Actor Aaron Stanford is noted for his role as Birkhoff on the CW series Nikita, as well as Pyro on the X-Men film franchise. He made his acting debut, however, in 2002 as Marcue on 25th Hour. He then moved on to play a teenager who harbored feelings for is stepmother in the movie Tadpole, which earned him a Golden Satellite Award nod.
On the small screen, Stanford also made waves as a recurring character on Third Watch and as Will Traveler on the series Traveler. Simultaneously, he was cast in horror flick The Hills Have Eyes, the comedy Live Free or Die, The Cake Eaters and How I Got Lost. His most recent credits include guest roles on Mad Men and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.