Aaron Meeks

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.

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 Year Film Role Notes2000 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 film2007 Foster Babies Willie Jr. Direct-to-Video Frankie D Tyrone

Television 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"

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result2001 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