Biography
Bryant Pearson born and raised in Wyandanch, N.Y. knew that he wanted to act and perform in front of people since the age of ten. With great will power and determination embedded in his heart, Bryant would not let his family struggles deter him from the one love of his life, "acting". Acting gave Bryant's life a sense of pride, fulfillment, direction and focus.
As soon as Bryant entered this field, the role opportunities began to ignite his acting fire. In 2007, Bryant was casted in "American Gangster" starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. He played the character role of drug dealer #3 in this hit box office movie. Working with Director Ridley Scott on this film was like a dream come true. Soon after in 2008, Bryant was casted in Spike Lee's movie entitled, "Miracle at St. Anna." He portrayed one of the Buffalo Soldiers. Bryant eagerly accepted this opportunity to work in Italy with the brilliant award winning director, Spike Lee.
Later, Bryant traveled back to New York and decided to further his acting education by attending the Susan Grace Cohen Studio in New York City. During this time, Bryant landed the supporting role of Tank in this captivating independent film titled, "Criminal Behavior", starring Clifton Powell and directed by Warren Pemberton. Since then, Bryant has also portrayed a role in "Redemption" starring George Loros, and "Clipped Wings" starring Bill Cobbs. Bryant has worked on several other Independent short films such as, "Run With Me", "Chance Encounter", "Loaded", "Pablo on Wheels", "14085", and "Uguisu". Recently, Bryant has accepted a role in a full feature film entitled, "Secret Effect". He will begin shooting this summer (2014).
Bryant contributes a great deal of his success to his very strong support system. This family man is a wonderful husband and father. His motto is "just go for it, if it's meant to be, then it's meant to be". Bryant is a proud supporter and member of the union SAG/AFTRA.
So watch out now! Keep your eyes open for that day when Bryant will walk on the stage to receive his Oscar Award. Bryant Pearson strongly believes, "If you really want something out of life then you must go the distance and make it happen and with God on his side the sky is the limit".
