Aaron Pierre Covers Man About Town's Spring/Summer 2024 Issue, wearing Cutler and Gross

“I remember being in New Orleans and I received a call from my team letting me know that I had been offered the role of Malcolm. I was genuinely and sincerely terrified. I didn't say yes immediately, out of fear of not knowing whether I had the endurance, the durability, the life experience, the emotional intelligence or the capacity to portray this tremendous individual.”

Fresh from portraying history-defining activist Malcolm X in Genius, British actor Aaron Pierre is on an all-time high and that’s before he helms the titular role of Mufasa in Barry Jenkins’ The Lion King prequel later this year. With a 2024 almost certain to be one for the history books, the 29-year-old covers our Spring/Summer issue, talking why initially he felt unable to take on the role of the civil rights icon, who else he would love to play in a biopic next, entering the world of his favourite all-time Disney film and why his driving career mission is to tell stories that make his community feel seen.

Photography by Matthew Healy
Styling by Luke Day
Words Jess Bacon
Editorial Director Charlotte Morton
Editor Andrew Wright
Creative Director Jeffrey Thomson
Art Director Michael Morton
Fashion Director Luke Day
Production Director Ben Crank
Production Assistant Lola Randall
Barber Ali Sahan at Golden Scissors
Grooming by Lucy Halperin at Tracey Mattingly
Photography Assistant Leigh Skinner
Fashion Assistants Zac Sunman, Todd Jenson
Retoucher Adam Reinbach