Quinton Aaron was born on August 15, 1984, in the Bronx of New York. His mother, the late Laura Ann Aaron, knew Quinton loved to perform, as he always imitated his favorite superhero characters while driving her crazy around the house most of the time.

As time passed, Quinton's mother, Laura, noticed her son's seriousness about each character he portrayed, so she decided to sign him up for drama school. He also began performing in school plays as a lead actor and singer.

After his high school graduation, Quinton started to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. His first auditions were for the TV show, American Idol. He then joined a community theater program called Teens in Motion, founded by Jeff and Conrad Robinson, most known for their discovery of Multi-Grammy Award-Winning Artist Alicia Keys.

After about a year with the organization, Quinton decided to transition into film and TV. Laura saw how determined her son was and chose to devote her time to become his manager. She is responsible for getting him the audition of a lifetime in October of 2007 for the role of Michael Oher in The Blind Side. As we all know, he landed the position, and the film became number one at the box office, grossing over 300 million dollars worldwide, making it the highest-grossing sports film of all time. Quinton starred alongside Sandra Bullock, Kathy Bates, and Tim McGraw. The movie continues to air on cable television and various streaming platforms all across the globe, and America's Teddy Bear is still recognized wherever he goes.

After the movie was released, Quinton received nominations in these categories: MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, BET Award for Best Actor, and the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Breakout Star.

Quinton has guest-starred in several tv spots on shows such as Law and Order: SVU, Drop Dead Diva, and One Tree Hill, to name a few. He now has over 50 IMDB credits and started his own production company, Nomadic Leo Entertainment LLC, which he runs with his business partner John Russel.

The celebrated actor and speaker still challenges himself to achieve more and contribute love, joy, and good vibes through his work and personal life. He gained strength and wisdom through all his failures and setbacks. He now shares that message of hope and inspiration with audiences around the globe. Be it on social media or a stage in front of thousands of fans.

Quinton has talked to schools and churches across the country. He has a God-given ability to connect with people. Quinton also takes questions from the audience, which fans enjoy. Each speech usually ends with someone in the audience inviting him to speak to one more group.

Quinton has been working hard to redevelop his overall personal self, starting with his weight. Losing over 160lbs in the past eight months, Quinton's health and general well-being is preparing him for the upcoming phases of his career. With pre-production and post-production projects, Quinton has a strong focus on several new areas of the industry he is targeting. 

While some only know Quinton as an actor and speaker, he spent time in Nashville to start a new chapter in his life as a singer-songwriter and an author as he has a new book out called “Balkan Express” which he is co-author of with his business partner Markus Posset from Vienna Austria. Quinton also, released his new single Lead with Love to the world June of 2023. An inspirational song with a catchy hook and much needed message for the world today. The song personifies America’s Teddy Bear and when you meet him, you'll just want to hug him.