
Adam Pearson (born 6 January 1985) is a British actor, presenter and campaigner. He is known for his roles in “Under the Skin” (2013) and “A Different Man” (2024). He has neurofibromatosis and has been involved in outreach programmes to prevent bullying associated with deformities.
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Mistreated by people unable to cope with his unique visible difference, actor Adam Pearson glimpses a path away from isolation through his love of cinema. Upon meeting kindred spirit Ellie - a girl who shares his genetic condition, NF1 - their quest begins to forge a new type of movie hero, and finally press play on life.

Aspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. But his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare, as he loses out on the role he was born to play and becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost.

Holding a painful secret, Nic joins a dungeons and dragons group for people with disabilities. Through it, she enters a fantasy world that will forever change her self-view.

Pulled by devotion, two florists probe beyond the boundary of the body.

A beautiful actress struggles to connect with her disfigured co-star on the set of a European auteur's English-language debut.

The true story of how director Kristoffer Borgli's friend Amir, a stand-up comedian and performance artist, almost ended up as the international face of a well-known energy drink, represented here under the pseudonym DRIB.

Adam Pearson - who has neurofibromatosis type 1 - is on a mission to explore disability hate crime: to find out why it goes under-reported, under-recorded and under people's radar.

Orion Baskerville experiences his inevitable metamorphosis in a dark world of mirrors, solipsism and perception.

A seductive stranger prowls the streets of Glasgow in search of prey: unsuspecting men who fall under her spell.

Documentary in which actor and presenter Adam Pearson explores the world of freak shows and meets people who use their medical conditions to educate, entertain and make money. To find out if his concerns regarding exploitation are true, Adam travels to America and spends time with travelling freak show 999 Eyes, meeting its most famous 'born freaks', Black Scorpion and Vlad Vendetta. He travels to Mexico to meet world-famous performer Jesus 'Chuy' Aceves, who is known onstage as Wolf Boy due to a condition that causes excess hair to grow on his face. Adam also meets people from modern-day freak shows such as actor Mat Fraser, who starred in the cult TV series American Horror Story: Freak Show. Will spending time with the performers change Adam's viewpoint, and could he be closer to the Elephant Man than he ever thought? Will he be inspired to take to the stage and put on his first one-man freak show?
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