Adam Deacon

Adam Steven Deacon (born 4 March 1983) is an English actor, rapper, writer and director. He is known for his lead role in the films Kidulthood, sequel Adulthood and for his directorial debut, Anuvahood.[1]

Adam Deacon
Deacon at the BAFTA Awards in February 2012
Born
Adam Steven Deacon

(1983-03-04) 4 March 1983
Hackney, London, England
Occupations
  • Actor
  • rapper
  • writer
  • director
Years active1995–present
AwardsBAFTA Rising Star Award

Career

Deacon was brought up by his English mother in Stoke Newington, Hackney. His father is Moroccan.[2] [3] His father walked out on the family when Deacon was two years old, and to this date the pair have never had any contact.[2]

Although his acting career began with guest appearances in Bill's New Frock, Shooters, Ali G Indahouse and The Bill, he also starred in the ITV drama Wall of Silence in 2004.[4] Deacon's breakthrough came when he landed a starring role in the urban drama film Kidulthood. He then worked with the film's writer and director Noel Clarke on a number of other projects until 2011, including the sequel Adulthood, 4.3.2.1. and the one-off television pilot West 10 LDN.[1]

Deacon co-wrote, co-directed and played the lead role in urban comedy Anuvahood. Following this, Time Out magazine labeled Deacon "The New Face of Youth Cinema".[5] In February 2012, he won the BAFTA Rising Star Award.

Deacon has since appeared in many lead and supporting roles in feature films, including Bonded by Blood, Jack Falls, Shank, Everywhere and Nowhere and Payback Season.[1] He had a guest role in Victim. In November 2012, he co-hosted the Music of Black Origin Awards telecast with Miquita Oliver where Deacon played a comical part in the awards.[6] In May 2021, he appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as TK Nelson.[7]

In July 2015, he was found guilty of harassment without violence at West London Magistrates' Court, having had a highly publicised feud with Noel Clarke with accusations of Clarke bullying him and sabotaging Deacon's career, which Clarke stated was not true. On 20 July, Deacon was found guilty.[8] The court, which heard that Deacon had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and had been self-medicating using skunk cannabis, banned Deacon from contacting Clarke again.[9]

On 7 April 2016, he was arrested after police were called to reports of a man reportedly armed with a machete style knife and threatening members of the public in London.[10] He was unable to attend a hearing in March due to being "in hospital for treatment for underlying mental health issues". On 7 April, a jury delivered two not-guilty verdicts for affray and possessing an offensive weapon accepting Deacon was mentally ill and not criminally responsible for his actions.[11]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Bill's New Frock Rohan
2002 Shooters Drug Runner Uncredited
Ali G Indahouse East Staines Massiv
2006 Kidulthood Jay Main role
Wilderness Blue
2007 Sugarhouse Ray
2008 Adulthood Jay Main role
2010 Shank Kickz
4.3.2.1. Dillon
Bonded by Blood Darren Nicholls
2011 Jack Falls Hogan
Anuvahood Kenneth Main role and Director
Everywhere and Nowhere Zaf
2012 Payback Season Jerome Davies
Outside Bet Sam
Victim Zhartash
Comedown Jason
2014 Montana Pitt
2016 To Dream Easy
2017 The Bromley Boys Herbie Lane
2018 The Intent 2: The Come Up Mustafa
2020 Rogue Zalaam
2020 Break Weasel
2023 Sumotherhood Richard Main role and director

Television
Year Title Role
1997 Eastenders Young Gang member (uncredited)
2001 London's Burning Kevin (Series 11 Episode 16)
Spaced Fighter
2003 The Bill KB (2 Episodes)
Is Harry on the Boat? Tyler
A Touch of Frost Darryl Stephens (Episode: "Another Life")
Spooks Billy (Episode: "Clean Skin")
2004 Wall of Silence Aaron Cole
2005 Sugar Rush Darren (Series 1, Episode 1)
The Ghost Squad Rakesh Homaine (Series 1, Episode 1: "One of Us")
2006 The Bill Billy Aldridge (7 Episodes)
Casualty Tyrell Cate (2 Episodes: "The Sunny Side of the Street", Parts 1 & 2)
2007 Dubplate Drama Bones (Series 2, 6 Episodes)
Katy Brand's Big Ass Show Himself (2 Episodes)
Alan & Samir Samir
2008 West 10 LDN Nathan
One of Those Days[12] Angel Steward
Love Soup Hooded Thief (Episode: "Smoke and Shadows")
Dead Set Space (5 Episodes)
2009 Grownups Lewis (Episode: "Me Me Me")
Being Human Marco (Episode: "Bad Moon Rising")
Casualty Jed Francis (Episode "Stand By Me")
Gunrush[13] Jello
Criminal Justice Drug Dealer (Series 2, 3 Episodes)
2010 Phone Shop Paul Mohammad (Episode: "Doctor Who")
2011 The Boarding School Bomber[14] Andrew Ibrahim
Casualty Jed Francis (Episode: "Secrets and Lies")
2012 Celebrity Juice Himself (Panellist)
The Royal Bodyguard Hart (Series 1, Episode 2: "The Siege of Blenheim Square")
Britain Unzipped Himself (Panellist)
Can We Trust the Police? Narrator
Gates Calvin (Series 1, Episode 4)
2014 Inside No. 9 Si (Series 1, Episode 4: "Last Gasp")
Babylon Robert 'Robbie' Bass (7 Episodes)
In Deep Jimmy Swan
2016 Suspects Ajam Kamar (Series 5, Episode 1: "The Enemy Within, Part 1")
Dropperz Flashman
Casualty Himself (Episode: "Not in Holby Anymore")
2021 Doctors TK Nelson

Music videos
Year Artist Song Role
2006 Plan B "Bizness Woman" Beatboxer
2009 Professor Green "Before I Die" Ambulance driver
"Hard Night Out" Drummer
Bashy "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" Himself
2010 Chipmunk "Chip Diddy Chip"
2012 Bashy "London Town"
2012 Angel featuring Misha B "Ride or Die" from Time After Time (Remixes) - EP Group Therapy Attendee

Discography

Singles

References
  1. "BAFTA award winning actor Adam Deacon joins UMA celebrity list - Urban Music Awards". UMA Team. 10 November 2016. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  2. "Crunchtime for Hackney actor and BAFTA hopeful Adam Deacon" Archived 8 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Hackney Gazette, 8 February 2012.
  3. Hattenstone, Simon (19 November 2017). "The strange, sad story of Adam Deacon: 'I started thinking, will I ever act again?'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  4. "BAFTA award winning actor Adam Deacon joins UMA celebrity list - Urban Music Awards". UMA Team. 10 November 2016. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  5. "Adam Deacon: the new face of youth cinema". Time Out. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  6. Miquita Oliver and Adam Deacon present MOBO awards Archived 5 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Mobo.com; accessed 2 March 2015.
  7. Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: Is there romance in store for Al Haskey?". What's on TV. Future plc. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  8. "Adam Deacon guilty of sending 'death threats' to Doctor Who star Noel Clarke". BBC News. 20 July 2015. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  9. "Adam Deacon banned from contacting Noel Clarke after 'trolling'". BBC News. 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  10. "Kidulthood star Adam Deacon sectioned under mental health act". Evening Standard. 20 March 2015. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  11. Gizauskas, Rosie (7 April 2016). "Actor Adam Deacon thanks jury for taking mental health issues seriously in court". Mirror.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  12. One of Those Days Archived 12 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine BBC Film Network
  13. Gunrush Archived 27 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine ITV Press Centre
  14. The Boarding School Bomber Archived 23 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine BBC Programmes
  15. "Soldier - Single by Adam Deacon on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. 8 January 2013. Archived from the original on 24 November 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
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