Aaron Michael Metchik, also credited as
Aaron Metchik, is an
American actor, writer, and director, best known for his role as Steven Floyd Torkelson on
The Torkelsons.
Biography
Metchik's acting debut was as Steven Floyd Torkelson from 1991-1992 on the
Oklahoma-set series
The Torkelsons. When the show was spun off into
Almost Home the next year, two of the five children were inexplicably written off the show, including Metchik's character. Since then, Metchik has had various guest-starring roles on television, as well as various roles in movies, his largest role perhaps being that of Alan Gray in the 1995 movie
The Baby-Sitters Club, the adaptation of the popular novel series. He has also had various voice roles, including a recurring role of
Jack Pumpkinhead in several straight-to-video "
Land of Oz" films, and that of Ithicles in the 1997
Disney movie
Hercules. In 1999, Metchik made his directorial debut with the short film
Jenny, which won the 2000 Reel Frontier Award for Best Long Short Take.
Slammin, his first foray into writing a film, has been announced, and is currently set to be released in 2006.
His brother is actor
Asher Metchik.