# Aaron Poole

Aaron Poole (born March 17, 1977) is a Canadian actor.

## 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

* Blind Faith (1998) as White Kid #1
* All I Wanna Do (1998) as Beagle - Flat Critter
* The Safety of Objects (2001) as Z-100 Judge
* The Circle (2002) as Smitty Jacobson
* The House (2006) as Duncan
* Killing Zelda Sparks (2007) as Ryan Bladder
* This Beautiful City (2007) as Johnny
* Adoration (2008) as Daniel
* Gangster Exchange (2010) as Big Dave
* Small Town Murder Songs (2010) as Jim
* The Samaritan (2012) as Jake
* The Conspiracy (2012) as Aaron
* Margo Lily (2012, Short) as Rob
* The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh (2012) as Leon Leigh / Surveillance Expert
* The Animal Project (2013) as Leo
* Cas & Dylan (2013) as Steve
* The Captive (2014) as Mike
* Relative Happiness (2014) as Joss
* No Stranger Than Love (2015) as Jamie Whyte
* Forsaken (2015) as Frank Tillman
* The Void (2016) as Daniel Carter
* The Definites (2017) as Abe
* The Scent of Rain and Lightning (2017) as Meryl Tapper
* Mary Goes Round (2017) as Pete
* Spiral (2019) as Liam
* Disappearance at Clifton Hill (2019)
* Tainted (2020) as Malick
* Flashback (2020) as Pierced Man
* Stardust (2020) as Mick Ronson
* The Empty Man (2020) as Paul
* The Young Arsonists (2022) as Dale

### Television

* Living in Your Car (2010-2011) as Toby
* King (2011) as Jason Collier
* Republic of Doyle (2011-2014) as Chad King
* Flashpoint (2011) as Davis Lagosto
* Copper (2012-2013) as Robert Cobb Kennedy
* The Listener (2013) as Jay Levinson
* Strange Empire (2014-2015) as Captain John Slotter
* Murdoch Mysteries (2018) as Frank Lloyd Wright
* Frankie Drake (2019) S3:E2 as Constable Crowley
* The Communist's Daughter (2021)
* Faith Heist (2021) as Jack

## Awards and nominations

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