Pierson Fodé
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| Born | November 6, 1991 Moses Lake, Washington |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Website | piersonfode |
Pierson Fodé (born November 6, 1991) is an American actor and model. He is perhaps best known for his role as Ely in the 2015 comedy/romance film Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List, alongside Victoria Justice. His current work includes portraying the role of Thomas Forrester on the long-running CBS drama series The Bold and the Beautiful.
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Life
Fodé was born in Moses Lake, Washington, a small town in eastern Washington, to Ron and Robin. He has two older brothers, Preston and Payton, and a younger sister, Pharron. [1] He grew up there with his family on a farm. At the age of 13, when he was still in high school, he founded the Pierced Productions, in which he produced over 20 short films, wrote and played the lead role. After graduating high school with an AA from college, he set off for his acting career at the age of 18. He currently resides in Los Angeles. [2]
Since the filming of Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List in November 2013, Fodé was dating actress and singer Victoria Justice. However, as of November 2015, the two have officially split.[3] [4]
Career
Model
Fodé was under contract with Seattle Talent until 2011 and then he moved to Wilhelmina Models. As a model, he received several awards such as Star of the Year, Best Runway Walk, Best Fashion Print Photos, Best Scene Performance, Best TV Commercial Read Beauty and Best Smile. [5] He was also in a relationship with Victoria Justice, which after 2 years ended as they split.
Acting
He made his acting debut in 2012 in the Nickelodeon Sitcom iCarly. In the series, he appeared as Todd with Miranda Cosgrove, Jennette McCurdy, Nathan Kress and Jerry Trainor. In the same year he received the YouTube Soap Opera Award for the lead role of Jared in Runaways, the web series ran for two seasons. He then served in the TV movie Wrath of God: Confrontation as Kruger and in a guest role in Hello Ladies as Bartender.
From 2013 to 2014, he played the role of Blazer in the web series Storytellers. In November 2013 he stood beside Victoria Justice in the lead role of Ely for the Independent Film - Comedy Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List. In 2014 he was in the lead role of Trevor in Horror Indigenous, which was published on the Tribeca Film Festival. Also in 2014, he stand for the film Kill Game and Drag Worms in front of the camera. That same year, he played the role of Brooks in the Disney Channel youth series Jessie take over. In 2015 he took over the role of Thomas Forrester on the CBS Daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.[6][7]
Filmography
- 2012: iCarly (TV series, Episode 6x04)
- 2012: Runaways (web series, 13 episodes)
- 2012: Wrath of God: Confrontation (TV movie)
- 2013: Hello Ladies (TV series, Episode 1x05)
- 2013–14: Storytellers (web series, 5 episodes)
- 2014: Indigenous
- 2014-15: Jessie (TV series, 5 episodes), Brooks Wentworth
- 2014: Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List
- 2015–present: The Bold and the Beautiful, Thomas Forrester
Awards and nominations
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Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series | The Bold and the Beautiful | Nominated |
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References
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