Aaron Pierre Ethnicity

Aaron Pierre is an actor from England. He appeared in various movies and TV series such as Rebel Ridge (2024), Genius (2024), Krypton (2018-2019), Brother (2022), etc.

He was born on 7 June 1994 in Brixton, London, England. Aged 30, the rising acting personality has 11 acting credits per IMDb.

Quick Info

Real NameAaron Stone Pierre
Age30 [as of 2024]
BirthplaceBrixton, London, England
EducationLAMDA
Height6 feet 3 inches [191 cm]
WeightN/A

Ethnicity

Aaron Pierre belongs to Jamaican, Curacaoan, and Sierra Leonean ethnic roots. He holds British citizenship.

He was born to his parents when his mother was only 19 years old. His father is an actor and drama teacher whereas his mother is a project manager per Curzon.

He has two siblings. Among them, one of his siblings (brother) has an age gap of 10 years.

His maternal grandfather is from Jamaica.

Personal Life

Pierre attended The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) to receive acting training. At LAMDA, he made multiple stage appearances such as Racing Demon, Lift Off, Platonov, The Virtuoso, etc.

Apart from this, he has been in the productions of Othello (Shakespeare’s Globe) and King Hedley II (Theatre Royal Stratford East).

He is signed with Hamilton Hodell.

Career

Aaron Pierre kickstarted his acting journey with the short film 18 Latimer Road in 2016. Followed by his TV debut in 2017 with the TV series Prime Suspect: Tennison.

He played a couple of short roles before playing the lead as Dev-Em in the TV series Krypton in 2018. He appeared in all the episodes across two seasons. However, he didn’t act during the pandemic.

In 2021, he made two appearances namely The Underground Railroad and Old respectively. He played Caesar in the former and Mid-Sized Sedan in the latter.

He acted as Francis in the feature film Brother in 2022. For this role, he won the Performance in a Supporting Role award at the 2023 Canadian Screen Awards.

In 2023, he played Terrance in the movie Foe. As of 2024, he was already seen in two huge roles Malcolm X and Terry Richmond in Genius and Rebel Ridge respectively.

His role as Malcolm X was introduced in the fourth season of the much-loved Hulu TV series. In the latter appearance, he acted alongside well-experienced actors such as Don Johnson, David Denman, Emory Cohen, etc.

His future as an actor seems quite promising as he attracts exciting offers. Looking at his future projects, he is voicing the character Mufasa for the movie Mufasa: The Lion King.

Unknown Facts

  • He has hazel-colored eyes.
  • He trains in BJJ and boxing.
  • Aaron has multiple tattoos on his arms including a tiger face on his forearm.

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Photo credit: @aaron_pierre – Instagram.