What happened to Adam Pearson from A Different Man? Actor's condition explored

Quasimodo, Elephant Man, and a range of name-calling went in the life of A Different Man's Adam Pearson, but that is how the majority of the worldly population is. But when the world isn't kind to you, be kind to the world, and then ironically, in return, the world will be kinder. The Under the Skin actor has cemented this fact.

From a very early age, A Different Man actor was diagnosed with a condition called neurofibromatosis type I, which causes non-malignant tumors to grow on nerve endings. Apart from the hospital visits, his treatment involved bullying from the cool ones. But then he proved himself to be cooler, as we can see now; wonder where the cool ones are now.

In the latest film where Sebastian Stan (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) played the different man Edward Lemuel/Guy Moratz, Adam Pearson rocked the film with his portrayal of Oswald, who stole the show (and the girl, for that matter).

Several viewers who have never seen A Different Man actor on the screen before might be wondering about Adam's condition, so we will try to explain it in as simple language as we can.

A Different Man actor has neurofibromatosis

Neurofibromatosis is simply a condition causing tumors to grow at the nerve endings, which can cause bumps under the skin. This condition comes in three forms: neurofibromatosis type 1, neurofibromatosis type 2, and schwannomatosis.

A Different Man lead was diagnosed with the first in line, which is the most common among the three. The condition was revealed after he got a head bump at the age of five, which didn't go away. It developed over time and spread across the face, which caused Adam difficulty seeing, especially from his right eye.

Every medical condition comes with its own risk factors and neurofibromatosis isn't any exception to that. Although the tumors are benign, there's a likelihood in the patients' bodies to develop malignancy. According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, one out of 3,000 people is affected by it.

Does Adam Pearson have a twin brother?

The answer is yes; his name is Neil Pearson, and he is diagnosed with the same condition as A Different Man fame. However, one cannot simply tell that he has it. Adam explained this while interacting with kids in a session at Gonville Academy, Thornton Heath:

"He also has the same condition as me, but we don't look the same because it affects everyone a little differently. His means he has epilepsy and short-term memory loss, so he's always writing down lots of lists to stay on top of everything."

This one time, on a community radio station called Spark, where Adam is a regular, apologized to his brother in another conversation with Kai Valentine.

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Neil knows his brother is one confident person, as he explained in one interview with The Atlantic. He said,

"He is an extremely confident person, whereas, I felt it rather than trying to tell other people off. I kind of took a step back. What I didn't want to do was make things worse for him."

Many families appear prosperous, but there's something brewing in them that people can't see. But if someone is to look at the Pearson family, it's the other way around. Despite the visible issues, one cannot simply tell that things are off. Instead, Adam and his brother can make things more joyous, something even the most joyous people fail to pull off.