Aaron auditioned for the role after his mother found out about the casting call online. Oher had started in ten games as a guard during his first season with the Ole Miss Rebels, becoming a first-team freshman All-American, and later an American football offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens. Directed by John Lee Hancock, the film was adapted from Michael Lewis's 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, which features Oher's real-life story.
His first lead role was playing Michael Oher, alongside Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw in The Blind Side, released November 20, 2009.
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Brooklyn with Al Thompson ( Liberty Kid, A Walk to Remember), directed by Jason Sokoloff.Īaron 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"). He co-starred in an NYU thesis short film called Mr. Career Īaron made his film debut as Q in Michel Gondry's Be Kind Rewind, starring Mos Def and Jack Black. Early life Īaron was born in The Bronx, New York City, but moved to Augusta, Georgia after elementary school. His first lead role was as Michael Oher in the 2009 film The Blind Side. He made his film debut in Michel Gondry's Be Kind Rewind. ‘The Blind Side’ Cast: Where Are They Now?Quinton Aaron (born August 15, 1984) is an American actor. Scroll through the gallery below to see where the cast of The Blind Side is now:Ĭredit: Warner Bros Pictures/Kobal/Shutterstock Sign up for Us Weekly's free, daily newsletter and never miss breaking news or exclusive stories about your favorite celebrities, TV shows and more! Oher then played for the Tennessee Titans in 2014 and the Carolina Panthers from 2015 to 2016. During his stint with the Ravens, they won Super Bowl XLVII in February 2013. He was chosen by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the 2009 draft and stayed on the team until 2013. Oher played in the NFL for eight seasons. He added: “This stuff, calling me a bust, people saying if I can play or not - that has nothing to do with football. That’s why I get downgraded so much - because of something off the field.” They don’t really see the skills and the kind of player I am. “People look at me, and they take things away from me because of a movie. “I’m not trying to prove anything,” he told ESPN in 2015. The former Baltimore Ravens right tackle later shared his own two cents on the project. In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies “So he refused to go see it, he didn’t go to any of the premieres, he didn’t come to the Oscars - he didn’t identify himself with it.”
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“Michael liked the book, but when the movie came out he was just starting his rookie year, and I think he was hazed constantly in the trenches,” Lewis told Bloomberg in 2010. Oher, for his part, took issue with the film after it became a box office success. … That’s what makes it so overwhelming and unexpected.” “It just was such odd circumstances and things came together in a way that I just didn’t see coming. If I had thought this was going to be my golden ticket,” she told PA in 2010. However, the Proposal star initially turned down the role. Bullock’s performance, in particular, was lauded and earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress. The movie, which was released in November 2009, followed athlete Michael Oher’s (Aaron) journey to the NFL after being adopted by Leigh Anne Tuohy (Bullock) and Sean Tuohy ( Tim McGraw). The Blind Side was based on Michael Lewis’ 2006 book, The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game. Sandra Bullock and Quinton Aaron starred in the biographical sports film The Blind Side, bringing a true story to life on the big screen.
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