Aaron James Teahan Webber (born June 20, 1989, in

Chester Basin, Nova Scotia Chester Basin is a Canadian rural community located on the South Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is one of the communities that makes up District 4 of the Municipality of the District of Chester. It had a population of just over 2,000 residents ...

, Canada) is a Canadian stage and screen actor. His best known role is as Emerson in the 2005 film ''

Whole New Thing ''Whole New Thing'' is a 2005 Canadian drama film directed by Amnon Buchbinder. The film is a coming-of-age narrative about a 13-year-old boy, Emerson Thorsen (played by Aaron Webber) who lives in an isolated straw-bale house with his counter-cul ...

''. Other roles include ''

A Stone's Throw ''A Stone's Throw'' is a 2006 Canadian drama film written by Camelia Frieberg and Garfield Lindsay Miller, directed by Camelia Frieberg, and starring Kris Holden-Ried, Kathryn MacLellan, Aaron Webber, and Lisa Ray. The film tells the story of ...

''.

Early life

Webber was born in

, Canada, and started acting in community theatre at age six. He trained at the Chester Summer Theatre Performance School between ages 11 and 16.

Career

Prior to his first feature film, Webber played numerous roles in several Chester Playhouse productions, including Mortimer in ''The Fantasticks'' and the title roles in both ''Peter Pan'' and ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory''. While playing Gollum in ''The Hobbit'', Webber grabbed the attention of producer

Camelia Frieberg Camelia Frieberg (born 1959) is a Canadian film producer and director."Champion of Canadian film gets her salute: Sweet Hereafter producer Camelia Frieberg is Vancouver Women in Film and Video's woman of the year". ''Vancouver Sun'', February 26, 1 ...

, and was asked to audition for the lead role of Emerson in ''

''. Webber was the first to audition for Whole New Thing and director

Amnon Buchbinder Amnon Buchbinder (June 17, 1958 - November 30, 2019) was an American-born Canadian screenwriter and film director,Patricia Robertson"Film stories feed the soul" ''Yukon News'', March 4, 2006. most noted for his feature films '' The Fishing Trip'' a ...

and co-writer

Daniel MacIvor Daniel MacIvor (born July 23, 1962) is a Canadian actor, playwright, theatre director, and film director. He is probably best known for his acting roles in independent films and the sitcom '' Twitch City''. Personal MacIvor was born in Sydney, N ...

cast him immediately, cutting short an anticipated countrywide search for the all-important role of Emerson. After winning a 2005 Atlantic Canada Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor, Webber went on to play the supporting role of Thomas in Frieberg's directorial début, ''

''. Following that he once again played the lead for Buchbinder in an experimental short called ''The Traveling Medicine Show''.

Personal life

Webber currently lives in Toronto, Ontario. He is friends with actress

Molly Dunsworth Molly Kathleen Dunsworth (born May 25, 1990) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her starring role in the Canadian feature film ''Hobo with a Shotgun'', in which she plays "Abby" alongside Rutger Hauer. Early life Dunsworth grew up in H ...

He is a long time member and former political operative of the New Democratic Party.

Selected filmography

Awards and nominations

* ''

Atlantic Film Festival FIN: Atlantic International Film Festival (known as The Atlantic International Film Festival until 2017) is a major international film festival held annually in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada since 1980. FIN is the largest Canadian film festival ...

'' ** Won the Atlantic Canadian Award, Outstanding Performance by an Actor - Male for ''

'' (2005)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Webber, Aaron Living people 1989 births Canadian male child actors