From High Wycombe to Hollywood: British hunk Aaron Taylor Johnson, 33, made ... trends now
He's married to a woman 23 years his senior and has seen his career go from strength to strength, with three huge film appearances this year alone.
Now British actor Aaron Taylor Johnson, 33, is understood to have been formally offered the chance to play the next James Bond after months of speculation about the role.
The star, who has been acting since childhood, had his big breakthrough performance in 2009 as John Lennon in the biopic Nowhere Boy, directed by Sam Taylor Johnson, 57, who Aaron married in 2012.
The couple, who share four children together, have a remarkably large age difference, with Aaron being just 22 when he wed Sam in Somerset, England, who was 45 at the time.
Aaron has been nominated for two BAFTAs and previously won Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Globes for Nocturnal Animals.
He is yet to officially accept the Bond role, but should he do so he will become only the seventh actor to play the iconic British secret agent since the franchise launched in 1962.
Aaron Taylor Johnson, 33, (pictured) is understood to have been formally offered the chance to play the next James Bond
Aaron is married to director Sam Taylor Johnson, 57, who his 23 years his senior
Aaron starred in teenage rom-com Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging in 2008, when he was 18
The pair's relationship has caused controversy, as the couple met while filming Nowhere Boy in 2009, which Sam directed, when Aaron was 18 and she was 42 (pictured)
Aaron and Sam, who have four daughters together, share matching tattoos of each other's names
In his early years, Aaron appeared in films including Shanghai Knights in 2003, The Illusionist in 2006, and was the male heart throb in teenage rom-com Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging in 2008, when the actor was 18.
He is perhaps best known for his role of the title character in superhero movie Kick-Ass, premiered in 2010, and its 2013 sequel.
He has since seen his career go from strength to strength, with three major film appearances coming up this year.
Aaron will be starring as a famous action star who goes missing in The Fall Guy, opposite Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt.
And will also appear in the hotly anticipated remake of 1922 gothic horror Nosferatu, directed by Robert Eggers and featuring a star-studded cast, including Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp and Willem Dafoe.
But Aaron's biggest upcoming role will see him rejoin the superhero world, as he will be playing the titular role in Kraven the Hunter, the fifth film in Sony's Spider-Man Universe.
The star's name has been in the running for Bond for a while now, alongside fellow A-list
