Adam Deacon

Adam Steven Deacon (born 4 March 1983) is an English actor. He is known for his lead role in the films Kidulthood , sequel Adulthood , and for his directorial debut, Anuvahood .^[1]

Deacon was brought up by his English mother in Stoke Newington, Hackney. His father is Moroccan.^{[2] [3]} His father walked out on the family when Deacon was two years old, and to this date the pair have never had any contact.^[2]

Although his acting career began with guest appearances in Bill's New Frock, Shooters , Ali G Indahouse and The Bill , he also starred in the ITV drama Wall of Silence in 2004.^[4] Deacon's breakthrough came when he landed a starring role in the urban drama film Kidulthood . He then worked with the film's writer and director Noel Clarke on a number of other projects until 2011, including the sequel Adulthood , 4.3.2.1. and the one-off television pilot West 10 LDN .^[1]

Deacon co-wrote, co-directed and played the lead role in urban comedy Anuvahood . Following this, Time Out magazine labeled Deacon "The New Face of Youth Cinema".^[5] In February 2012, he won the BAFTA Rising Star Award.

Deacon has since appeared in many lead and supporting roles in feature films, including Bonded by Blood , Jack Falls , Shank , Everywhere and Nowhere and Payback Season .^[1] He had a guest role in Victim . In November 2012, he co-hosted the Music of Black Origin Awards telecast with Miquita Oliver where Deacon played a comical part in the awards.^[6] In May 2021, he appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as TK Nelson.^[7]

In July 2015, he was found guilty of harassment without violence at West London Magistrates' Court, having had a highly publicised feud with Noel Clarke with accusations of Clarke bullying him and sabotaging Deacon's career, which Clarke stated was not true. On 20 July, Deacon was found guilty.^[8] The court, which heard that Deacon had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and had been self-medicating using Cannabis, banned Deacon from contacting Clarke again.^[9]

On 7 April 2016, he was arrested after police were called to reports of a man reportedly armed with a machete style knife and threatening members of the public in London.^[10] He was unable to attend a hearing in March due to being "in hospital for treatment for underlying mental health issues". On 7 April, a jury delivered two not-guilty verdicts for affray and possessing an offensive weapon accepting Deacon was mentally ill and not criminally responsible for his actions.^[11]

• "Keep Moving" (with Bashy, featuring Paloma Faith) (2010)
• "Hype Hype Ting" (with Boy Better Know and JME) (2011)
• "Do It" (featuring Professor Green) (2011)
• "People's Champion" (2012)
• "Flying High" (2012)
• '"Soldier" (2013)^[15]

• Adam Deacon at IMDb

• Male actors from London
• Alumni of the Anna Scher Theatre School
• BAFTA Rising Star Award winners
• English male film actors
• English male television actors
• English people of Egyptian descent
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• Living people
• People with bipolar disorder
• Rappers from the London Borough of Hackney
• English male web series actors
• 1983 births
• Actors from the London Borough of Hackney
• People from Stoke Newington
• People convicted of harassment
• 21st-century English criminals
• English male criminals
• Criminals from London

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