Aaron Paul Beard (born 15 October 1997) is an English cricketer. He made his first-class debut on 8 May 2016 for Essex against Sri Lankans during Sri Lanka's tour of England. Opening the bowling, he took a wicket in each of his first two overs, finishing with figures of 4/62 in the first innings. He made his List A debut on 5 May 2019, for Essex in the 2019 Royal London One-Day Cup. He made his Twenty20 debut on 2 August 2019, for Essex in the 2019 t20 Blast.