Aaron Stanford as James Cole
An actor who consistently brings intensity and intelligence to his work, Aaron Stanford stars as Cole, a time traveler from the post-apocalyptic future who appears in present day on a mission to locate and eradicate the source of a deadly plague.
Stanford received critical acclaim for his feature film debut in “Tadpole” opposite Sigourney Weaver and Bebe Neuwirth. Since that breakout performance, he has continued to tackle a variety of roles, including Gabe Winter in “Winter Solstice” (for which he received the Rising Star of Tomorrow Award at the 2004 Hamptons Film Festival) opposite Anthony LaPaglia; and supporting roles in David Mamet’s “Spartan,” Woody Allen’s “Hollywood Endings” and Spike Lee’s “25th Hour.”
Stanford’s other film credits include “X-Men 2” and “X-Men 3”; Alexandre Aja’s remake of Wes Craven’s thriller “The Hills Have Eyes”; the independent films “Flakes” opposite Zooey Deschanel and directed by Michael Lehmann; “Live Free Or Die” opposite Paul Schneider; and “Runaway” opposite Robin Tunney, which he also produced, and which was an official selection at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival.
Stanford starred for four seasons opposite Shane West and Maggie Q in the CW’s “Nikita.” He starred in ABC’s “Traveler” in 2007, and his other television credits include “Mad Men,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” “Numb3rs” and the CW’s “Nikita.”
Online Interviews/Articles:
13 Feb 2015 – collider.com
12 Monkeys Aaron Stanford Interview
20 Feb 2015 – assignmentx.com
12 MONKEYS star Aaron Stanford gives the scoop on Season 1 – exclusive interview
19 Mar 2015 – www.tvgoodness.com
Aaron Stanford Talks 12 Monkeys Exclusive
27 Mar 2015 – tvfanatic.com
Aaron Stanford on Playing Cole, Splintering to 1987 & More
15 Apr 2016 – filmreviewonline.com
12 Monkeys Season Two – Aaron Stanford, destined to die?
11 May 2016 collider.com
Aaron Stanford on the Season 2 Finale and Looking Ahead to Season 3
19 May 2016 – www.inverse.com
Aaron Stanford From 12 Monkeys Studied Combat Vets to Play James Cole
16 May 2017 – threeifbyspace.net
12 Monkeys Season 3 Interview with Aaron Stanford and Amanda Schull