Adam Pearson (actor)
| Adam Pearson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Adam Pearson 1984 (age 31–32) London |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Actor |
Adam Pearson (born 1984) is a British actor known for his role in the 2013 movie Under the Skin. He has neurofibromatosis and has been involved in outreach programs to prevent bullying associated with deformities.[1][2][3]
Early life
Pearson was born in 1984. After a fall at the age of five, Pearson discovered a scar would not heal. He was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis (type one) which causes non-cancerous tumours to grow on nerve tissue. The condition affects 1 in 3,000. Fifty per cent of cases are hereditary, Pearson falls into the remaining 50%, which are caused by spontaneous mutations.[4]
Pearson has been a victim of bullying throughout his life.[5]
Career
Pearson graduated from Brighton University 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.[4]
In 2013, he was cast alongside Scarlett Johansson in Jonathan Glazer's film Under the Skin. He has said that he hopes the role will challenge disfigurement stigma.[6]
Pearson has expressed interest in playing a James Bond villain.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Under the Skin | The Deformed Man | |
| 2015 | Oddity[7][8] | Andrew Galveston | Short film. Best Film Winner 2015 at Cheltenham Film Society |
| 2015 | Rodentia | Hermes | Short film |
| 2015 / 2016 | Tricks of the Restaurant Trade | Himself |
References
- 1 2 Adam Pearson (2014-03-29). "'Now that I've appeared nude with Scarlett, I want to be Bond villain'". Mail Online. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
- ↑ Mike McCahill (16 March 2014). "Under the Skin: Loving the alien". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
- ↑ "Changing Faces". changingfaces.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
- 1 2 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 2015-09-08.
- ↑ Greenwood, Carl (23 July 2015). "Adam Pearson reveals the cruel treatment he faces at hands of bullies". mirror. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
- ↑ Day, Elizabeth (2014-04-12). "How Scarlett Johansson helped me challenge disfigurement stigma". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
- ↑ CFS Committee (23 September 2015). "Reactions to Wakolda". Cheltenham Film Society. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
- ↑ "Oddity". Worcestershire Film Festival. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-11.