Adam Pearson

Adam Pearson is an award-winning actor, presenter and campaigner. Adam was nominated as UK Documentary Presenter of the Year at the 2016 Grierson Awards.
Adam 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 team who developed Beauty And The Beast and consulted on the Dutch version of the series. Adam has worked on all series of The Undateables (Channel 4) as the casting researcher. Adam has fronted the critically acclaimed documentaries Horizon: My Amazing Twin (BBC Two), The Ugly Face Of Disability Hate Crime (BBC Three) and Adam Pearson: Freak Show (BBC Three) as well as being a reporter on Tricks Of The Restaurant Trade Series 1 & 2 (Channel 4) and The One Show (BBC One).

Adam appeared in the BAFTA-nominated film, Under The Skin, directed by Jonathan Glazer and starring Scarlett Johansson. He also played himself in the independent feature, DRIB, which premiered at SXSW.

Adam is an experienced speaker and gave a talk as part of TEDxKalamata. He is also an ambassador for Jeans For Genes and The Childhood Tumour Trust. Adam has won a RADAR Award and a Diana Award for his campaigning work.


TV credits:
Horizon: My Amazing Twin (BBC Two)
Adam Pearson: Freak Show (BBC Three)
The Ugly Face of Disability Hate Crime (BBC Three)
Tricks Of The Restaurant Trade (Channel 4)
The One Show (BBC One)
This Morning (ITV)

Film credits:
Under The Skin
DRIB


Headshot courtesy of Andy Weekes