Andrew Pearson (born 31 March 1971) is a British filmmaker, actor, and producer based in the North of England. He was a member of the

National Youth Music Theatre The National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT) is an arts organisation in the United Kingdom providing pre-professional education and musical theatre stage experience for young people. Based in London, it is constituted as a private limited company (orig ...

before training at

The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is a drama school located in Hammersmith, London. It is the oldest specialist drama school in the British Isles and a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools. LAMDA's Principal is ...

. Currently, Andrew Pearson is the artistic director of the Ensemble 52 Theatre Company (E52) based in Hull,

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England.

Film and television

Following

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, Pearson joined the cast of the

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playing Jason Sebright.< in 2015 he appeared in Universal's

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production of ID2: Shadwell Army. In addition to acting in the film, he also served as a production consultant. Pearson has directed two short films ''Nothing'' (2016) and ''Transparent'' (2018).

Theatre

In 2007, Pearson founded and performed with the sketch show group known as ''The Live Naked Idiots.'' In 2010, he directed ''An Englishman's Home'' by Richard Vergette at the 24:7 Theatre Festival in

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. In 2011, Pearson co-founded the performance venue Fruit in Hull. and directed ''As We Forgive Them'' by Richard Vergette at the

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. In 2013 he established the ''Heads Up Festival'' in

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in association with the

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as part of the Collaborative Touring Network (CTN). From 2014, Ensemble 52 was based at Kardomah 94 in Hull city centre. In 2015, he directed the

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premiere of the

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hit ''

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'' by Keith Huff at the

. The production starred

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and David Schaal. In 2016, he worked again with

when he directed Regan's adaptation of

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at the East Riding Theatre. He also directed the world premiere of David Mark's ''Dark Winter'' at

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. This production was co-adapted by Richard Vergette and Nick Lane. Also at

, he directed the

production of

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, and Dave Windass' ''Revolutions'' for E52 featuring original music by

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References

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