Aaron Poole

Aaron Poole (born March 17, 1977) is a Canadian actor. Aaron married fellow Canadian actress Lily Gao on November 17, 2018.

Early life Poole grew up in Barrie, Ontario and attended Barrie Central Collegiate. He is a graduate of the Etobicoke School of the Arts and George Brown College. He is of Italian descent.

Career Poole's credits include the films Killing Zelda Sparks, Adoration and This Beautiful City, and the television series Strange Days at Blake Holsey High and ZOS: Zone of Separation. He was nominated for Best Actor at the 29th Genie Awards for his performance in This Beautiful City. Poole starred in Ed Gass-Donnelly's second feature film Small Town Murder Songs in 2010. He also appeared in the movie Fury.

Poole is an executive producer and one of the lead actors in The Conspiracy, a mockumentary thriller which opened at one location in Toronto on July 19, 2013, and is expected to hit other major cities in Canada a few weeks later, followed by some U.S. cities. Thereafter, he worked on a film called Forsaken with Donald and Kiefer Sutherland.

Dada, his feature film debut as a director, premiered at the 2024 Future of Film Showcase.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1998 All I Wanna Do Beagle - Flat Critter 2001 The Safety of Objects Z-100 Judge 2002 The Circle Smitty Jacobson 2006 The House Duncan 2007 Killing Zelda Sparks Ryan Bladder This Beautiful City Johnny 2008 Adoration Daniel 2010 Gangster Exchange Big Dave Small Town Murder Songs Jim 2012 The Samaritan Jake The Conspiracy Aaron Margo Lily Rob Short film The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh Leon Leigh / Surveillance Expert 2013 The Animal Project Leo Cas & Dylan Steve 2014 The Captive Mike Relative Happiness Joss 2015 No Stranger Than Love Jamie Whyte Forsaken Frank Tillman 2016 The Void Daniel Carter 2017 The Definites Abe The Scent of Rain and Lightning Meryl Tapper Mary Goes Round Pete 2019 Spiral Liam Disappearance at Clifton Hill The One-Eyed Man 2020 Tainted Malick Flashback Pierced Man Stardust Mick Ronson The Empty Man Paul 2022 The Young Arsonists Dale

Television Year Title Role Notes 1998 Blind Faith White Kid #1 TV movie 2003-2004 Strange Days at Blake Holsey High Grant Wheeler 3 episodes 2010-2011 Living in Your Car Toby 9 episodes 2011 King Jason Collier 8 episodes Flashpoint Davis Lagosto 1 episode 2011-2014 Republic of Doyle Chad King 2 episodes 2012-2013 Copper Robert Cobb Kennedy 9 episodes 2013 The Listener Jay Levinson 1 episode 2014-2015 Strange Empire Captain John Slotter 13 episodes 2018 Murdoch Mysteries Frank Lloyd Wright 1 episode 2019 Frankie Drake Constable Crowley 1 episode: S3:E2 2021 The Communist's Daughter Ian McDougald 8 episodes Faith Heist Jack TV movie

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2008 ACTRA Awards Best Actor This Beautiful City Genie Awards Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 2015 Maverick Movie Awards Best Actor: Short The Orchard 2016 Canadian Screen Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Strange Empire