Quinton Aaron (born August 15, 1984) is an American actor. He made his film debut in

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's '' Be Kind Rewind''. His first lead role was as

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in the 2009 film '' The Blind Side''.

Early life

Aaron was born in

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, New York City, but moved to

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after elementary school.

Career

Aaron made his film debut as Q in

's '' Be Kind Rewind'', starring

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and Jack Black. He co-starred in an NYU thesis short film called ''Mr. Brooklyn'' with Al Thompson ( Liberty Kid,

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), directed by Jason Sokoloff.'' Aaron has appeared in two episodes of the TV show '' Law & Order'' (Season 17, episode "Bling" as a bodyguard and episode "Fallout" as a bouncer and episode s11e17 "Disabled"). His first lead role was playing

, alongside Sandra Bullock and

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in '' The Blind Side'', released November 20, 2009. Directed by

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, the film was adapted from

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's 2006 book '' The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game'', which features Oher's real-life story. Oher had started in ten games as a guard during his first season with the Ole Miss Rebels, becoming a first-team freshman

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n, and later an American football offensive tackle for the

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. Aaron auditioned for the role after his mother found out about the casting call online. Chosen as a finalist, he was flown in to Los Angeles for the final audition. Unsure whether he had been successful, he reached into his pocket on his way to the door and pulled out a card, telling director

that he knew that it was a long shot for him to get the part, but that he did security work and would love to provide those services should they be needed for the film. Director Hancock said that he would keep it in mind. On March 24, 2010, Aaron guest-starred with Jill Scott in an episode of '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. On April 28, 2010, Quinton guest-starred in the "We All Saw This Coming" episode of ''

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''. On April 4, 2011 Quinton guest-starred in the season finale of ''

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'' with his ''The Blind Side'' co-star

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. During the 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Aaron participated in the

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Legends and Celebrities Softball Game as a victorious American Leaguer. In 2015, Aaron shot the film '' Busy Day'' in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

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