Aaron Pierre (actor)

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Aaron Pierre
Born Aaron Stone Pierre
(1994-06-07) 7 June 1994 (age 30)[1]
Brixton, Greater London, England[2]
Alma mater LAMDA
Occupation Actor
Years active 2016–present

Aaron Stone Pierre (born 7 June 1994) is an English actor.

Early life

Pierre is from South London.[2] He was into athletics and sprinting as a child and developed an interest in acting as a teenager.[3] He joined the Croydon Young People's Theatre (CRYPT) once he moved areas.[4][5] He took Performing Arts at Lewisham College[6] before going on to train in Toronto and at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art,[7] graduating in 2016.[8]

Career

Early work

Pierre appeared in 2 episodes of the BBC One series The A Word and played a Roman soldier Antonius in series 1 of the Sky Atlantic series Britannia.[9] In 2018, he began starring as Dev-Em in the Syfy series Krypton.[10][11][12]

That same year, Pierre starred as Cassio in Othello at Shakespeare's Globe.[13][14] For his performance, he received an Ian Charleson Award commendation. He played the King opposite Lenny Henry in the 2019 production of King Hedley II at the Theatre Royal Stratford East.[15]

Breakthrough

American director Barry Jenkins saw Pierre in Othello and sent him a message after, inviting him to audition for his new series. Pierre landed the role of Caesar in The Underground Railroad, which would be released on Amazon Prime in May 2021.[16][17]

In July 2021, Pierre appeared as Mid-Sized Sedan / Brendan in M. Night Shyamalan's film Old.[18][19]

In August 2021, it was reported that Pierre would reteam with Barry Jenkins as a young Mufasa in a Lion King film.[20] In October 2021, Pierre joined the cast of the upcoming films Rebel Ridge (after John Boyega stepped down for family reasons)[21] and Foe, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Iain Reid.[22]

In February 2022, Pierre joined the cast of the upcoming superhero film Blade, set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and scheduled to be released on November 3, 2023.[23]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2016 18 Latimer Road Raymond Short film
2021 Old Mid-Sized Sedan / Brendan [24]
2022 Brother Francis
2024 Blade Pre-production
2024 Mufasa: The Lion King Mufasa Pre-production
TBA Rebel Ridge Post-production
TBA Foe Terrance Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Prime Suspect 1973 Terrence O'Duncie 2 episodes
2017 The A Word James Thorne 2 episodes (series 2)
2018 Britannia Antonius 3 episodes (series 1)
2018–2019 Krypton Dev-Em Main role
2021 The Underground Railroad Caesar Miniseries

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Othello Cassio Globe Theatre, London
2019 King Hedley II King Theatre Royal Stratford East, London

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2018 Ian Charleson Awards Othello Nominated [25]

References

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External links

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