Aaron D. Spears

Aaron Darnell Spears (born July 10, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for his performance as Money in the 2001 film Blue Hill Avenue, and as well as his regular roles on the two daytime television soap operas such as The Bold and the Beautiful and Days of Our Lives, and even as Mark Bradley on the BET romantic-comedy series Being Mary Jane. Spears also portrayed Officer Washington on the sitcom Sunset Beach and even appeared in numerous of films and television sitcoms. He is also one of the African-American celebrities to be the first to receive a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series for his work in The Bold and the Beautiful and Days of Our Lives.

Aaron D. Spears
Born
Aaron Darnell Spears

(1971-07-10) July 10, 1971
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Other namesAaron Spears
OccupationActor

Early life and education

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

Career

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.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Cappuccino Jack
2000 2 G's & a Key Sad Dogg
2001 Blue Hill Avenue Money
2002 Makin' Baby Michael
2003 Pretty Lady Benjamin
2003 Black Ball Travis
2006 Babel Officer #2
2007 Traci Townsend Dante
2007 The Mannsfield 12 Ali
2008 Extra Ordinary Barry Ray
2009 I Love You, Man Terrell Uncredited
2010 Cartel War Andre Rhodes
2011 35 and Ticking Officer Jones
2012 Back Then Gavin Miller
2015 If Not for His Grace Pastor Fort
2016 For the Love of Christmas Langston Simms
2019 London Mitchell's Christmas London Mitchell
2020 White People Money Darryl, Executive Producer

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1997 Sunset Beach Officer Washington 10 episodes
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"
2001 Crossing Jordan Seamus Episode: "You Can't Go Home Again"
2002 The X-Files Guard Episode: "Underneath"
2002 Everybody Loves Raymond Rick Episode: "She's the One"
2002 CSI: Miami Jerry, Police Diver Episode: "A Horrible Mind"
2003 A.U.S.A. Court Clerk Episode: "Pilot"
2003 Half & Half Hamilton Brooks 2 episodes
2003 Coupling Waiter Episode: "Check/Mate"
2003 Angel Security Guard #1 Episode: "Destiny"
2004 The Division Calvin Morse Episode: "That's Them"
2004 General Hospital Officer Watkins Episode dated 20 April 2004
2004 Dirty and Dirtier Jake Miniseries
2006 Criminal Minds Gerald Dupree Episode: "The Fisher King: Part 1"
2006 Shark Detective Episode: "Russo"
2006 Bones Agent Walt Sugarman Episode: "The Woman in the Sand"
2008 Boston Legal Terrence Maxwell Episode: "Roe vs Wade: The Musical"
2008 Lincoln Heights Rahsaan Episode: "The New Wild Ones"
2009–present The Bold and the Beautiful Justin Barber 366 episodes
2010 Castle Ike Thornton Episode: "Den of Thieves"
2011 NCIS Marine Major Michael Strickland Episode: "Freedom"
2013–2015 Being Mary Jane Mark Bradley 20 episodes
2016 This Is Us Ray Episode: "The Trip"
2016–2017 Days of Our Lives Commissioner Raines 33 episodes
2017 Greenleaf Alonzo Episode: "A House Divided"
2017 NCIS: Los Angeles FBI Special Agent Mark Monroe Episode: "The Silo"
2018 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Leon 2 episodes
2018 The Rookie Mr. Campbell Episode: "The Hawke"
2020 Two Degrees Aaron Episode: "Cigar Cave"

References
  1. "Being Mary Jane's Aaron D. Spears Speaks Candidly About His Hollywood Journey". blackmensdossier.com. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  2. "'Being Mary Jane' postmortem: Aaron D. Spears details Mark's journey". EW.com. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2017.


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