors Jude Law, Paul Newman and Daniel Craig also took part in this film . Liam Aiken for his role in this film in 2003 was nominated for a prize for the best supporting role. The actor himself was pleased with this work, pointing out that his experience, coupled with eminent actors, would undoubtedly play an important role in his career.

After the film "The Damned Way" Aiken took up his job in the comedy "Shaggy Special Forces". It was shot by director John Hoffman in 2003. This picture is significant because in it the young actor played the main role for the first time. Interesting fact: for participation in the picture Liam was presented with a puppy of the Italian greyhound, which the actor called Kesom.

The failure in Aiken's career

Perhaps the biggest failure in Liam's career was that he could not get the role of a magical boy, the hero of the books of Joanna Rowling, Harry Potter. This role he did not get, despite the fact that Liam already collaborated with the director, who was to shoot the first part - Peter Columbus. The reason for the refusal was the nationality of Liam, because according to the books, Harry was an Englishman, which means that the actor who performs his role should have an appropriate accent. In the end, Potter was played by Daniel Radcliffe.

However, his tale Liam still found, starring in the film "Lemony Snicket - 33 misfortunes." By the way, this picture is based on the novel by writer Daniel Handler. The director of the picture was Brad Silberling, and the main role - the villain Count Olaf - played Jim Carrey. Liam was very flattering about this work, focusing on the excellent game of Jim, who "amused" everyone only by his presence on the set.

Liam Aiken today

The last movie work for Liam at the moment was the role in the feature film "The Killer Within Me", shot by Mike Winterbottom and released in 2009. Participation in this film was hosted by Casey Affleck, Keith Hudson and Jessica Alba. The role of Liam in this picture was, more likely, vsoroplanovoy and especially did not remember, but still Aiken discovered new facets in his acting career.

Liam Aiken, whose biography is full of interesting events, is currently studying at the University of New York, which he entered in the spring of 2008. Aiken's specialty is cinema and television.