English actor
This article is about an English actor. For the footballer, see
Aaron Pierre .
Aaron Pierre
Born Aaron Stone Pierre
(1994-06-07 ) 7 June 1994 (age 29)
[1] 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 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
Short film
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2016
18 Latimer Road
Raymond
Short film
Television
Stage
Awards and nominations
References
^ Aaron Pierre (7 June 2019).
"Chapter 25" . Archived from
the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021 – via Instagram.
^
a
b Hedley, Mark (24 May 2019).
"Aaron Pierre is the South Londoner taking over stage and screen" . Square Mile . Retrieved 13 May 2021 .
^
"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 .
^ Goulakos, Katina.
"Aaron Pierre" . Imagista . Retrieved 14 May 2021 .
^ Williams, Holly (4 August 2018).
"Actor Aaron Pierre: 'I've been taking notes from Mark Rylance since day one' " . The Guardian . Retrieved 13 May 2021 .
^ Okundaye, Jason (14 May 2021).
"Aaron Pierre on The Underground Railroad and working with 'genius' Barry Jenkins" . GQ . Retrieved 23 May 2021 .
^ Bradshaw, Paul (10 June 2021).
" 'The Underground Railroad' star Aaron Pierre: "Certain doors are now being opened" " . NME . Retrieved 14 June 2021 .
^ Loades, Bec (19 August 2018).
"In Conversation with Aaron Pierre" . Menswear Style . Retrieved 13 May 2021 .
^
"Aaron Pierre" . 1883 . 24 May 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021 .
^ Bley Griffiths, Eleanor (13 April 2018).
"Meet the cast of The A Word series 2" . Radio Times . Retrieved 14 May 2021 .
^ Bastianello, Maria (20 July 2018).
"5 Talkie Minutes with Aaron Pierre: on 'Britannia' and 'Krypton' " . The Italian Rêve . Retrieved 14 May 2021 .
^
"Aaron Pierre – Character – Krypton" . Syfy . February 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2021 .
^
"Aaron Pierre on Krypton, Britannia & Othello" . Crookes Magazine . 26 July 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2021 .
^ Ackman, Nicole (16 August 2018).
"BWW Interview: Aaron Pierre Talks OTHELLO at Shakespeare's Globe" . BroadwayWorld . Retrieved 13 May 2021 .
^ Tauer, Kristen (12 May 2021).
"Aaron Pierre, From Cassio to Caesar in 'The Underground Railroad' " . WWD . Retrieved 13 May 2021 .
^ Billington, Michael (24 May 2019).
"King Hedley II review – Lenny Henry and Aaron Pierre make a dynamic duo" . The Guardian . Retrieved 13 May 2021 .
^ Rosseinsky, Katie (12 May 2021).
"Aaron Pierre interview: When I got a Twitter message from Barry Jenkins, I thought it must be a joke" . Evening Standard . Retrieved 13 May 2021 .
^
"Aaron Pierre" .
Amazon Studios . Retrieved 13 May 2021 .
^
"M. Night Shyamalan Untitled Universal Movie Sets Cast With Eliza Scanlen, Thomasin McKenzie & More" . 8 May 2020.
Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2021 .
^
"M. Night Shyamalan Sets Abbey Lee, Nikki Amuka-Bird & Ken Leung For Universal Thriller" .
Deadline Hollywood . 22 June 2020.
Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2021 .
^ Wiseman, Andreas (26 August 2021).
" 'The Lion King' Prequel: Kelvin Harrison Jr. & Aaron Pierre To Lead Cast For Disney & Barry Jenkins" .
Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 26 August 2021 .
^ West, Amy (19 October 2021).
"John Boyega replaced by Krypton star in new Netflix movie" . Digital Spy .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^
a
b Jenna Benchetrit,
"Brother dominates with a dozen wins on third night of Canadian Screen Awards" .
CBC News , April 13, 2023.
^
"OLD" . Universal Pictures . Retrieved 13 May 2021 .
^ Bowie-Sell, Daisy (19 March 2019).
"Ian Charleson Award shortlist announced" . What's on Stage . Retrieved 14 May 2021 .
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