Actor Adam Pearson hits back at comedian’s ‘hateful’ tweet about his appearance

A Different Man star Adam Pearson has shared his response to a comedian’s 'hateful' tweet about his appearance.

Pearson, who has severe facial disfigurement due to the condition neurofibromatosis, attended the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday (15 March).

Earlier this week (18 March), comedian and podcaster Danny Polishchuk shared a snap of Pearson on the red carpet to X, where he boasts over 106.6k followers.

He captioned the tweet, which now has over 4.8 million views: "Me and the boys after taking Chinese Peptides for 5 years."

Pearson has since reposted Polishchuk's tweet alongside a caption of his own reading: "I was today years old when I learned that taking Peptides for 5 years made you an Academy member, award-winning actor and Oscars attendee!"

He added: "You can tell a lot about a person's character by looking at who they’re willing to punch down towards - even in the name of comedy."

As per News.com.au, Polishchuck has yet to respond to Pearson’s tweet.

"God bless you, sir, for having to endure this kind of hateful crap," one fan wrote in support, while another claimed: "Danny little bit jealous of your talent, success and style methinks."

The British actor first drew attention in 2013 with Under the Skin, an A24 sci-fi horror also starring Scarlett Johansson.

Since then, he’s stepped into bigger, more demanding roles across high-profile projects.

Flash-forward a decade to his role in A Different Man (2024), which he starred in alongside Pam & Tommy's Sebastian Stan.

The psychological drama film's plot follows an aspiring actor who undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance.

However, his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare as he becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost.

Pearson went on to receive significant acclaim and award nominations for his role in A Different Man, including nominations for Best Supporting Performance at the 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards and Outstanding Supporting Performance at the 2024 Gotham Awards.

He was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2024 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.

Pearson, who is also an award-winning disability rights campaigner, has frequently used his platform to explain 'why representation in film matters'.

"I want to get to a point where we can have guys like me in a film, and I’m just there," he told the Guardian back in 2024. "Where the disability isn’t the raison d’etre for me being there. Because I often say, 'My disability is the least interesting thing about me. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still pretty goddamn interesting. But there’s more to me than that.'"