Personal details
- Birth Date: 1994-06-07
- Height: 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
- Birth Location: Brixton, London, England, UK
- Professions: Actor, Soundtrack
Aaron Pierre, straight out of LAMDA—yeah, the London drama school where talent basically drips off the walls—has been making some serious waves lately. He locked down the lead as Mufasa in Barry Jenkins’ upcoming Lion King prequel for Disney, which, let’s be honest, is probably going to break the internet when it drops. Speaking of Jenkins, Pierre already worked with him before, taking on Caesar in the award-winning Amazon series The Underground Railroad. That role? Definitely one that sticks with you after the credits roll. He’s not just hanging out in one genre, either. M. Night Shyamalan cast him in Old, where Pierre didn’t just act—he actually wrote and performed a song for his character, who’s a rapper. The dude’s got range, no question. And if you’re into theater, you might’ve caught him at Shakespeare’s Globe, playing Cassio in Othello alongside Mark Rylance. That gig snagged him a nomination for the 2018 Ian Charleson Award, which is a pretty big deal for stage debuts. This year’s been wild for him too. He shot a three-hander with Saoirse Ronan in Garth Davis’s Foe for Amazon—just imagine those scenes. Then there’s Rebel Ridge, a Netflix thriller where he’s leading under Jeremy Saulnier’s direction. And if that’s not enough, keep an eye out for Clement Virgo’s Brother, which he stars in and is set to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. Basically, Aaron Pierre is everywhere right now, and honestly, it’s about time.
reference nHe kicked off his acting gig at just 14, which is wild when you think about it. Most kids that age can barely figure out algebra, and here he is memorizing scripts and hitting his marks on set. It’s not like he jumped straight into blockbuster territory, but those early roles? They totally set the stage for everything that came after. You can actually see the growth in his performances if you go back and watch some of his first stuff—awkward, sure, but the raw talent was always there. By the time he hit his late teens, people in the industry had started to pay real attention. It’s kind of nuts how someone can shape their whole future before they’re even old enough to drive. He pretty much grew up in front of the camera, which can’t be easy, but it definitely paid off. Now, his name pops up everywhere—movies, interviews, you name it.
June 7, 1994
6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
Konidela Ram Charan
Brixton, London, England, UK
31 years old