Pierson Fodé

Pierson Dane Fodé[1] (born November 6, 1991) is an American actor, Internet personality, and model. He is known for his roles as Brooks on Disney Channel's Jessie and Ely in the 2015 romantic comedy film Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List, alongside Victoria Justice. His most current work includes portraying the role of Thomas Forrester on the CBS drama series The Bold and the Beautiful. Fodé exited this role in 2017, but returned for a few episodes in 2018.

Pierson Fodé
Fodé in August 2015
Born	Pierson Fodé (1991-11-06) November 6, 1991 Moses Lake, Washington, U.S.
Occupation	Actor model
Years active	2012–present
Website	piersonfode.com

Early 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.[2] 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 college, he set off for his acting career at the age of 18. He currently resides in Los Angeles.[3]

Career

Model

Fodé signed to Wilhelmina Models 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.[4]

Acting

He made his acting debut in 2012 in the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly, where he appeared as Todd. In the same year, he received the YouTube Soap Opera 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, he played the role of Blazer in the web series Storytellers. In 2014 he was in the lead role of Trevor in the horror film 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 series Jessie take over. In 2015, he starred opposite Victoria Justice as Ely in the romantic comedy film Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List. In 2015 he took over the role of Thomas Forrester on the CBS Daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.[5][6] 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.[7][8] On the evening of February 16, 2018, it was announced that Fodé would reprise his portrayal of Thomas for a short-term storyline; he'll begin making appearances on March 9, 2018.[9]

Personal life

In June 2019, Fodé revealed on Instagram 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. [10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Indigenous	Trevor
2015	Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List	Ely
2017	The Outcasts	Prom-goer
2017	MDMA	Alex
2018	Kill Game	Ryan
2020	It's Time	Brad Gaines

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	iCarly	Todd	Episode: "iHalfoween"; deleted scene
2012	Wrath of God: Confrontation	Kruger	Television film
2013	Hello Ladies	Bartender	Episode: "Pool Party"
2014–2015	Jessie	Brooks Wentworth III	5 episodes
2014	The Assault	Reed	Television film
2015–2018	The Bold and the Beautiful	Thomas Forrester	Main role
2018	Hit the Floor	Chris Banks	Episode: "Bad Blood"
2019	Dynasty	Joel Turner	2 episodes
2020	Supergirl	Angus / Gregory Bauer	Episode: “Reality Bytes”
	Tacoma FD	Jan Damme	Episode: "The C-Team"

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Runaways	Jared Slater	13 episodes
2013	Storytellers	Blazer	5 episodes
2018	Real Bros of Simi Valley	Yonder	5 episodes

Awards and nominations

List of acting awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result	Ref.
2016	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series	The Bold and the Beautiful	Nominated	[11]
2017	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series	The Bold and the Beautiful	Nominated	[12]

References

1. "ICYMI: Pierson Fodé — You Asked, He Answered". Soap Opera Digest. August 2, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
2. "Country Boy". Soap Opera Digest. December 7, 2015. p. 41. ISSN 0164-3584.
3. "Pierson Fodé (@PiersonFode)" – via Twitter.
4. "Congratulations to Seattle Talent's Pierson Fode!". Seattle Talent Agency. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
5. "EXCLUSIVE! MEET B&B'S NEW THOMAS". Soap Opera Digest. June 25, 2015. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
6. Fairman, Michael (June 25, 2015). "The Bold and the Beautiful Has Their New Thomas: Pierson Fodé Joins The Cast!". Michael Fairman On-Air On-Soaps. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
7. "Exclusive! Pierson Fodé Leaving B&B". Soap Opera Digest. September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
8. "Who's Going". Comings and Goings. Soap Opera Digest. Vol. 42 no. 38. September 18, 2017. pp. 12–13. ISSN 0164-3584.
9. "Pierson Fodé Back To B&B!". Soap Opera Digest. February 16, 2018. Archived from the original on February 17, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
10. Eades, Chris (June 19, 2019). "B&B's Pierson Fodé Opens up About His Serious Health Scare". CBS Soaps in Depth. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
11. "The 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York City: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 24, 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
12. "The 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York City: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 22, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 22, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2017.

External links

• Pierson Fodé on IMDb