Aaron Meeks
American actor
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::summary American actor ::
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Aaron Meeks |
| birth_name | Aaron Joseph Weeks |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Watts, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| occupation | Actor |
| years_active | 1999−2007 |
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| image = | name = Aaron Meeks | birth_name = Aaron Joseph Weeks | birth_date = | birth_place = Watts, Los Angeles, California, United States | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1999−2007
Aaron Joseph Meeks (born April 26, 1986) is an American former actor. He is best known for his role as Ahmad Chadway on the Showtime family drama series Soul Food (2000−04). During his career, Meeks was awarded two NAACP Image Awards and received three Young Artist Award nominations.
Career
Meeks started acting in childhood as a member of the Cornerstone Theater Company troupe. His brother, Andrew, was also a child actor. Aaron made his screen debut in 1999 on the medical drama Diagnosis: Murder, playing an abused young boy. In 2000, Meeks appeared as Herman D. Washington in the Showtime movie A Storm in Summer, starring opposite Peter Falk. Their characters form an unlikely friendship. One reviewer found Meeks' performance "impressive." He earned a Young Artist Award nomination in 2001 for his work in this film. Meeks portrayed a young Cassius Clay in Ali: An American Hero (2000) and acted in the Gregory Hines television film Bojangles (2001).
Meeks portrayed the role of Ahmad Chadway, a teenager who attends prep school, on drama series Soul Food. He also narrated the series as Ahmad. Meeks played the role from 2000 to 2004. For playing Ahmad, he won two consecutive NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Youth Actor in 2001 and 2002. In 2003, he received an NAACP Image Award nomination in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Additionally, Meeks was given two Young Artist Award nominations in 2003 and 2004 for his performance on Soul Food.
Following his work on Soul Food, he appeared in the television film Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (2004) and had a guest role on crime drama Crossing Jordan (2007). Meeks has not acted since 2007.
Filmography
Film
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | A Storm in Summer | Herman D. Washington | TV film |
| Ali: An American Hero | Young Cassius Clay | TV film | |
| 2001 | Bojangles | William (Young Percy) | TV film |
| 2004 | Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story | Banger #1 | TV film |
| 2007 | Foster Babies | Willie Jr. | Direct-to-Video |
| Frankie D | Tyrone | ||
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Television
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| Year | Series | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Diagnosis: Murder | Dion | 3 episodes |
| 2000 | The Pretender | Kevin | Episode: "School Daze" |
| 2000−2004 | Soul Food | Ahmad Chadway | Series regular, 74 episodes |
| 2007 | Crossing Jordan | Young Man | Episode: "33 Bullets" |
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Awards and nominations
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| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress | Soul Food | |
| Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Movie (Drama): Leading Young Actor | A Storm in Summer | ||
| 2002 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress | Soul Food | |
| 2003 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actor | Soul Food | |
| NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Soul Food | ||
| 2004 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actor | Soul Food | |
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References
References
- Kuftinec, Sonja. (2003). "Staging America". [[SIU Press]].
- "Aaron Meeks as ahmad".
- (November 4, 1999). "Tonight's Highlights". [[Beaver County Times]].
- McDonough, Kevin. (February 5, 2000). "'Storm' brewing on Showtime". [[Lawrence Journal-World]].
- Elber, Lynn. (February 3, 2000). "TV honors Black History Month". [[Eugene Register-Guard]].
- Bobbin, Jay. (February 5, 2000). "Peter Falk must weather 'A Storm in Summer' in Showtime remake". [[The Tuscaloosa News]].
- Thomas, Bob. (January 23, 2000). "Peter Falk Drops 'Columbo' Guise For Dramatic Role in TV Film". [[The Mount Airy News]].
- "Twenty-Second Annual Young Artist Awards".
- Bennett Kinno, Joy. (April 2004). "teens At The top". [[Johnson Publishing Company]].
- (June 15, 2000). "'Soul Food,' the series, comes to TV June 28". The Muncie Times.
- (January 22, 2001). "'Soul Food' Keeps TV Viewers Hungry For Drama And Intrigue". [[Johnson Publishing Company]].
- Owen, Rob. (June 26, 2000). "Showtime series about families show more or less promise". [[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]].
- Scott, Tracy L.. (June 24, 2000). "'Soul Food' comes to TV". [[Lawrence Journal-World]].
- Weintraub, Joanne. (February 24, 2004). "'Soul Food' family ready to clear table for last time". [[The Day (New London).
- (March 2, 2001). "First set of awards announced". [[The Daily News (Kentucky).
- (December 8, 2002). "'Brown Sugar' leads Image Award nominees". [[Beaver County Times]].
- "Twenty-Fourth Annual Young Artist Awards".
- "25th Annual Winners and Nominees!".
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