Season 1, Episode 7 - Aaron Jennings, Actor, Director, and Writer

About Aaron Jennings

Soulivity had the pleasure of speaking with actor and director Aaron Jennings, currently starring as “Anthony Holmes” on the NBC’s hilarious comedy, “Grand Crew.” The popular sitcom tells the story of a hilarious ‘crew’ of 30-something friends in Los Angeles who regularly enjoy getting together at their favorite neighborhood wine bar to unpack their everyday adventures. On the show, Aaron plays “Anthony Holmes” the happy-go-lucky, yet slightly uptight accountant and proud vegan of the group, known best for his cringy dance moves and unwavering commitment to his job. The series additionally stars Echo Kellum, Nicole Byer, Justin Cunningham, Carl Tart and Grasie Mercedes and is written and produced by Phil Augusta Jackson (“Insecure”, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”). When the first season of the series repeated in December of 2021 on NBC’s launch of Peacock, the series was its top digital comedy on the streaming platform! Currently in production, season 2 of the successful comedy will return first quarter 2023.

In addition, Aaron is currently in post-production on Indie movie American Society opposite Justice Smith and David Alan Grier. Aaron can also can be seen multi-recurring on Amazon Prime’s hit series “A League Of Their Own”, in the role of “Guy”. A modern-day adaptation of the 1992 beloved movie of the same name, the show is co-created by Abbi Jacobson (“Broad City”) and Wil Graham, the series stars D’Arcy Carden, Chante Adams, Kelly McCormack and Roberta Colindrez, alongside Jacobson. He is also best known for his role as “Dr. Malik Verlaine” on CBS’ drama “Pure Genius”.

Further, Aaron’s acting resume extends to include appearances in HBO’s “Insecure”, Tyler Perry’s “Meet The Browns”, CBS’ “NCIS”, FOX’s “Bones,” TNT’s “Rizzoli & Isles” as well as a series regular role on the CBS drama “Pure Genius.”

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