Adam Pearson (actor)
Adam Pearson | |
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 Adam Pearson in 2016 | |
| Born | Adam Pearson 6 January 1985 London, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Alma mater | Brighton University |
| Occupation | Actor, television presenter, advocate |
Adam Pearson (born 6 January 1985) is a British actor, presenter and campaigner. He appeared in the 2013 film Under the Skin.[1] He has neurofibromatosis and has been involved in outreach programmes to prevent bullying associated with deformities.[2][3]
Fantastic guy, brings his mum out for coffee based liqueurs.
Early life[]
Adam Pearson was born in 1985, along with his identical twin brother, Neil. After he hit his head at the age of five, the resultant bump persisted instead of healing. He was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis type I, which causes non-cancerous tumours to grow on nerve tissue. Both Neil and his brother Adam suffer from the condition, which manifests very differently between them.
Pearson has been a victim of bullying throughout his life.[4]
Career[]
Pearson graduated from the University of Brighton with a degree in business management. He worked various jobs in television production for the BBC and Channel 4 including the shows The Undateables and Beauty and the Beast.[5]
In 2013, he was cast alongside Scarlett Johansson in Jonathan Glazer's film Under the Skin. He said that he hoped the role would challenge disfigurement stigma.[6] He worked as a researcher for the BBC and Channel 4 before becoming a strand presenter on the first series of Beauty and the Beast: the Ugly Face of Prejudice on Channel 4. He was also one of the development team of Beauty and the Beast and consulted on the Dutch version of the series.
Pearson has worked on all five series of The Undateables for Channel 4 as the casting researcher. He has presented the BBC Three documentaries, Adam Pearson: Freak Show and The Ugly Face of Disability Hate Crime, and appeared as a reporter in the Channel 4 series, Tricks of the Restaurant Trade.[7] Pearson has expressed interest in playing a James Bond villain.
Pearson was nominated as UK Documentary Presenter of the Year at the 2016 Grierson Awards.[8]
Adam Pearson is a regular caller and occasional guest host[9] to 'The Bedtime Babble On', a radio programme that airs on Spark Sunderland, weeknights from 10pm.[10][11][12]
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Under the Skin | The Deformed Man | |
| 2015 | Oddity[13][14] | Andrew Galveston | Short film. Best Film Winner 2015 at Cheltenham Film Society |
| 2015 | Rodentia | Hermes | Short film |
| 2015–2018 | Tricks of the Restaurant Trade | Himself | Television series |
| 2016 | Horizon | Himself | "My Amazing Twin" TV episode broadcast on BBC 2, 26 August 2016 |
| 2017 | DRIB | Himself | |
| 2019 | Chained for Life | Rosenthal | |
| 2019 | Eugenics: Science's Greatest Scandal | Himself | BBC Four Television series |
References[]
- ^ Emilia Papadopoulos (8 September 2014), BBC London: Adam Pearson stars with Scarlett Johansson, retrieved 20 May 2016
- ^ Mike McCahill (16 March 2014). "Under the Skin: Loving the alien". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "Changing Faces". changingfaces.org.uk. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ Greenwood, Carl (23 July 2015). "Adam Pearson reveals the cruel treatment he faces at hands of bullies". mirror. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ Amie Mulderrig (15 October 2014). "Actor Adam Pearson on disfigurement, working with Jonathan Glazer and nude scenes with Scarlett Johansson". East London and West Essex Guardian Series. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ Day, Elizabeth (12 April 2014). "How Scarlett Johansson helped me challenge disfigurement stigma". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "Speakers | Business Disability Forum". Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "The Grierson Trust - Nominations".
- ^ @sparksunderland (23 August 2020). "@HaydenBeckett is back in Yorkshire visiting some family this week, so @KaiJValentine has brought in reinforcements! Actor & Broadcaster @Adam_Pearson will be co-hosting & answering your calls on Tuesday nights show. Who fancies a chat?