Young’s father was American while his mother was a nurse, originally from New Castle, Australia. He was born and brought up in United States. However, his family moved to Australia. Aden completed his high school education from Galston High. As said earlier, he was clear about his goal in life from the very beginning, so he attended Australian Theatre after he was moved to Australia along with his parents. This biography takes his all his major life events and his stories of his dedication towards the movies and acting into the picture.

If you talk about Aden’s career, it starts with his role in a movie named ‘Bruce Robe’. His role in the movie of ‘Bruce Beresford’ made his debut in the year 1991. His role in the movie was critically acclaimed and saw some different kind of acting. The audience noticed his role in the movie. Young again worked with Beresford in a movie ‘Mao’s Last Dancer’ which was based on the autobiography of ’Li Cunxin’, a Chinese ballet dancer. Beresford liked his attitude on the field and was once heard in interview quoting Young as a very thoughtful actor.

The young actor with a tall height had his career started as a director with a short film named ‘The Rose of Ba Ziz’. It took only five days for Young to come up with a brilliant short movie. It was made at a very frugal budget of $700. The film was heavily acclaimed and got a lot of compliments from famous personalities of the country. He also assisted the popular filmmaker from Australia, Paul Cox. He edited his films a lot and assisted him in his filmmaking. He also appeared in a movie made by Paul Cox in 1994 named ‘Exile’. Aden also appeared in a number of movies. This consisted of, ‘Over the Hill’, ‘Sniper’, ‘Shotgun Wedding’, ‘Metal Skin’, ‘Audacious’, ‘Shot Open’, ‘Final Recipe’, ‘The Unseen’, etc.

He also worked in a number of TV shows such as ‘Two Twisted’, ‘The Starter Wife’, ‘East West 101’, ‘Rectify’, etc. His role of ‘Daniel Holden’ in ‘Rectify’ brought him huge fame. His portrayal of the character made him a prominent part of Television industry. Young has won a number of awards and nominations in his career till date. He was nominated by Australian Film Institute in 1994 for ‘Metal Skin’. He appeared in music video for Keeper’s song, ‘Even Though I’m a Woman’. Aden has been married to ‘Leone Carmen’. He has two kids from his wife named, ‘Chester Van’ and ‘Dutch Bon’. His net worth is USD 8 million that he has earned from endorsements and acting.