Aaron James Teahan Webber (born June 20, 1989 in Chester Basin, Nova Scotia

Chester Basin, Nova Scotia

Chester Basin is a Canadian rural community in the Chester Municipal District. It had a population of just over 2,000 residents in 2001.Named after its founder, Clarence Chester, its name was brought about by the famous saying coined by Chester; "The world is your basin", and consequently the...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

), known professionally as Aaron Webber, is a stage and screen actor. His best known role is as Emerson in the 2005 film Whole New Thing

Whole New Thing

Whole New Thing is a 2005 Canadian dramatic film which was directed by Amnon Buchbinder. The script is co-written by Amnon Buchbinder and Daniel MacIvor. Filmed entirely on location in Mahone Bay and Halifax, Nova Scotia, during winter and over the course of 15 days, the film is an unconventional...

. Other roles include A Stone's Throw.

Early life

Webber was born in Chester Basin, Nova Scotia

Chester Basin, Nova Scotia

Chester Basin is a Canadian rural community in the Chester Municipal District. It had a population of just over 2,000 residents in 2001.Named after its founder, Clarence Chester, its name was brought about by the famous saying coined by Chester; "The world is your basin", and consequently the...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, and started acting in community theatre at age six. He trained at the Chester Summer Theatre Performance School between ages 11 and 16.

Career

Prior to his first feature film, Webber played numerous roles in several Chester Playhouse productions, including Mortimer in "The Fantasticks" and the title roles in both "Peter Pan" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." While playing Gollum in "The Hobbit", Webber grabbed the attention of Producer Camelia Frieberg (The Sweet Hereafter

The Sweet Hereafter

The Sweet Hereafter is a 1991 novel by American author Russell Banks. It is set in a small town in the aftermath of a deadly school bus accident that has killed most of the town's children...

, The Five Senses) and was asked to audition for the lead role of Emerson in Whole New Thing

Whole New Thing

Whole New Thing is a 2005 Canadian dramatic film which was directed by Amnon Buchbinder. The script is co-written by Amnon Buchbinder and Daniel MacIvor. Filmed entirely on location in Mahone Bay and Halifax, Nova Scotia, during winter and over the course of 15 days, the film is an unconventional...

.

Webber was the first to audition for Whole New Thing and director Amnon Buchbinder (The Fishing Trip) and co-writer Daniel MacIvor

Daniel MacIvor

Daniel MacIvor is a Canadian actor, playwright, theatre director and film director. He was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia and educated at Dalhousie University in Halifax, and then at George Brown College in Toronto, Ontario....

(Past Perfect, Wilby Wonderful

Wilby Wonderful

Wilby Wonderful is a 2004 film by Daniel MacIvor. The film is a comedic drama about 24 hours in the life of the small town of Wilby, where the municipal festival is in preparation. It focuses on the changes occurring in the lives of several different inhabitants as development comes to the island...

) cast him immediately, cutting short an anticipated countrywide search for the all-important role of Emerson. After winning a 2005 Atlantic Canada Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor, Aaron went on to play the supporting role of Thomas in Frieberg's directorial début, A Stone's Throw. Following that he once again played the lead for Buchbinder in an experimental short called The Traveling Medicine Show. Most recently Aaron played the role of Sebastian (a character specifically written for him) in Garfield Lindsay Millar’s directorial debut The Last New Year.

Personal life

Webber currently lives in Chester Basin and Halifax but spends several months a year in Toronto, Ontario. He is both an activist and an actor. When he is not auditioning for film and television, Webber volunteers with the Halifax Coalition Against Poverty. As a member of the Board of Directors of the Chester Theatre Council Society he is also the Chair of the Chester Playhouse Youth Committee.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2004	A Summer Fling	Jimmy
2005	Whole New Thing Whole New Thing Whole New Thing is a 2005 Canadian dramatic film which was directed by Amnon Buchbinder. The script is co-written by Amnon Buchbinder and Daniel MacIvor. Filmed entirely on location in Mahone Bay and Halifax, Nova Scotia, during winter and over the course of 15 days, the film is an unconventional...	Emerson	Atlantic Canadian Award, Outstanding Performance by an Actor - Male (shared with Daniel MacIvor)
2006	A Stone's Throw	Thomas
2008	Travelling Medicine Show: 1. Creation	Max
2009	The Last New Year	Sebastian
2011	The Factory Block	Max	post-production

Awards and nominations

• Atlantic Film Festival
  Atlantic Film Festival
  The Atlantic Film Festival is an international film festival held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.Held annually, the ten-day celebration of film and video from Atlantic Canada and around the world is committed to screening an inspiring and engaging collection of films and videos from Canada and the...
  
  
  • Won the Atlantic Canadian Award, Category: Outstanding Performance by an Actor - Male for Whole New Thing
    Whole New Thing
    Whole New Thing is a 2005 Canadian dramatic film which was directed by Amnon Buchbinder. The script is co-written by Amnon Buchbinder and Daniel MacIvor. Filmed entirely on location in Mahone Bay and Halifax, Nova Scotia, during winter and over the course of 15 days, the film is an unconventional...
    
    (2005)