---
name: "Aaron Moten"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/aaron-moten"
fi1m_id: "aaron-moten"
imdb_id: "nm2343418"
tmdb_id: 1386221
wikidata_id: "Q108118281"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 February 1989"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T20:59:47.143347+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Aaron Moten

## Identity

Aaron Moten

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/aaron-moten
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** aaron-moten
- **IMDb ID:** nm2343418
- **TMDB ID:** 1386221
- **Wikidata ID:** Q108118281
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Moten, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108118281, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2343418/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1386221

Actor. Born 28 February 1989 in Austin, Texas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 February 1989, Austin, Texas, USA
- **Active:** 2016–present
- **Also known as:** Aaron Clifton Moten, アーロン・モートン, แอรอน โมเท็น, 亞倫摩騰
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 81 (1), 2020s 80 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Moten, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108118281, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2343418/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1386221

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Fallout*](https://film.one/tv/fallout.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Aaron Moten

> Aaron Moten is persuasive as a man who can be brave, afraid and looking after himself all at once. *Fallout* gives that uncertainty room to work, although his part of its three-way story is not always equally compelling.

Maximus does not become less frightened simply because he finds something brave to do. In *Fallout* (2024), Aaron Moten plays the Brotherhood of Steel squire with enough uncertainty to make courage feel like a difficult choice. Fear and self-interest remain part of the performance, and neither is treated as a reason to stop caring about him. We warmed to Maximus because Moten keeps his fear apparent even when he is being brave. The character can be hard to read without becoming remote.

His earlier screen work offered fewer opportunities to sustain that interest. There were supporting parts such as Petey in *The Night Of* (2016), then a regular role as Travis Feldman opposite Kathy Bates in *Disjointed* (2017). *Emancipation* (2022), directed by Antoine Fuqua, and *Father Stu* (2022) brought further supporting work before *Fallout* put him at the centre of a story. The important change is the time available to get to know him. A character who mixes bravery with self-interest benefits from more than a brief appearance.

With Jonathan Nolan among its directors, *Fallout* gives him two strong co-stars in Ella Purnell and Walton Goggins. Purnell makes Lucy MacLean's reactions matter enough for the violence to retain a cost, while Goggins gives the Ghoul's nastier comedy its confidence. Moten belongs in that company, but the balance of interest across their three strands is uneven. We recommend the series, though its wandering plot sometimes tests the goodwill the performers have earned. Even a persuasive cast cannot make every stretch equally involving.

The strongest reason to follow Moten is his willingness to let a sympathetic character behave selfishly. He does not seem anxious to secure our approval, which makes him well suited to *Fallout*'s harsher encounters. We would like to see what he does with a part that leaves less doubt about the man's intentions. Start with *Fallout*, but allow for a few detours.

## Biography

Aaron Moten is an American actor. Born on 28 February 1989 in Austin, Texas, he trained at the Juilliard School, graduating with a BFA in 2011. He began his professional career in New York theatre before moving into screen roles.

Moten first gained notice for his main role as Travis in the Netflix series *Disjointed* (2017–2018). Subsequent credits include *The Night Of* (2016), *Next* (2020), *Father Stu* (2022), *Emancipation* (2022) and *Ricki and the Flash* (2015). He stars as Maximus in the Amazon series *Fallout* (2024–present).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Fallout* (2024), Fi1m 80, as Maximus — [page](https://film.one/tv/fallout.md)
- *The Night Of* (2016), Fi1m 81, as Petey — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-night-of.md)

## Complete filmography (17)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Fallout* (2024), series, as Maximus — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/fallout.md)
- *Emancipation* (2022), as Knowls
- *Father Stu* (2022), as Ham
- *NEXT* (2020), series, as Ben Wilson
- *Native Son* (2019), as Tony
- *Disjointed* (2017), series, as Travis
- *Ironwood* (2017), as Devin Mann
- *The Night Of* (2016), series, as Petey — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-night-of.md)
- *The Transfiguration* (2016), as Lewis
- *Ricki and the Flash* (2015), as Troy
- *The Mysteries of Laura* (2014), series, as Ben Lee
- *Mozart in the Jungle* (2014), series, as Erik Winkelstrauss, Erik Winkelstrauss (uncredited)
- *Wu Is Dead* (2011), as Willie
- *NCIS* (2003), series, as Wendell Hobb — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)
- *Nightwatching*, Actor
- *Callback*, Actor
- *20/20*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Aaron Moten](https://film.one/media/person/23415/gallery-b697830ff7e1.jpg) Aaron Moten — Vbrunophotog, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Aaron_Moten_SXSW_2024.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Prime Video's new series "Fallout" activation at SXSW 2024 with director Jonathan Nolan, producer Todd Howard and stars Walton Goggins & Aaron Moten](https://film.one/media/person/23415/gallery-ced68fe85a51.jpg) Prime Video's new series "Fallout" activation at SXSW 2024 with director Jonathan Nolan, producer Todd Howard and stars Walton Goggins & Aaron Moten — Vbrunophotog, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Fallout_Series_activation_with_Walton_Goggins%2C_Todd_Howard%2C_Aaron_Moten%2C_and_Jonathan_Nolan_at_SXSW_2024.jpg/1280px-Fallout_Series_activation_with_Walton_Goggins%2C_Todd_Howard%2C_Aaron_Moten%2C_and_Jonathan_Nolan_at_SXSW_2024.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Prime Video's new series "Fallout" activation at SXSW 2024 with director Jonathan Nolan, producer Todd Howard and stars Walton Goggins & Aaron Moten](https://film.one/media/person/23415/gallery-adaf8f6afe8a.jpg) Prime Video's new series "Fallout" activation at SXSW 2024 with director Jonathan Nolan, producer Todd Howard and stars Walton Goggins & Aaron Moten — Vbrunophotog, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Fallout_Series_activation_with_Walton_Goggins%2C_Todd_Howard%2C_Aaron_Moten%2C_and_Jonathan_Nolan_at_SXSW_2024_%282%29.jpg/1280px-Fallout_Series_activation_with_Walton_Goggins%2C_Todd_Howard%2C_Aaron_Moten%2C_and_Jonathan_Nolan_at_SXSW_2024_%282%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Prime Video's new series "Fallout" activation at SXSW 2024 with stars Walton Goggins & Aaron Moten](https://film.one/media/person/23415/gallery-527ff09c5e4f.jpg) Prime Video's new series "Fallout" activation at SXSW 2024 with stars Walton Goggins & Aaron Moten — Vbrunophotog, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Fallout_Series_activation_with_Walton_Goggins_%26_Aaron_Moten_at_SXSW_2024.jpg/1280px-Fallout_Series_activation_with_Walton_Goggins_%26_Aaron_Moten_at_SXSW_2024.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Aaron Moten](https://film.one/media/person/23415/gallery-aa64ba459d49.jpg) Aaron Moten — Image via TMDB

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