Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Adam Pearson, who featured in A24’s comic noir “A Different Man,” is set to play the lead role of Joseph Merrick in “The Elephant ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pearson, who was diagnosed with a neurocutaneous disorder called Neurofibromatosis type I as a child, will now be the first ...

After standing out in last year's drama A Different Man, Adam Pearson has landed his next movie role. PEOPLE confirmed Thursday, May 1, that Pearson, a British actor who lives with neurofibromatosis, ...

Adam Pearson, the breakout star of A24's darkly comedic A Different Man, will lead a new film adaptation of Bernard Pomerance's Tony Award-winning play The Elephant Man. Pearson will play Joseph ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Adam Pearson is making history twice over. The “A Different Man” star and “Under the Skin” breakout actor is set to lead the film ...

Adam Pearson, who featured in A24’s comic noir “A Different Man,” is set to play the lead role of Joseph Merrick in “The Elephant Man,” a new feature film adaptation of Bernard Pomerance’s ...

Based on the life of Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man centers on a young man who lived in London during the latter part of the nineteenth century. A victim of rare skin and bone diseases, Merrick ...

This will be the first film adaptation of Bernard Pomerance’s Tony-winning play (as David Lynch's 1980 film had no relation) and Pearson will be the first differently abled actor to take on the role. ...