Aaron Pierre

Aaron Pierre is a British actor and model who trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and graduated in 2016. Born in London in 1994, he began on stage and television, including roles in The A Word and Britannia, before starring as Dev-Em in Krypton from 2018 to 2019. His stage work includes Cassio in Othello at Shakespeare's Globe, which earned him an Ian Charleson Award commendation, and the King in King Hedley II. After Barry Jenkins saw him in Othello, he was chosen to play Caesar in The Underground Railroad (2021). He appeared in Old (2021), won a Canadian Screen Award for Brother (2023), and starred in Foe (2023). He played Terry Richmond in Rebel Ridge (2024), voiced young Mufasa in Mufasa: The Lion King (2024), and portrayed Malcolm X in Genius (2024). He was cast as John Stewart, also known as Green Lantern, for DC Studios.