Aaron Braxton is a multi-talented, award-winning actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, playwright, and novelist whose impressive body of work spans a wide range of genres, continents, and platforms. As an actor, he has had numerous starring, guest starring, and co-starring roles in films, top television shows, and stage productions, including the 2023 theatrical release 20 Minutes and the upcoming feature The Laundress, as well as his recurring role on the television series The Wright Turn.
Braxton's starring roles in acclaimed short films such as The Skin I'm In and A Seed of Regret, which he also wrote, have garnered national and international accolades. His talent for genre-bending storytelling has set him apart as a filmmaker and screenwriter, with award-winning screenplays ranging from historical epics like The Passage of Sun, to suspenseful horror like To Lie Beneath, to family-oriented live action/animation hybrid and novel adaptation, Jesse and the Caterpillar Who Got Its Wings, to heartfelt, edgy, faith-based dramas such as A Long Way From Sunday and The Way Home.
As a playwright, Braxton's critically acclaimed solo play Did You Do Your Homework? ran for a record-breaking nine months at the Beverly Hills Playhouse, winning a NAACP Image Award and Romania's International Gala Star. His haunting drama BROKEN received the Max K. Lerner and Inroads Theatre Fellowships, while Belafonte Unauthorized, his stirring tribute to civil rights icon Harry Belafonte, continues to resonate with audiences.
Braxton is also a published novelist, with his coming-of-age tale, Jesse and the Caterpillar Who Got Its Wings, nominated for the Emma Children's Book Award and celebrated for its depth and emotional honesty.
