In many ways, Aaron O’Connell has earned the praise heaped on him for his role as Wyatt Cryer on The Haves and the Have Nots on Oprah Winfrey Network. The actor and model who started his career in the show business during his college days have many things to offer the entertainment world in the future, that doesn’t mean he isn’t the man of the moment as well. See five facts about him you should know.
Aaron O’Connell was born in Ohio
Aaron O’Connell was born on April 8, 1986, Aaron in Dayton, Ohio to Mark Alan O’Connell, former Cincinnati Bengal, and Kathryn O’Connell. His parents met while in college and their love led to matrimony. The actor grew up with his three sisters, Amy, Abby and Anna.
He attended Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Indiana in 2004 where he picked interest in sport having featured in the school’s baseball team, basketball team and football team. Aside from his passion from sports, his maternal grandfather Wayne taught him how to play the piano which has become part of him in movie roles.
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Aaron graduated from Purdue University’s College of Health and Human Sciences where he received a bachelor’s degree in Health and Fitness.
He is 33 years old.
He was signed to Ford Model while in College
Aaron identified his selling point very early in his career despite the fact that he had a passion for other things like sports. His decision to start his career as a model may not be unconnected with the fact that his good looks cannot be unnoticed and his degree in Health and Fitness is no joke, the body must be built to shape.
He was signed to Ford Models in 2006. The actor has appeared in major publications like GQ, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Vogue Paris, Arena Homme +, VMAN. O’Connell has also represented brands like Abercrombie & Fitch, Hanes, Lucky Jeans, Ralph Lauren, Champion and Jockey.
Aaron O’Connell played the role of Wyatt Cryer on “The Haves and The Have Nots”.
Aaron O’Connell started his acting career in the 2013 film “LAID: Life as It’s Dealt “. During this period, he was based in Chicago but the Windy city has little to offer him as an actor so he moved to Los Angeles, started acting classes to match up to the level of the guys in Hollywood while holding tight his modeling career as a side job
Aaron was soon contacted by Terry Perry’s production company after he starred in a Liquid-Plumr commercial which made Terry pick interest in him. According to him, he thought it was a joke when Perry had him on the other end of the phone. He was asked to audition for a role through Skype and he took his opportunity.
After his meeting with Terry Perry in Los Angeles, he was given the role of Wyatt Cryer on “The Haves and the Have Nots.” Aaron O’Connell was the first of the ensemble to be cast. The actor has appeared in up to 88 episodes of the series as the main cast.
He has appeared in an episode of “The Terry Perry” show. In 2015, he starred as Marc Rehnquist in the seasonal comedy for Hallmark Channel “12 Gifts of Christmas” playing the role of a company executive who hires a personal shopper and discovers the true spirit of Christmas is not money. He has appeared in four films that have Christmas as their title namely; “A Prince for Christmas”, “My Christmas Love”, “With Love, Christmas”, “This Is Our Christmas”. He must love the holidays so much.
Natalie Pack is his wife
Aaron O’Connell is the type of man women would be falling on themselves to answer if he blows a whistle that he is single. However, the actor is married and we believe he is faithful, so it seems. Aaron O’Connell married fashion model and real estate agent Natalie Pack on July 21, 2018, at Lake Como in Italy after an engagement that lasted for 10 months.
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There is no information about his dating life before his marriage to Natalie Pack.
Aaron O’Connell is horrifyingly tall
Aaron O’Connell is 6 feet 1 inch tall or 1.85 meters in height. If he had not settled as a model or actor, coming off the bench for the Lakers team would have also looked good on him. As someone who is still flirting with adventure, he earned his private pilot’s license in 2013. Aaron loves to fly, not just humans, he also flies for the charity “Pilots ‘N Paws” rescuing dogs from kill shelters to their new homes.
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