Aaron Braxton's HS music teacher wrote in his yearbook, "It's tough to be talented. You spread yourself too thin." Blessed with a multitude of talents, Aaron writes compelling stories that speak to the complicated and universal experiences of African American families through several genres and platforms...and he credits his music teacher for being absolutely wrong.

A multi-award winning screenwriter, his screenplays, The Passage of Sun, To Lie Beneath, A Long Way From Sunday and The Longest Goodbye as well as his TV pilot, The Sub are among the most awarded scripts in the competition and film festival circuits. In addition, his short film, The Skin I’m In, has won several national and international film awards.

Also an accomplished playwright, his acclaimed solo play, Did You Do Your Homework? ran a record breaking 9 months at the Beverly Hills Playhouse and garnered a “NAACP Image Award,” and an “International Gala Star,” from Romania. Other notable plays include BROKEN, which won a “Max K. Lerner,” and “Inroads Fellowship,” and has been a finalist in several playwriting competitions, as well as Belafonte Unauthorized, a solo play about the legendary Harry Belafonte and Tear Down the Walls, a Black History play for teens.

A true renaissance man, Aaron has also authored several books; markedly the 2019 Emma Children’s Book Award nominee, Jesse and the Caterpillar Who Got Its Wings.

As an actor, he has starred, guest starred and co-starred in many films, television and stage plays including the upcoming releases of the 2023 films 20 Minutes and The Laundress.

Hailing from Roxbury, MA, now living in Los Angeles, he holds a B.A. from SDSU and a M.A. from USC.