Pierson Dane Fodé (born November 6, 1991) is an American actor, Internet personality, and model known for his roles as Brooks on

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's '' Jessie'' and Ely in the 2015

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film ''

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''. Fodé has gone on to portray

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on the

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drama series ''

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'', as well as make appearances in ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Fodé previously starred in a CW pilot, "Glamorous".

Early life

Fodé was born in

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, a small town in eastern Washington, to Ron and Robin. He has two older brothers, Preston and Payton, and a younger sister, Pharron. He grew up there with his family on a farm. At the age of 13, when he was still in high school, he founded ''Pierced Productions'', in which he produced over 20 short films, wrote and played the lead role. After graduating from high school with an AA from a local college, he set off for his acting career at the age of 18. He currently resides in Los Angeles.

Career

Acting

Fodé made his acting debut in 2012 in the

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sitcom ''

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'', where he appeared as Todd. In the same year, he received the

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Award for the lead role of Jared in ''Runaways'', the web series running for two seasons. He then served in the television film ''Wrath of God: Confrontation'' as Kruger and in a guest role in ''Hello Ladies''. From 2013 to 2014, Fodé portrayed Blazer in the web series ''Storytellers''. In 2014, he starred in the horror film ''Indigenous'', which was shown at the Tribeca Film Festival, and acted in films ''Kill Game'' and ''Drag Worms''. He also had a recurring role in the Disney Channel series '' Jessie'' for a five-episode story arc. In 2015, Fodé starred opposite

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as “Ely” in the romantic comedy indie film ''

''. He also returned to TV to take over the role of

on the

Daytime soap opera ''

.'' On September 7, 2017, Soap Opera Digest announced that Fodé would depart the role of Thomas; he made his last appearance on September 13, 2017 before reprising his portrayal of Thomas for a short-term storyline in 2018. Fodé is set to appear in the upcoming film '' The Man from Toronto'', an action-comedy starring

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, and

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Model

Fodé signed to

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in 2011. 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. As a model, he shot with Bruce Webber for Abercrombie & Fitch; Vanity Fair; G-Star; Demand Magazine; Akira Clothing; Gilly Hicks; and other major national brands & publications.

Personal life

In June 2019, Fodé revealed on

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that he suffered brain trauma and blackouts, and was wearing a heart monitor to help track his blackouts. He has made a full recovery and is actively engaged in trying to help others with serious trauma and those who want to help. Pierson enjoys riding his motorcycle; skydiving; parkour; and actively volunteering with charities such as Saving Innocence,

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, and St. Jude's in Los Angeles. Fodé started dating actress

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in 2020.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fode, Pierson 1991 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Washington (state) Male models from Washington (state) American male soap opera actors People from Moses Lake, Washington