About Me
Hello!
My name is Aidan and I am going to play Scorpius Malfoy on Broadway in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
I have been on the road for the past year playing Scorpius in the first year of the first ever National Tour of the hit Broadway play. I was chosen to be the first actor, in collaboration with director John Tiffany, to figure out and take on this new version of the character (a version that is now being played all over the world). This has been the greatest honor of my life thus far and continues to boggle my mind.
I recently graduated with a BFA in Acting from Boston University, where I was able to cultivate versatility and reliability through my concentration in Shakespeare, a diverse array of projects from contemporary text to musical theatre, and my time on Art House: the sitcom pilot developed and filmed in-house my senior year. I have also been fortunate enough to study in Europe at both the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and Prague Shakespeare Company, both of which deepened my understanding of technique and introduced me to a community of exciting young artists who are already positioning themselves to be the future of this industry.
Before Harry Potter, I cut my teeth collaborating with playwrights and directors on new projects for theater and film. I originated the role of Avery in the exciting and masterful new play Incels and Other Myths, collaborating with Writer Ally Sass and Directors Erica Terpening-Romeo and Jamey Miller in the original Boston and New York productions. I am also a frequent collaborator of two young, visionary directors -- Dylan Avillanoza and Megan Higley -- both of which are coming up in the cinematic and theatrical worlds as new voices of our generation.
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Education
Boston University
2019 - 2023
Acting BFA
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
2022
British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat
2022
Prague Shakespeare Company
2022
I graduated from Boston University's School of Theatre with a BFA in Acting, as well as a Concentration in Musical Theatre, in May of 2023. On top of completing the training, which emphasized the interplay between voice, movement, Alexander technique, etc., I also received the Dean's Award for Academic Excellence.
In this semester abroad in London, I attended the Studies in Shakespeare NYU course at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. These months spent studying in one of the best acting universities in the world combined intellect with application, cultivating a deeper understanding of preparation and performance.
While attending RADA, I was certified with distinction in two handed broadsword from the British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat. On top of this, I also have experience in hand to hand combat, lifts and rolls, and rudimentary as intimacy-for-the-stage experience from Boston University
For six weeks in Prague, I learned and implemented new techniques for unlocking Shakespeare's text. I attended classes during the day and rehearsed for multiple shows during the night. I experimented with transformation for Much Ado About Nothing, and honed my dramaturgical brain and text work for Henry VI Part III.