Aaron Pierre (actor)

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Aaron Pierre
Born
Aaron Stone Pierre

(1994-06-07) 7 June 1994 (age 29) [1]
Brixton, Greater London, England [2]
Alma mater LAMDA
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present

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

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Early life

Pierre is from South London. [2] He is of Jamaican, Curaçaoan, and Sierra Leoneon descent. [3] He was into athletics and sprinting as a child and developed an interest in acting as a teenager. [4] He joined the Croydon Young People's Theatre (CRYPT) once he moved areas. [5] [6] He took Performing Arts at Lewisham College [7] before going on to train in Toronto and at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, [8] graduating in 2016. [9]

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 . [10] In 2018, he began starring as Dev-Em in the Syfy series Krypton . [11] [12] [13]

That same year, Pierre starred as Cassio in Othello at Shakespeare's Globe. [14] [15] 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. [16]

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 , released on Amazon Prime in May 2021. [17] [18]

In July 2021, Pierre appeared as Mid-Sized Sedan / Brendan in M. Night Shyamalan's film Old . [19] [20]

In August 2021, it was reported that Pierre would reteam with Barry Jenkins as a young Mufasa in a Lion King film. [21] In October 2021, Pierre joined the cast of the upcoming films Rebel Ridge (after John Boyega stepped down for family reasons) [22] and Foe, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Iain Reid. [23]

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, [24] but was released from the project by March 2024 as a result of script rewrites. [25]

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 . [26]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021 Old Mid-Sized Sedan / Brendan [27]
2022 Brother Francis
2023 Foe Terrance
2024 Mufasa: The Lion King Mufasa (voice)In production
TBA Rebel Ridge TBAPost-production

Short film

YearTitleRoleNotes
201618 Latimer RoadRaymondShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Prime Suspect 1973 Terrence O'Duncie2 episodes
2017 The A Word James Thorne2 episodes (series 2)
2018 Britannia Antonius3 episodes (series 1)
2018–2019 Krypton Dev-Em Main role
2021 The Underground Railroad CaesarMiniseries
2024 Genius: MLK/X Malcolm X Miniseries

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 Othello Cassio Globe Theatre, London
2019 King Hedley II King Theatre Royal Stratford East, London

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2018 Ian Charleson Awards OthelloNominated [28]
2023 Canadian Screen Award Best Supporting Performance in a Film BrotherWon [26]

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References

  1. ↑ Aaron Pierre (7 June 2019). "Chapter 25". Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021– via Instagram.
  2. 1 2 Hedley, Mark (24 May 2019). "Aaron Pierre is the South Londoner taking over stage and screen". Square Mile. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "My heritage consists of Jamaica, Curaçao and Sierra Leone. Recently, for the first time in my life, I visited Curaçao. It was everything. Thank you Curaçao for receiving me, educating me, and bringing me immense joy. Danki!". Instagram.
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  23. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (11 June 2021). "'Foe': Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal, LaKeith Stanfield To Star In Sci-Fi Thriller". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  24. ↑ Kroll, Justin (22 February 2022). "Blade: Aaron Pierre Joins Mahershala Ali In Marvel's New Pic Centered On The Vampire Hunter". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  25. ↑ Thompson, Jaden (17 March 2024). "Aaron Pierre Says He's Not Attached to Marvel's 'Blade': 'As the Project Evolved, I'm No Longer Part of That'". Variety . Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  26. 1 2 Jenna Benchetrit, "Brother dominates with a dozen wins on third night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, April 13, 2023.
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