Aaron Abrams Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Canadian Comedy Award for Best Screenplay for "YPF" in 2009
• Earned a BFA in Acting at the DePaul Theatre School in 2001
• Graduated from The Goodman School of Drama in Chicago
• Made his screen acting debut in the 2003 film "The In-Laws․"
• Quote: "(On acting): "It's the only thing I've ever really been good at․ I think it started as a cheap way for attention and eventually became a way of expressing myself․""
• Quote: "(On his dream role): "I'd like to play the President of the United States and have someone take over my Air Force One, and then right before I punch him in the face I say 'Get off my plane!'""
• Quote: "(On playing antagonists): "I think it's really fun and you get to play conflict directly, like actually square up with somebody and play a direct obstacle between that person and something else, and it's really the most fun for me that I could have․""
• Best known as the writer, executive producer, and character Matt in "YPF" and as Brian Zeller in "Hannibal․"
• Wrote and co-executive produced episodes of the TV series "The L․A․ Complex" and was a consulting producer on "Bob's Burgers․"
• Was thanked in the credits of the short film "Plus or Minus (+/1)" and the documentary "Between the Mountain & the Shore․"
• Appeared on the covers of "FFWD Magazine," "See Magazine" and "The Bayview Post․"