Aaron Pierre

Biography

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.

Known For

The Kelly Clarkson Show

GOAT

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Morning Show

Mufasa: The Lion King

Genius

Krypton

Britannia

All Movies (13)

• Man of Tomorrow2027 · as John Stewart
• Star Wars: Starfighter2027
• GOAT2026 · as Mane Attraction (voice)
• Escape Room2025
• Mufasa: The Lion King2024 · as Mufasa (voice)
• Upholstergeist2024 · as Tom
• Rebel Ridge2024 · as Terry Richmond
• Foe2023 · as Terrence
• Brother2023 · as Francis
• Old2021 · as Mid-Sized Sedan
• The Gaze2021
• 18 Latimer Road2016 · as Raymond
• Love of Your Life—

All TV Shows (11)

• Lanterns2026 · as John Stewart
• Big Little Journeys2023 · as Narrator
• The Jennifer Hudson Show2022 · as Self
• The Underground Railroad2021 · as Caesar
• The Morning Show2019 · as Miles Allam
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• Krypton2018 · as Dev-Em
• Britannia2018 · as Antonius
• Genius2017 · as Malcolm X
• Prime Suspect 19732017 · as Terrence O'Duncie
• The A Word2016 · as James Thorne