Aaron Pierre (actor) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Aaron Pierre
Pierre in 2024
Born	Aaron Stone Pierre (1994-06-07) 7 June 1994 (age 30) Brixton, Greater London, England
Alma mater	LAMDA
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2016–present

Aaron Stone Pierre (born 7 June 1994) is an English-American actor. After training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Pierre gained recognition for his role as Dev-Em in the science fiction series Krypton (2018–2019). He has since starred in the period drama miniseries The Underground Railroad (2021), the thriller films Old (2021) and Rebel Ridge (2024), and the biographical miniseries Genius (2024) in which he portrayed Malcolm X.

Early life

Pierre was born on 7 June 1994 in Brixton, Greater London. He is of Jamaican, Curaçaoan, and Sierra Leonean descent.

He participated in athletics and sprinting as a child and developed an interest in acting as a teenager. He joined the Croydon Young People's Theatre (CRYPT) once he moved areas. He took Performing Arts at Lewisham College before going on to train in Toronto and at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, graduating in 2016.

Career

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. In 2018, he began starring as Dev-Em in the Syfy series Krypton. That same year, Pierre starred as Cassio in Othello at Shakespeare's Globe. 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.

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, released on Amazon Prime in May 2021. In July 2021, Pierre appeared as Mid-Sized Sedan / Brendan in M. Night Shyamalan's film Old.

In August 2021, it was reported that Pierre would reteam with Barry Jenkins as a young Mufasa in a Lion King film.

In October 2021, after John Boyega stepped down for family reasons, Pierre starred in Jeremy Saulnier's film Rebel Ridge, streamed on Netflix in 2024. In 2021, he starred in Foe, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Iain Reid.

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 7, 2025, but was released from the project by March 2024 as a result of script rewrites.

He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Film at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023, for his performance as Francis in the film Brother.

In October 2024, Pierre was cast as John Stewart / Green Lantern in DC Studios's Lanterns television series.

Filmography

Film or show that is yet to be released

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2021	Old	Mid-Sized Sedan / Brendan
2022	Brother	Francis
2023	Foe	Terrance
2024	Rebel Ridge	Terry Richmond
	Mufasa: The Lion King	Mufasa (voice)	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Prime Suspect 1973	Terrence O'Duncie	2 episodes
	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
2024	Genius	Malcolm X	Lead role (season 4)
2025	The Morning Show	Miles	Main role (season 4)

Stage

Awards and nominations

See also

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