April Pearson

April Janet Pearson[1] (born 23 January 1989) is an English actress, best known for her role as Michelle Richardson in the E4 teen drama series Skins.

April Pearson
Born
April Janet Pearson

(1989-01-23) 23 January 1989
Bristol, England
OccupationActress
Years active1992–present

Career

Pearson joined a theatre group, located in Bristol, at just three years old. Throughout her youth, she starred in various plays with both her drama group and at school.[2]

In 1998, she made her television debut in Casualty, however she made her big break in acting starring as Michelle Richardson in the British drama Skins. She was cast after casting directors held auditions at her school and her drama teacher suggested she try out.[2] Pearson appeared in the first two series of the successful E4 show, but like the rest of the "original" cast members, was written out of the following series in order to introduce a new generation of characters to the show. In addition to her appearances on the show's two series, Pearson can also be seen acting as her character in various segments located on the show's official website.

In 2008, Pearson once again appeared in Casualty as a teenager called Karen, followed by her film debut in Tormented (2009) alongside her Skins co-star Larissa Wilson, in which Pearson plays a sadistic schoolgirl. The film went on to receive mostly positive reviews from critics for which Total Film dubbed it as "A slasher for the Skins generation".[3]

Pearson returned to theatre starring in the Bristol Old Vic production "Suspension" in spring of 2009, and in autumn that year as a kidnapped teenager called Callie in New End Theatre's "Negative Space".

She starred in the Christmas romantic comedy film "Home for Christmas", in which she plays Beth Prince, a young woman in search of her happy ever after.

In 2015, she starred in the music video for The Wombats' single, "Greek Tragedy". The music video was released 15 January 2015. [4][5]

Personal life

During a Skinscast, Pearson's Skins co-stars Nicholas Hoult, Mitch Hewer, and Joe Dempsie stated that she was a head girl at Colston's Girls' School, which she left in 2007.

Pearson can also be seen in Channel 4's "Lost for Words" campaign, in which she reads aloud from Kasper in the Glitter by Philip Ridley.[6] She currently lives in Brighton.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2009TormentedNatasha Cummings
2014Home for ChristmasBeth Prince
2015Age of KillLexi
2015Tank 432Annabella
2016FracturedRebecca
2017CaughtMrs. Blair
2017Dark BeaconAmy Wilcock
2018TuckedLily
2018TracksLucy

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2007–2008SkinsMichelle RichardsonMain role; 19 episodes
2008CasualtyKaren ShevlinEpisode: "To Thine Own Self Be True"
2011Grace FitchEpisode: "Starting Out"
2013DatesLizEpisode: "Mia & David"
2013CasualtyAmy GodleyEpisode: "The Memory of Water"
2015SuspicionAngieEpisode: "Designing Murder"
2018Kiss Me FirstPollyEpisode: "Make it Stop"

Music videos
Year Title Artist
2015"Greek Tragedy"The Wombats

References
  1. Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984–2004. Gives name at birth as "April Janet Pearson".
  2. Goodhart, Benjie (14 January 2007). "The National Student Magazine – TV". Archived from the original on 11 February 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  3. "Tormented review". TotalFilm.com. 14 April 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  4. "The Wombats unleash new video 'Greek Tragedy'". Nothing But Hope and Passion. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  5. "The Wombats share murderous 'Greek Tragedy' video – watch". NME. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  6. http://www.channel4.com/culture/microsites/L/lost_for_words/index.html
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