MEET THE PARENTS
Who are Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s parents Sarah and Robert?
The actor has also opened up about being a father himself
AARON Taylor Johnson is riding high in his career, and is expected to be named the new James Bond.
Due to his new 007 megastar status, fans may wonder about his family life and who is parents Sarah and Robert are.
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Who is Aaron Taylor-Johnson's father Robert Johnson?
When Aaron Taylor-Johnson was growing up, his father Robert Johnson was a civil engineer.
But he reportedly had a keen interest in music, and played the guitar in a band during his younger days.
Aaron’s parents divorced when he was six-years-old, and he went to live with his mother but continued to see his dad.
Along with their famous son, Robert and ex-wife Sarah have a daughter called Gemma.
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Aaron's sister even appeared alongside him in the 2002 movie, Tom & Thomas.
Who is Aaron Taylor-Johnson's mother Sarah Johnson?
Aaron's mum is reportedly an artist who once worked as a costume designer for theatre productions.
When he was a young actor, she would accompany him on film shoots all around the world.
The pair spent six months living in the red-light district of Amsterdam for his first feature film Tom & Thomas, in which he played identical twins.
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Aaron has credited his mum with making him into the man he is.
Speaking to the he said: "I was raised by women. Now I’m raising women.
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"I was always better around girls. I live in an all-female household.
"I even have two female dogs... It’s funny how that turned out."
What has Aaron Taylor-Johnson said about becoming a young parent?
Aaron became a father when he was just 20-years-old.
Shortly after meeting wife Sam Taylor-Johnson, who is 24 years his senior, the couple welcomed their first child in 2010, followed by their second in 2012.
They have two daughters, Wylda Rye and and Romy Hero, and he is also stepfather to her two daughters from Sam's previous marriage to Jay Jopling.
Aaron has opened about fatherhood, and revealed how he always “knew” he was going to be a “young father”.
He talked about parenthood and his relationship with Sam during an interview with .
The couple met on the set of Nowhere Boy, which she was directing, in 2008, and he was 18 at the time.
They have since worked on multiple other projects together, but Aaron said that their relationship isn’t rooted in “creative partnership”.
Speaking to the magazine he said: "Yeah, we worked - I met Sam as actor and director.
"I think we’re really great at collaborating. But that’s not why I fell in love with her."
The actor went on: “I was going to have a big family. I knew I was going to be a young father. I knew I was going to have many kids."
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However, Aaron said it is still surprising to come to terms with being the father to teenagers.
“Teenagers, man,” he said. “I’ve got teenagers.”
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