Aden Young (born 1972) is an Australian actor. In recent years he has also turned his hand to filmmaking, directing and writing short films The Rose of Ba Ziz (2007) and The Order (1998).
Young was born in Toronto, Canada. Young's first role was in Bruce Beresford's acclaimed film Black Robe (1991) and they recently teamed up for the third time with Mao's Last Dancer, based on the best-selling autobiography of Chinese ballet dancer Li Cunxin. Young portrays the Texan playboy who helps Li's defection to the West. Beresford states "He hasn’t changed that much, he is a very accomplished actor...We picked up just where we left off. We always got along well; he’s a very cooperative and thoughtful actor. Most of the actors who are well known and do lots of roles are incredibly good to work with. " Young appears as Charlotte Gainsbourg's husband on French/Australian/Italian co-production from director Julie Bertucelli, The Tree (2010) – the story of eight-year-old Simone who believes her dead father's spirit has taken up residence in a Moreton Bay fig tree on the family property. The film is adapted from the book Our Father Who Art In The Tree, by Australian author Judy Pascoe and made
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Aden Young is a film actor.