Aaron D. Spears

Aaron D. Spears
Born
Aaron Darnell Spears

(1971-07-10) July 10, 1971 (age 53)
Washington, D.C., U.S
Other namesAaron Spears
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present

Aaron Darnell Spears (born July 10, 1971) is an American actor. He first portrayed Officer Washington on the short-lived series Sunset Beach and then he starred to have guest roles on numerous of television sitcoms and thus appearing in numerous of movies. Spears also had regular roles in other television sitcoms including Being Mary Jane, and the two daytime television soap operas such as The Bold and the Beautiful and Days of Our Lives and his portrayal of Money in the 2001 film Blue Hill Avenue opposite Allen Payne. He even had a recurring role in the sitcom Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce and is currently portraying Sgt. Lane on the sitcom The Black Hamptons.

Biography

Spears was born in Washington, D.C.[1] He studied computer science and mathematics at Delaware State University.[1]

In 2001, Spears played "Money" in Craig Ross Jr.'s Bluehill Avenue alongside Allen Payne, and Michael "Bear" Taliaferro. He portrays Justin Barber on the American soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful and Lt. Raines on soap opera Days Of Our Lives[1] and Mark Bradley in Being Mary Jane[1][2] alongside Gabrielle Union as the title role. His previous television credits include guest roles on Bones, Criminal Minds, Shark and Everybody Loves Raymond. He had a guest starring role on the NCIS: Los Angeles episode "The Silo" on November 12, 2017. In 2024, Aaron D. Spears makes a thrilling return as Justin Barber on "The Bold and the Beautiful." Back after a hiatus since 2022[3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1997 End of the Tunnel Drum Short
1998 Cappuccino Jack
2000 2 G's & a Key Sad Dogg Video
2001 Blue Hill Avenue Money
2002 Makin' Baby Michael
2003 Pretty Lady Benjamin
Black Ball Travis
2006 Babel Officer #2
2007 Traci Townsend Dante
The Mannsfield 12 Ali
2008 Extra Ordinary Barry Ray
2009 I Love You, Man Terrell
After the Storm Perry Short
2010 Disrupt/Dismantle Andre Rhodes
2011 35 and Ticking Officer Jones
The Gauntlet Ace Short
Engagement - Short
2012 Back Then Gavin Miller
2014 Only Light Vannie Short
2015 If Not for His Grace Pastor Fort
Stock Option William TV movie
2016 For the Love of Christmas Langston Simms
2018 Blink Detective Short
2019 London Mitchell's Christmas London Mitchell
2020 White People Money Darryl, Executive Producer
TMI Troy Michaels Short
2021 Christmas for Sale George Camden TV movie
2022 A Christmas Gift Pete
Noble Intentions Mr. Green
2023 A Wesley Christmas Wedding Ted Jenkins TV movie

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Sunset Beach Officer Washington Regular cast
1999 Pacific Blue Roger Franklin Episode: "Swimming in the Dead Pool"
2000 Arrest & Trial Bruce Milsap Episode: "Armored Car Murder"
2001 The District Thief #1 / Undercover Cop Episode: "Don't Fence Me In"
Crossing Jordan Seamus Episode: "You Can't Go Home Again"
2002 The X-Files Guard Episode: "Underneath"
Everybody Loves Raymond Rick Episode: "She's the One"
CSI: Miami Jerry, Police Diver Episode: "A Horrible Mind"
2003 A.U.S.A. Court Clerk Episode: "Pilot"
Half & Half Hamilton Brooks Episode: "The Big Phat Mouth Episode: Part 1 & 2"
Coupling Waiter Episode: "Check/Mate"
Angel Security Guard #1 Episode: "Destiny"
2004 The Division Calvin Morse Episode: "That's Them"
General Hospital Officer Watkins Episode: "Episode dated 20 April 2004"
2006 Criminal Minds Gerald Dupree Episode: "The Fisher King: Part 1"
Shark Detective Episode: "Russo"
Bones Agent Walt Sugarman Episode: "The Woman in the Sand"
2008 Boston Legal Terrence Maxwell Episode: "Roe vs Wade: The Musical"
Lincoln Heights Rahsaan Episode: "The New Wild Ones"
2009–22, 2024 The Bold and the Beautiful Justin Barber Regular cast
2010 Castle Ike Thornton Episode: "Den of Thieves"
2011 NCIS Marine Major Michael Strickland Episode: "Freedom"
2013–15 Being Mary Jane Mark Bradley Main cast: Season 1-3
2016 This Is Us Ray Episode: "The Trip"
2016–17 Days of Our Lives Commissioner Raines Regular cast
2017 Greenleaf Alonzo Episode: "A House Divided"
NCIS: Los Angeles FBI Special Agent Mark Monroe Episode: "The Silo"
2018 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Leon Recurring cast: Season 5
The Rookie Mr. Campbell Episode: "The Hawke"
2020 Two Degrees Aaron Episode: "Cigar Cave"
2022–present The Black Hamptons Sergeant Lane Main cast

References

  1. ^ a b c d Green, LaNita (March 4, 2014). "Being Mary Jane's Aaron D. Spears Speaks Candidly About His Hollywood Journey". Black Men's Dossier. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  2. ^ Terrero, Nina (November 18, 2015). "Being Mary Jane postmortem: Aaron D. Spears details Mark's journey". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "Aaron D. Spears Is Back Again". Soap Opera Daily. 22 July 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2024.


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