Aaron Meeks

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Aaron Meeks
Born
Aaron Joseph Weeks

(1986-04-26) April 26, 1986 (age 38)
Watts, Los Angeles, California, United States
OccupationActor
Years active1999−2007

Aaron Joseph Meeks (born April 26, 1986) is an American former actor. He is best known for his role as Ahmad Chadway on the Showtime family drama series Soul Food (2000−04). During his career, Meeks was awarded two NAACP Image Awards and received three Young Artist Award nominations.

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Career

Meeks started acting in childhood as a member of the Cornerstone Theater Company troupe. [1] His brother, Andrew, was also a child actor. [2] Aaron made his screen debut in 1999 on the medical drama Diagnosis: Murder , playing an abused young boy. [3] In 2000, Meeks appeared as Herman D. Washington [4] in the Showtime movie A Storm in Summer , starring opposite Peter Falk. [5] Their characters form an unlikely friendship. [6] One reviewer found Meeks' performance "impressive." [7] He earned a Young Artist Award nomination in 2001 for his work in this film. [8] Meeks portrayed a young Cassius Clay in Ali: An American Hero (2000) and acted in the Gregory Hines television film Bojangles (2001). [9]

Meeks portrayed the role of Ahmad Chadway, a teenager who attends prep school, [10] on drama series Soul Food . [11] He also narrated the series as Ahmad. [12] Meeks played the role from 2000 to 2004. [13] [14] For playing Ahmad, he won two consecutive NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Youth Actor in 2001 and 2002. [15] [16] In 2003, he received an NAACP Image Award nomination in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. [9] Additionally, Meeks was given two Young Artist Award nominations in 2003 and 2004 for his performance on Soul Food. [17] [18]

Following his work on Soul Food, he appeared in the television film Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (2004) and had a guest role on crime drama Crossing Jordan (2007). Meeks has not acted since 2007.

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
2000 A Storm in Summer Herman D. WashingtonTV film
Ali: An American Hero Young Cassius Clay TV film
2001 Bojangles William (Young Percy)TV film
2004 Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story Banger #1TV film
2007Foster BabiesWillie Jr.Direct-to-Video
Frankie DTyrone

Television

YearSeriesRoleNotes
1999 Diagnosis: Murder Dion3 episodes
2000 The Pretender KevinEpisode: "School Daze"
2000−2004 Soul Food Ahmad ChadwaySeries regular, 74 episodes
2007 Crossing Jordan Young ManEpisode: "33 Bullets"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2001 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress Soul Food Won
Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Movie (Drama): Leading Young Actor A Storm in Summer Nominated
2002 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress Soul Food Won
2003 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actor Soul Food Nominated
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Soul Food Nominated
2004 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actor Soul Food Nominated

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