Aaron Garrett as Rodney

Aaron has been seriously acting for 7 years and when asked, he has no idea why he got into it. "I guess it was just a natural progression for me, I was always up to some scam in one way or another, this was just the legal way to explore that creative side of my personality." Well no matter what the reason that got him into acting, it was worth it. As the character of Rodney in the new horror film SideFX, Aaron brings realism and complexity to the often over acted "Geek" role in a horror film. " I love horror movies and I was quite aware of the formula for the teen slasher genre, so I knew what was expected of my character, but I didn't want to play it to stereotype. I really wanted to make Rodney a real person, one you couldn't write off easily. Lucky for me Patrick the director also wrote the script and he was on the same page with this idea." " I was very excited about the approach Aaron was taking toward Rodney" says Patrick of Aaron's ideas. " I told everyone that I wanted the characters to play as real, and Rodney was ripe for over the top acting and cheap gag humor, but I knew that would insult the audience and take them out of the tone of the film. There is nothing wrong with horror film comedies, but this was just not one of those type of films. Aaron understood that and took it to it like it was a serious drama, and that plays great."

Aaron is nothing like the character Rodney, and it is hard to believe how different they are until you meet Aaron. "I knew guys like Rodney, and I knew that even though they act meek and subservient, they are very aware of what they are doing, and what people think of them, they just choose to accept their role in order to hang out with the so called cool crowd. But most geeks are smart people so don't let them fool you they are working you as much more than you think, and I tried to show that with Rodney." Aaron says this as he looks around the small cafe where he is eating lunch. " You see that guy over there?" He points to a guy slumped down at a nearby table. " Used to be geeks like that were picked on, but now people think they are going to snap and shoot everyone in the place at any moment, so there is a subtle shift in perception that has occurred, I needed to tap into that. The world has changed, as an actor you have to be aware of that you can't just rely on the same old stereotypes."