Aaron Staton

Aaron Staton (born August 10, 1980) is an American actor. He played Ken Cosgrove on the AMC series Mad Men (2007–15) 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 Year Title Role Notes 2007 Descent Jared's Friend I Believe in America Rodney John One Night Leroy August Rush Nick 2010 Boy Meets Girl Boy Short 2011 Lost Revolution Rodney 2014 Preservation Mike Neary 2017 Alex & The List Michael 2025 Anesthesia Michael Short

Television Year Title Role Notes 2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Andy Wall Episode: "Hooked" 2006 7th Heaven Daniel Recurring Cast: Season 11 2007 Without a Trace Hugh Dolan Episode: "Crash and Burn" 2007–15 Mad Men Ken Cosgrove Main Cast 2008 Imaginary Bitches Bruce Episode: "A New Leper in the Colony" 2011 Todd Roda Guest Cast: Season 2-3 2013 Newsreaders Ethan Lexworth Episode: "Auto Erotic" Person of Interest Hayden Price Episode: "The Perfect Mark" 2015–16 Ray Donovan Greg Donellen Recurring Cast: Season 3, Guest: Season 4 2016 My Mother and Other Strangers Captain Ronald Dreyfuss Main Cast 2016–17 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce JD Recurring Cast: Season 2-3, Guest: Season 4 2018 For the People Todd Hardart Episode: "The Liberty Fountain" Narcos: Mexico Butch Sears Main Cast: Season 1 God Friended Me Alfie Episode: "Matthew 621" 2018–19 Castle Rock Reverend Appleton Recurring Cast: Season 1-2 2019 Unbelievable Curtis McCarthy Recurring Cast 2020 Wally Schirra Main Cast 2022 Partisan Robert Main Cast: Season 2 Big Sky Scott Episode: "Carrion Comfort" 2023 911 Daniel Buckley Episode: "In another life" Everyone Is Doing Great Coach Episode: "For Worse Or For Better" 2023–24 Based on a True Story Simon Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 2

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2011 L.A. Noire Cole Phelps Also motion captureNominated – British Academy Video Games Award for Performer

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