Adam Deacon
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Adam Deacon is a British actor and rapper from Hackney, North-East London who rose to prominence after starring in the film Kidulthood
(2006) as well as the sequel Adulthood
(2008). Deacon is also the writer, director and lead actor in the British comedy Anuvahood
.
Time Out magazine have called Adam "The New Face of Youth Cinema"
Adam Deacon was raised by his English Mother in Stoke Newington
, Hackney, North-East London. His Morrocan Father left his mother when he was two.
,. The film is described as, "A pulls-no-punches, coming-of-age story, centring on one directionless hopeless 'shotter', who finds his true worth in the face of urban adversity." . Anuvahood received positive reviews from both its target market and media alike, and grossed over £2.5m at the box office.
's Who wants to be a millionaire and Chipmunk's
Chip Diddy Chip
. He is also a musician and musical performer most noted for his two tracks on the soundtrack to Adulthood.
The tracks are: Adamhood and On It 08, which also featured Plan B. He also contributes as a drummer and as an ambulance driver to Professor Green
's music videos Hard Night Out and Before I Die. Deacon has also appeared as a guest on Tim Westwood
s Radio 1
show.
Kidulthood
Kidulthood is a 2006 British drama film about the life of several teenagers in Ladbroke Grove and Latimer Road area of inner west London. It was directed by Menhaj Huda and written by Noel Clarke, who also stars in the film and directed the sequel, Adulthood...
(2006) as well as the sequel Adulthood
Adulthood (film)
Adulthood is a 2008 British drama film. It was directed and written by Noel Clarke, who also stars as the protagonist, Sam Peel...
(2008). Deacon is also the writer, director and lead actor in the British comedy Anuvahood
Anuvahood
Anuvahood is an urban comedy film directed by Adam Deacon. Starring Adam Deacon, Paul Kaye, Wil Johnson, Ollie Barbieri, Femi Oyeniran, Jocelyn Jee Esien and Ashley Walters as the lead stars, Anuvahood was released on March 18, 2011...
.
Time Out magazine have called Adam "The New Face of Youth Cinema"
Adam Deacon was raised by his English Mother in Stoke Newington
Stoke Newington
Stoke Newington is a district in the London Borough of Hackney. It is north-east of Charing Cross.-Boundaries:In modern terms, Stoke Newington can be roughly defined by the N16 postcode area . Its southern boundary with Dalston is quite ill-defined too...
, Hackney, North-East London. His Morrocan Father left his mother when he was two.
Anuvahood
Deacon became increasingly frustrated with what he felt was a 'glass ceiling' above him in his acting career and took matters in his own hands by co-writing, co-directing and playing the lead role in AnuvahoodAnuvahood
Anuvahood is an urban comedy film directed by Adam Deacon. Starring Adam Deacon, Paul Kaye, Wil Johnson, Ollie Barbieri, Femi Oyeniran, Jocelyn Jee Esien and Ashley Walters as the lead stars, Anuvahood was released on March 18, 2011...
,. The film is described as, "A pulls-no-punches, coming-of-age story, centring on one directionless hopeless 'shotter', who finds his true worth in the face of urban adversity." . Anuvahood received positive reviews from both its target market and media alike, and grossed over £2.5m at the box office.
Music
Adam has featured in various music videos including; BashyBashy
Ashley Thomas , better known by his stage name Bashy, is an English recording artist and actor. He rose to prominence in 2007 after the release of his controversial track "Black Boys".-Early life:...
's Who wants to be a millionaire and Chipmunk's
Chipmunk (rapper)
Jahmaal Noel Fyffe known by his stage name Chipmunk, is a British hip hop rapper and songwriter from Tottenham, London....
Chip Diddy Chip
Chip Diddy Chip
"Chip Diddy Chip" is a song by rapper Chipmunk, released in March 2009. It is first official single from his debut album, I Am Chipmunk.- Music video :...
. He is also a musician and musical performer most noted for his two tracks on the soundtrack to Adulthood.
The tracks are: Adamhood and On It 08, which also featured Plan B. He also contributes as a drummer and as an ambulance driver to Professor Green
Professor Green
Professor Green , better known by his stage name Professor Green, is a British rapper. He was signed to The Beats, a record label run by Mike Skinner and Ted Mayhem, until 12 February 2008, as the label went under. He won the inaugural JumpOff MySpace £50,000 battle rap tournament in July 2008...
's music videos Hard Night Out and Before I Die. Deacon has also appeared as a guest on Tim Westwood
Tim Westwood
Timothy Westwood is an English DJ and presenter of radio and television. He also presents the UK version of the MTV show Pimp My Ride...
s Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
show.
Filmography
| Film | |||||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Ali G Indahouse Ali G Indahouse Ali G Indahouse is a British comedy film directed by Mark Mylod and starring the fictional character Ali G, who is performed by British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen... |
East Staines Massiv | Special appearance | ||||
| 2006 | Kidulthood Kidulthood Kidulthood is a 2006 British drama film about the life of several teenagers in Ladbroke Grove and Latimer Road area of inner west London. It was directed by Menhaj Huda and written by Noel Clarke, who also stars in the film and directed the sequel, Adulthood... |
Jay | Main role | ||||
| Wilderness Wilderness (film) Wilderness is a 2006 British/Irish horror film.- Plot summary :After the suicide of one of the inmates at a British young offender institution, a group of teenage offenders, along with a prison officer, are sent to a remote island, formerly used as a British Army training area, but now serving as a... |
Blue | ||||||
| 2007 | Sugarhouse Sugarhouse (film) -Plot:Sugarhouse tells the story of Tom , a middle class British man who attempts to make a mysterious purchase from a crack addict, portrayed by rapper and actor Ashley Walters. The intended purchase is complicated by the involvement of a local drug dealer named Hoodwink, portrayed by Andy Serkis... |
Ray | |||||
| Alan & Samir | Samir | Short film | |||||
| 2008 | Adulthood Adulthood (film) Adulthood is a 2008 British drama film. It was directed and written by Noel Clarke, who also stars as the protagonist, Sam Peel... |
Jay | Main role | ||||
| One of Those Days | Angel Steward | Short film | |||||
| 2010 | Shank | Kickz | Main role | ||||
| 4.3.2.1 4.3.2.1 4.3.2.1 is a British crime thriller film directed by Noel Clarke and Mark Davis, released 2 June 2010. It stars, Emma Roberts, Ophelia Lovibond, Shanika-Warren Markland, Tamsin Egerton, Adam Deacon, Ashley 'Bashy' Thomas and Noel Clarke.-Plot:... |
Dillon | Special appearance | |||||
| Bonded by Blood Bonded by Blood (film) Bonded by Blood is a 2010 film directed by Sacha Bennett which revolves around the same characters from Rise of the Footsoldier.-Plot:The film is set in 1995, drug suppliers and career criminals Tony Tucker, Patrick Tate and Craig Rolfe were blasted to death by a shot gun whilst waiting in a Range... |
Darren | ||||||
| Jack Falls Jack Falls Jack Falls is a British independent feature film starring Simon Phillips, Jason Flemying, Dexter Fletcher, Alan Ford, Adam Deacon, Martin Kemp, Tamer Hassan, Olivia Hallinan, Doug Bradley, Jing Lusi and Zach Galligan and the third installment in the Jack Says Trilogy, the first ever British film... |
Hogan | ||||||
| 2011 | Anuvahood Anuvahood Anuvahood is an urban comedy film directed by Adam Deacon. Starring Adam Deacon, Paul Kaye, Wil Johnson, Ollie Barbieri, Femi Oyeniran, Jocelyn Jee Esien and Ashley Walters as the lead stars, Anuvahood was released on March 18, 2011... |
Kenneth | Main role | ||||
| Everywhere and Nowhere Everywhere and Nowhere Everywhere and Nowhere is a coming of age drama focusing on the identity struggles of Ash a young British Indian who is torn between the traditions of suburban family life and his passion for DJ'ing... |
Zaf | Supporting role | |||||
| Outside Bet Outside Bet Outside Bet is an upcoming 2011 British drama film directed by Sacha Bennett and starring Bob Hoskins, Jenny Agutter and Philip Davis. It is due for release on 25 November 2011.-Partial cast:* Bob Hoskins - Percy 'Smudge' Smith... |
Sam The Soleman | ||||||
| Comedown Comedown (film) Comedown is an upcoming urban horror-thriller film directed by Menhaj Huda and written from Steven Kendall. It stars Geoff Bell, Adam Deacon and Jacob Anderson.-Plot:... |
Jason | ||||||
| Television | |||||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||||
| 2001 | London's Burning London's Burning London's Burning was a British television drama programme produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV network that focused on the lives of members of the London Fire Brigade, principally those of the Blue Watch at a fictional fire station called Blackwall.It was broadcast between 1986 and... |
Kevin | Series 13, Episode 3 | ||||
| Spaced Spaced Spaced is a British television sitcom written by and starring Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson, and directed by Edgar Wright. It is noted for its rapid-fire editing, frequent pop culture references and jokes, eclectic music, and occasional displays of surrealism and non-sequitur humour... |
Unnamed gun fight participant | Series 2, Episode 5 | |||||
| 2003 | Is Harry on the Boat? Is Harry on the Boat? Is Harry on the Boat? was a 2001 British made for TV film, based on the lives of holiday reps in Ibiza. A television drama series then followed, airing on Sky One from 2002 to 2003.-Background:It's based on the book of the same name by Colin Butts... |
Tyler | 1 episode | ||||
| 2005 | Sugar Rush Sugar Rush Sugar Rush is Julie Burchill's first novel aimed at teenagers, published in 2004. It charts the progress of Kim Lewis as she is forced to leave her posh high school and attend the infamous local comprehensive, Ravendene. This coincides with a fight with her best friend, Zoe "Saint" Clements,... |
Darren | 1 episode | ||||
| The Ghost Squad The Ghost Squad The Ghost Squad was a 2005 British crime drama series produced by Company Pictures, for Channel 4. The show was created by Tom Grieves. Inspired by the real life "Ghost Squad" that existed between 1994 and 1998, secretly investigating police corruption, the premise of the series is that the squad... |
Rakesh Homaine | 1 episode | |||||
| 2006 | The Bill The Bill The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work... |
Billy Aldridge | 7 episodes | ||||
| Casualty Casualty (TV series) Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The... |
Tyrell Cate | 4 episodes | |||||
| 2007 | Dubplate Drama Dubplate Drama Dubplate Drama is a UK television series which started in 2005.It has run for three series.It has been called "the world's first interactive drama series", since it was letting viewers vote on the outcome of each episode's ending.... |
Bones | |||||
| 2008 | West 10 LDN West 10 LDN West 10 LDN is a BBC drama starring Ashley Madekwe, Noel Clarke, and Ashley Walters. It is set in the fictional Greenside council housing estate in West London.... |
Nathan | Main role | ||||
| Love Soup Love Soup Love Soup is a British television comedy-drama produced by the BBC and first screened on BBC One in the autumn of 2005. It stars Tamsin Greig as Alice Chenery and Michael Landes as Gil Raymond . The series is written by David Renwick of One Foot in the Grave fame, and was produced by Verity Lambert... |
Hooded Thief | Series 2, Episode 1 | |||||
| Dead Set Dead Set (TV series) Dead Set is a critically acclaimed BAFTA-nominated horror drama created by English writer Charlie Brooker.The series takes place primarily on the set of a fictional season of the real television show Big Brother... |
Space | Main role | |||||
| 2009 | Grownups | Lewis | 1 episode | ||||
| Being Human Being Human (TV series) Being Human is a British supernatural drama television series. It was created and written by Toby Whithouse and is currently broadcast on BBC Three. The show blends elements of flatshare comedy and horror drama... |
Marco | 1 episode | |||||
| Gunrush | Jello | ||||||
| Criminal Justice Criminal Justice (TV series) Criminal Justice is a British television drama series produced by the BBC and first shown in 2008. Written by Peter Moffat, each five-episode series follows the journey of an individual through the justice system and was first broadcast over five successive nights on BBC One.The first series, first... |
Drug Dealer | 3 episodes | |||||
| 2010 | Phone Shop PhoneShop PhoneShop is a British sitcom first broadcast on Channel 4 as a television pilot on 13 November 2009, as part of the channel's Comedy Showcase season of comedy pilots. This was followed by a six-episode series on E4 that started on 7 October 2010... |
Rival Store Manager | 1 episode | ||||
| 2011 | The Boarding School Bomber | Isa Ibrahim | Main role | ||||