April Pearson

April Pearson
A young, caucasian female with long, dark hair whom looks away from a camera against a backdrop of individuals.
Pearson at a Skins party in 2007
Born
April Janet Pearson

(1989-01-23) 23 January 1989 (age 35)
Bristol, England
NationalityBritish
Education
Occupations
  • Actress
  • writer
  • producer
Years active1998–present
Spouse
Jamie Patterson
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(m. 2017)​
Children1

April Janet Pearson[1] (born 23 January 1989) is an English actress. Born and brought up in Bristol, Pearson was drawn to acting from a young age and appeared in local theatre productions as a child. She made her acting debut in 1998 at the age of nine on the British medical drama series Casualty, and earned wider recognition in her breakthrough role as teenager Michelle Richardson in the E4 teen drama series Skins (2007–2008),[2] for which she was nominated for the Golden Nymph Award for an Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival.[3]

She later made her film debut when cast in Jon Wright's comedy horror slasher film Tormented (2009). Pearson followed this with her Bristol Old Vic debut as Jemma in Catherine Johnson's Suspension (2009); the production centering around the Clifton Suspension Bridge and the nearby Avon Gorge Hotel,[4] and as Callie in Rachel Sternberg and Jemma Wayne's Negative Space (2009), in which she received praise for both performances.

Her transition to horror and independent films began with the 2016 horror film Fractured, then followed by Caught (2017), for which she garnered critical acclaim for playing Mrs. Blair, one half of the antagonistic couple.[5] Her role of Amy in Dark Beacon (2017) earned her two Best Actress awards at American Horror and Upstate NY Horror film festivals.[6] She followed this by her portrayal of Isla Crane in Edgar Wallace's The Case of the Frightened Lady at the Theatre Royal, Windsor, in which she received praise for her performance.[7]

  1. ^ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984–2004. Gives name at birth as "April Janet Pearson".
  2. ^ "TGON Interviews: April Pearson". The Game of Nerds. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  3. ^ "The Golden Nymphs - Nominees". Monte-Carlo Television Festival. 7 June 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Made in England comes to Bristol". BBC. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. ^ Holmes, Taylor (4 April 2018). "The Movie Caught is a Really Crazy Cool Little Movie". Taylor Holmes. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Supernatural horror Dark Beacon in Cinemas 22nd March & Digital Download 27th March". Love Horror. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  7. ^ Jenner, Simon (26 June 2018). "The Case of the Frightened Lady". FringeReview. Retrieved 3 August 2020.