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Aaron Pierre (actor)
British actor (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aaron Stone Pierre (born 7 June 1994) is an English 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 starred in the period drama miniseries The Underground Railroad (2021), and the thriller films Old (2021) and Rebel Ridge (2024). He also portrayed Malcolm X in the miniseries Genius and voiced Mufasa in Mufasa: The Lion King.
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Early life
Pierre was born on 7 June 1994 in London.[2] He is of Jamaican, Curaçaoan and Sierra Leonean background.[3]
He participated in 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]
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2017–2023: Career beginnings
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]
American director Barry Jenkins saw Pierre in Othello and sent him a message afterwards, 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] Pierre provided the voice of young Mufasa in Mufasa: The Lion King, released in December 2024.
In October 2021, after John Boyega stepped down for family reasons,[22] Pierre starred in Jeremy Saulnier's film Rebel Ridge, streamed on Netflix in 2024.
In February 2022, Pierre joined the cast of the upcoming superhero film Blade, which is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and scheduled to premiere on November 7, 2025. He was released from the project in March 2024,[23] as a result of script rewrites.[24]
Pierre won the Best Supporting Performance in a Film at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023, for his performance as Francis in the film Brother.[25] In 2023, he starred in Foe, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Iain Reid.[26]
2024–present: Rise to prominence
In October 2024, Pierre was cast as John Stewart / Green Lantern in DC Studios's Lanterns television series.[27] According to GQ magazine, 2024 was "a busy breakout year that included portraying Malcolm X in the Genius: MLK/X series, flexing his best Rambo in Netflix’s hit fall action thriller Rebel Ridge, and signing on to play DC Universe space cop John Stewart in the upcoming Green Lantern streaming series Lanterns. These days, Pierre’s rising star is everywhere".[28]
In June 2025, it was announced that Pierre would be starring alongside Margaret Qualley and Patrick Schwarzenegger in Love Of Your Life for Amazon MGM Studios.[29] In July 2025, it was announced that Pierre would be joining Jennifer Hudson and Ayesha Curry in Stephen Curry and Sony Pictures animated film Goat.[30] In August 2025, It was announced that Pierre would be joining the cast in Star Wars: Starfighter alongside Amy Adams, and Ryan Gosling, in the Shawn Levy-directed Star Wars movie.[31]
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Personal life
As of Spring 2025, Pierre is dating American singer Teyana Taylor.[32][33] In November 2025, Taylor said though they did not have any definitive titles for each other, that “[he’s] my apple pie, and we are each other’s safe space…If that’s something that I decide to say, then it’s going to be something that we say together.” He has a son from a previous relationship.[34][35]
Pierre idolized former U.S. sprinter four-time Olympic medalist Maurice Greene growing up.[36] He is "deeply in love" with martial arts, he's been boxing since 2016 and training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu since 2019. He won his first jiu-jitsu tournament gold medal in 2023.[37][38]
Filmography
| † | Film or show that is yet to be released |
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