Aaron Nicholas Lockhart II was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Aaron is the middle of three siblings with an older sister and a younger brother, as well as a few foster siblings in his mother’s care. At the age of 13, Aaron and his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. Aaron featured in numerous plays and performances growing up and had many opportunities to direct and write scenes and sketches which developed during high school. Near the end of high school Aaron began writing and producing music under the name Cornelius Fiction and continues to record and collaborate with talented friends. Aaron enrolled in UNLV and is currently completing two degrees in Film and English. During his time at UNLV Aaron had achieved Dean’s Honor List for the College of Fine Arts, interned for multiple film festivals including Finding Vince 400 and Las Vegas Film Festival where he co-produced films with high school students for a youth cinematic lab, and worked on several competition and prize-winning films including recipients of the NATAS Student Emmy Awards. Throughout the pandemic Aaron wrote and directed two short films and directed and shot two music videos. Aaron continues to be out here looking for that work.

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