Aaron Ruell Biography

Fast Facts

• Won the award for Best Book at the 2009 PDN Annual
• At the 2007 PDN Annual, he was awarded Best Advertising for his work with Citibank and Best Website
• Studied film at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah
• Quote: "I think there is a connection between my photography and what I do in film as a director․ I notice a similar tone between the two․"
• A successful commercial director, he has worked for clients such as T-Mobile, Nintendo, Coke and Burger King
• As a photographer and director, he is often drawn to using clocks as props
• Though he doesn't primarily consider himself an actor, he is best known for playing Kip Dynamite, the title character's brother in "Napoleon Dynamite․"
• His photography has been featured in galleries in Paris, Milan, Buenos Aires and the United States
• Nazraeli Press published a book of his photography called "Some Photos" in 2008
• Was a member of a branch of the Moped Army called the Los Angeles Latebirds