Pierson Fodé

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

Pierson Dane Fodé[1] (born November 6, 1991) is an American actor and model. He is perhaps best known for his role as Ely in the 2015 comedy/romance 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. Pierson exited this role in 2017, but returned for a few episodes in 2018.

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 was under contract with Seattle Talent until 2011 and then he moved to Wilhelmina Models. 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. In the series, he appeared as Todd with Miranda Cosgrove, Jennette McCurdy, Nathan Kress and Jerry Trainor. 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 TV movie Wrath of God: Confrontation as Kruger and in a guest role in Hello Ladies as Bartender.

From 2013 to 2014, he played the role of Blazer in the web series Storytellers. In November 2013 he stood beside Victoria Justice in the lead role of Ely for the Independent Film - Comedy Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List. In 2014 he was in the lead role of Trevor in Horror 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 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]

Filmography

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Wrath of God: Confrontation Kruger Television movie
2014 Indigenous Trevor
The Assault Reed Lifetime television movie
2015 Kill Game Ryan Lead role
Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List Ely
2017 The Outcasts Prom-goer Cameo
2018 MDMA Alex
It's Time Brad Gaines Upcoming film
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2012 iCarly Todd Episode: iHalfoween
2013 Hello Ladies Bartender Episode: Pool Party
2014–2015 Jessie Brooks Wentworth III 5 episodes
2015–2018 The Bold and the Beautiful Thomas Forrester Series regular
2018 Hit the Floor TBA Episode: Bad Blood
Web roles
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Runaways Jared Slater 13 episodes
2013 Storytellers Blazer 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
[10]
2017
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
[11]

References

  1. ↑ SOD (August 2, 2017). "ICYMI: Pierson Fodé — You Asked, He Answered". Soap Opera Digest. United States: American Media, Inc. Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Country Boy". Soap Opera Digest. December 7, 15. pg. 41.
  3. ↑ "Pierson Fodé (@PiersonFode) - Twitter".
  4. ↑ "Congratulations to Seattle Talent's Pierson Fode!". www.seattletalent.net. Seattle Talent Agency. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  5. ↑ SOD (June 25, 2015). "EXCLUSIVE! MEET B&B'S NEW THOMAS". Soap Opera Digest. United States. American Media, Inc. Archived from the original on June 25, 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. United States. Archived from the original on June 25, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  7. ↑ SOD (September 7, 2017). "Exclusive! Pierson Fodé Leaving B&B". Soap Opera Digest. United States: American Media, Inc. Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Who's Going". Comings and Goings. Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. 42 (38): 12–13. September 18, 2017.
  9. ↑ SOD (February 16, 2018). "Pierson Fodé Back To B&B!". Soap Opera Digest. United States: American Media, Inc. Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc. Archived from the original on February 17, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  10. ↑ "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 from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  11. ↑ "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 on March 22, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
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