A writer and actor, Aaron’s autobiographical performances have been seen in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York where he received a GLAAD Media Award nomination for Outstanding Off-Off Broadway Performance. He’s performed in plays and musicals on regional stages across the country, and was featured in several TV pilots no one saw. You might have seen him in the very first episode of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia in the role of “Handsome Guy” --- although you may have missed him, too, because at the time, his hair was strangely blond and decidedly not very handsome. Aaron lives in southern California with his boyfriend Nate (who is decidedly very handsome) and their two dogs Charlie and Brahms.

Books by Aaron Hartzler

What We Saw

by Aaron Hartzler - Mystery, Youth Fiction

Rapture Practice

by Aaron Hartzler - Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Sexuality

Aaron Hartzler grew up in a home where he was taught that at any moment Jesus might come down in the twinkling of an eye, and scoop his whole family up to Heaven. As a kid, Aaron was thrilled by the idea that each day might be his last one on planet Earth. But as he turns 16, Aaron finds himself more and more attached to his life on Earth, and curious about all the things his family forsakes for the Lord. Before long, Aaron makes the plunge from conflicted do-gooder to full-fledged teen rebel.