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* ''Super Power Beat Down''
* ''[[Ninjak vs. the Valiant Universe|Ninjak vs The Valiant Universe]]''
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* [[Actor]]
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'''Aaron Schoenke''' is an American film and television [[actor]], [[screenwriter]], [[film director]], [[film editor]], [[film producer]] and [[cinematographer]]. He is known for the films ''Super Power Beat Down'', ''[[Ninjak vs. the Valiant Universe|Ninjak vs The Valiant Universe]]'' and ''[[Power Rangers: Legacy Wars|Power Rangers: Legacy Wars: Street Fighter Showdown]]''.

==Early life==
Schoenke left high school early to enroll at [[The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles|The Art Institute of California]] in Los Angeles, majoring in film production.<ref name=superherohype>{{cite web|last=staff|title=FAN SPOTLIGHT #2: Batman Beyond: Year One, interview with Aaron Schoenke|url=http://www.superherohype.com/features/articles/83071-fan-spotlight-2-batman-beyond-year-one|work=August 28, 2003|date=August 28, 2003 |publisher=superherohype.com|access-date=April 28, 2012}}</ref> It was during this period that he began making films.<ref name="comicbookbin">{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookbin.com/fanfilmfolliesinterview_aaronschoenke2_html.html|title=interview: Talking with Aaron Schoenke&nbsp;– "Batman Beyond: Year One"|last=Moshier|first=Christopher|work=July 24, 2006|publisher=comicbookbin.com|access-date=April 28, 2012}}</ref>

==Career==
Schoenke is co-founder along with his father Sean, of 'Bat in the Sun Productions'.<ref name="NatPost1">{{cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/arts/batman-fan-film-city-of-scars|title=Batman fan film 'City of Scars' plays to its audience|last=Frenette|first=Brad|date=June 29, 2010|newspaper=[[National Post]]|access-date=April 28, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701141757/http://arts.nationalpost.com/2010/06/29/batman-fan-film-city-of-scars/|archive-date=July 1, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="LAT1">{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2010/06/batman-city-of-scars.html|title=Hero Complex|last=Boucher|first=Geoff|date=June 22, 2010|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 28, 2012}}</ref> His work as a screenwriter and director of comic and sci-fi genre films has received a positive response from fans, as well as comic book and film studios. In 2018, Schoenke directed a mini-series for Valiant Digital Studios, as well as a short film for Lionsgate and Hasbro.

Schoenke has also worked as the director of the web show ''Super Power Beat Down'', which pits fictional characters against each other and has the fans vote on who wins.<ref>{{cite web |title=Super Power Beat Down Director Aaron Schoenke Interview |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/culture/super-power-beat-down-director-aaron-schoenke-interview/ |website=Den of Geek |access-date=6 April 2021 |date=24 July 2014}}</ref>

==Recognition==
Schoenke's YouTube channel for Bat in the Sun Productions<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://youtube.com/batinthesun|title=batinthesun|website=YouTube|language=en|access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref> has over 2.5 million subscribers, 444 million views,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZQPsy92dpejcCJfZDbp__Q|title=batinthesun|website=YouTube|language=en|access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref> and a large fanbase across social media platforms.

Super Power Beat Down won Best Reality Web Series at the 2015 and 2019 Geekie Awards. It has been nominated for several Streamy Awards including Stunt Choreography,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/4th-annual-nominees-winners/|title=4th Annual Winners & Nominees|website=The Streamy Awards|language=en|access-date=2019-04-25}}</ref> Action or Sci-Fi Show,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/5th-annual-nominees-winners/|title=5th Annual Winners & Nominees|website=The Streamy Awards|language=en|access-date=2019-04-25}}</ref> and Visual Special Effects.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/6th-annual-nominees/|title=6th Annual Nominees|website=The Streamy Awards|language=en|access-date=2019-04-25}}</ref>

==Filmography==
;Filmmaker
* ''Batman Beyond: Year One'' (2003)
* ''Dark Justice'' (2003)
* ''Patient J'' (2005)
* ''Batman Legends'' (2006)
* ''Hell Comes to Montana'' (2007)
* ''The Chronicles of Curtis Tucker: Fly for Me Now'' (2008)
* ''The Face of Purgatory'' (2008)
* ''[[City of Scars]]'' (2010)
* ''Seeds of Arkham'' (2011)
* ''Super Power Beat Down'' (2012–present)
*''[[Ninjak vs. the Valiant Universe]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Power Rangers: Legacy Wars]] - Street Fighter Showdown'' (2018)
* ''[[Batman: Dying Is Easy]]'' (2021)


;Actor
* ''Batman Beyond: Year One'' (2003) as [[Batman (Terry McGinnis)|Terry McGinnis / Batman Beyond]]
* ''Batman Legends'' (2006) as [[Dick Grayson]] / [[Nightwing]]
* ''The Greatest Fan Film of All Time'' (2008) as [[Scarecrow (DC Comics)|The Scarecrow]] ([[Voice acting|voice]])
* ''[[Deadliest Warrior]]'' (3 episodes, 2009)
*: "[[List of Deadliest Warrior episodes#Episode 1: Apache vs. Gladiator|Apache vs. Gladiator]]" as [[Apache]]
*: "[[List of Deadliest Warrior episodes#Episode 3: Spartan vs. Ninja|Spartan vs. Ninja]]" as [[Sparta|Spartan]]
*: "[[List of Deadliest Warrior episodes#Episode 4: Pirate vs. Knight|Pirate vs. Knight]]" as Lead [[Piracy|Pirate]]
* ''Seeds of Arkham'' (2011) as Dick Grayson / Nightwing
* ''Super Power Beat Down'' (2012–present) as Dick Grayson/ Nightwing, [[Joker (character)|The Joker]], [[Spider-Man|Peter Parker / Spider-Man]], and Terry McGinnis / Batman Beyond.
* ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014 video game)|The Amazing Spider-Man 2: The Video Game]]'' (2014) as Spider-Man ([[Motion capture|motion-capture]])
*''Ninjak vs. the Valiant Universe'' (2018) as Master Darque
* ''Batman: Dying Is Easy'' (2021) as The Joker

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1575624/ Aaron Schoenke] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]


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